Spotted in: NorwayDate: 23/02/2011
Description: FIS 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo
Summary: A review on the doodle which marks the starting of the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Oslo.
This month, Google has already released 2 doodles which were related to sports event. The first one which was reviewed in the article ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup Google Doodle, featured a batsman replacing the letter "g" on the Google logo on a green cricket field. The doodle was release on February 19th, 2011. Today, they have released another doodle which marks the opening day of the Oslo Ski-VM 2011 and will going to end by this March 6th. The doodle features a Norwegian skier making which he also replacing the letter "l" on theGoogle logo itself. The jumping is made perhaps on the newly rebuilt Holmenkollen ski jump which is situated in Oslo.
This month, Google has already released 2 doodles which were related to sports event. The first one which was reviewed in the article ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup Google Doodle, featured a batsman replacing the letter "g" on the Google logo on a green cricket field. The doodle was release on February 19th, 2011. Today, they have released another doodle which marks the opening day of the Oslo Ski-VM 2011 and will going to end by this March 6th. The doodle features a Norwegian skier making which he also replacing the letter "l" on theGoogle logo itself. The jumping is made perhaps on the newly rebuilt Holmenkollen ski jump which is situated in Oslo.
However, the Google logo changes is only made on Google Norway which you can visit at Google.no. If you click on the image, you will be brought into searches about the "Oslo Ski VM 2011" which is of course in their language. This is a snapshot of the translated first page of the search which you can also visit here.
Old Holmenkollen Ski Jump
New Holmenkollen Ski Jump
As for the event which is also referred to as FIS Nordic World Ski Championship (abbreviated as WSC 2011) has gathered cross-country skiers from 50 participating nations. They will make the jump starting today on the rebuilt ski jump which is the world's most modern ski jump. The jump which completed on February 2010, is built on the hill with size of HS 134/ K 120 and is the only ski jump in the world built up by steel. Aside of that, it is also the world's first for having a permanent windscreen integrated into the design of the structure.
For other interesting facts about the event can be reach at the event official English website http://www.oslo2011.no/en/.
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