Cross-country skiing in Stockholm. Sweden, 1960s

The transcript discusses the popularity of skiing in Sweden, highlighting the country's success in winter sports, particularly in the Olympics. It also details the Vasa Race, a challenging 90-kilometer event that commemorates a 400-year-old historical event involving Gustave Vasa, a Swedish patriot who fled his country but returned to lead and liberate his people, eventually becoming the founder of modern Sweden.

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