To all my Norwegian friends

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Avatar of KarlPilkington

Can someone tell me what the Norwegian reporter asked Carlsen at the opening press conference?

Carlsen refused to translate the question, and would only answer in Norwegian.

Just curious.

Avatar of Scottrf

He asked him if he thought he was more like Harry Potter or some other guy, and he responded the other guy because he was real.

These guys should be banned from press conferences for a year or so. What inane nonsense.

Avatar of fabelhaft

The guy Carlsen said he preferred to be compared to rather than Harry Potter when asked to pick between the two:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Northug