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Feb 18, 2026 A look at how Norway’s youth-sports overhaul turned fun into a medal-winning national strategy. A surprising rally in beer stocks and why sobriety trends might be temporary. Apple’s move to support video in podcast feeds and the ad-driven shift behind it. Plus a quirky pop-culture tie to Lunar New Year.
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Joy-First Youth Sports Win Medals
- Norway funds youth sports and delays competition to prioritize joy, which produces elite athletes over time.
- The "invisible hand of joy" shows happiness-focused development can outperform early cutthroat competition.
How Norway Built An Olympic Engine
- Norway reacted to a poor 1984 Olympics by creating Olympia Toppen and funding youth programs with sovereign wealth.
- That long-term government intervention now backs $400 million a year into athlete development.
Delay Scoring To Prevent Burnout
- Norway prohibits keeping score until age 13 and encourages multi-sport participation to reduce burnout.
- This increases retention and produces a larger talent pool for elite competition later.
