The most ancient ski in existence was found well preserved in a peat bog at Hoting, Sweden, dating from c. 2500 BC. Information from Archives (e.g. 1993). Submitted for use in Scholastic’s Modern Marvels.

The most concrete blocks broken using the roundhouse kick method in one minute is 33, by Mikael Birgersson (Sweden) at the studios of Guinness Rekord TV, Stockholm, Sweden on 28 November 2001.

14:24.37 Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) Stockholm, Sweden 18 Feb 2009

The largest ice lantern display contains 2,651 separate lanterns and was achieved by Vuollerimbygden (Sweden), in Vuollerim, Sweden, on 5 February 2013. Inhabitants of Vuollerim decorated their village with the ice lantern display during the week where the winter market is held in the nearby town of Jokkmokk. They have been making ice lanterns to coincide with the market for the last ten years in order to celebrate the festivities and attract tourists.

The longest frog jump is 1.21 m (3 ft 11.64 in) and was achieved by Noa Möller (Sweden) at Palatset in Stockhom, Sweden, on 19 November 2011.