Captain Bob and Axes of Agape triumph in Viking Games 7

There will never be a closer winning margin than the one deciding this year's Viking Games. One point was all that separated the winning team from the runners-up as the team Axes of Agape came out on top, thus ending a long title drought for team captain Bob Pecoraro.

Six teams played in Viking Games 7 on Friday afternoon at the Calvary Chapel Scandinavia Conference 2014, competing in various activites such as beach volleyball, water balloon duals, a custom-made form of baseball, and relay races.

After years of failed attempts at Viking Games glory, Bob Pecoraro can finally call himself a champion after he eventually led his team, Axes of Agape, to victory in this year's tournament, finishing only a point ahead of the team Death by Smorgasbord, led by captain Johan Wikfeldt.

"It was due. Last year I came so close, so this win gets that Viking Games monkey off my back. My thoughts go out to Johan and his team for coming in just one point short. I've been there. But our win was a great team effort; we took all those water balloon hits, dominated the volleyball court, and ran all those yards to bring this trophy home," says Bob Pecoraro, who - when he's not exercising his athletic skills - pastors CC Turku in Finland.

Captain Homerun
Bob proved his worth by raking in the points at the custom-made Baseball contest, batting several homeruns for his team, and by winning the captains' javelin contest at the end. He showed high form from start to finish, becoming the sixth captain in history to lead a team to a Viking Games championship (see infographic below).

His team consisted of Alex Lahtinen, Sara Fuchs, Mouritz Fuchs, Helge Rasmussen, Toni Alajärvi, Maria Bentz, and Anniina Vahala.

The final scores of Viking Games 7:

129 points - Axes of Agape (captain Bob Pecoraro)
128 points - Death by Smorgasbord (captain Johan Wikfeldt)
113 points - Rimbo Raiders (captain Joel Wickström)
110 points - Moose Mafia (captain Simeon Fuchs)
83 points - Disciple This (captain Kyle Bentz)
74 points - Pillaging Prophets (captain Darrel Wilmoth)

The Viking Games is an annual tradition at the Calvary Chapel Scandinavia conferences, which started in 2008 and has since been staged each year, each time with more and more participants joining in. It's a fun way for conference participants to take a break from all the sitting down at teaching sessions and get to know new people (or new sides of familiar people) through competitive comradery.

Click here or on the video below to see the Viking Games 7 film:


2014 Conference - Viking Games 7 from Calvary Chapel Scandinavia on Vimeo.