Northug weary of his own celebrity
February 7, 2012 ·
Petter Northug, Norway’s sometimes surly skiing star, reportedly is getting tired of his celebrity status at home. The coach of the men’s cross-country ski team is worried Northug may cut his...
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Svendsen saved Norway’s honour
February 6, 2012 ·
Emil Hegle Svendsen won the 27th World Cup victory of his biathlon career at Holmenkollen in Oslo over the weekend, and thereby was hailed for saving the honour of Norway’s biathlon team.
Emil Hegle...
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Hopeful world champs arrive in Oslo
February 2, 2012 ·
Holmenkollen’s arenas and the hills above Oslo are coming alive once again with the sound of skiers, snowboarders and cheering fans, as the first of two major international competitions gets underway....
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Swimmer and skier won big at home
January 9, 2012 ·
He looked quite a bit different in a tuxedo instead of a swimsuit but there was no mistake about who won Norway’s most coveted athletics prize over the weekend. Star swimmer Aleksander Dale Oen was...
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Norwegians lost Tour de Ski
January 8, 2012 ·
Both Petter Northug and Marit Bjørgen ended up losing their chance to win the overall Tour de Ski on Sunday, although Bjørgen did better than Northug. She placed second once again behind arch rival Justyna...
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She did it again! Northug did not
January 5, 2012 ·
Norway’s undisputed ski queen Marit Bjørgen logged another victory in the Tour de Ski on Thursday, narrowly beating her arch rival Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland and boosting her chances of winning...
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Battered but brave after bad fall
January 2, 2012 ·
UPDATED: Norwegian ski jumping star Tom Hilde put a brave but badly bruised face on his spectacular fall during the annual New Year’s week of competition in the alps. He blamed himself, managed to...
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Skiers slide into the New Year
January 2, 2012 ·
Norway’s top cross-country skiers, both men and women, had a good start to the New Year. Ski queen Marit Bjørgen, her male counterpart Petter Northug and their teammates left their rivals in the...
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New ski jump needs to earn money
December 20, 2011 ·
Oslo’s newly rebuilt Holmenkollen Ski Jump shattered all budget estimates and now is costing much more money to operate and maintain than the old one did. That means the ski association in charge...
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‘Handball girls’ celebrate victory
December 19, 2011 ·
Norway’s national women’s handball team, popularly known as handballjentene (the handball girls), partied late into the night in Brazil, after winning their first World Championship title in...
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More trouble for Norwegian football
December 13, 2011 ·
Officials at Fredrikstad Football Club (FFK) admitted that a police raid on its headquarters Tuesday morning was very bad publicity, tarnishing the image of both FFK and the sport in general.
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Financial woes plague football
December 8, 2011 ·
Norwegian football clubs are mired in serious financial trouble that’s forcing major budget cuts, also at several of the country’s top clubs. For them, the decline marks a dive in status and...
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Police question football officials
December 1, 2011 ·
The sports director at the professional Norwegian football (soccer) club Vålerenga described his brief arrest by police on Wednesday as “uncomfortable” but not necessarily surprising. Truls...
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Northug already irritating many
November 22, 2011 ·
The season has just begun but Norway’s bad boy of skiing, Petter Northug, has already managed to annoy rivals and even his own sports bosses at home. After dominating the weekend’s first World...
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Six ski resorts decide to open
November 18, 2011 ·
An ongoing lack of snow continues to frustrate ski resort operators all over Norway. Even with snow-making equipment running at full speed, only six resorts appeared able to open this weekend, compared...
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