Tag: Holmenkollen
Mystery over King’s stolen ski pole
Oslo police and staff at the Holmenkollen ski museum were left scratching their heads in May, after employees discovered a ski pole was missing...
Record turnout for Holmenkollen relay
Nearly 50,000 runners from all over Norway were heading into Oslo during the weekend to compete in an annual relay race from downtown, up...
Bjørgen wins again, amidst injury
Marit Bjørgen could once again claim her crown as Norway's ski queen after leaving fellow skiers far behind in Sunday's 30-kilometer World Cup race...
Bankruptcy fears hit Holmenkollen
Just 10 days before the City of Oslo must send in its controversial bid to host an expensive Winter Olympics in 2022 comes news...
Women ski jumpers were ready to fly
UPDATED: Pioneering Norwegian ski jumper Anette Sagen fought for years to get the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to finally allow herself and other women...
Costs, chief’s exit jeopardize ‘OL’
UPDATED: Soaring costs tied to the still-new Holmenkollen Ski Jump, coupled with a major personnel change at the top of Norway's Olympic sports bureaucracy,...
Global party at Holmenkollen
PHOTO FEATURE: They came from all over the world: Thousands of ski jumping fans, and probably lots of folks who may never have seen...
Sun finally shone on sporty weekend
Norwegian sports fans were torn during the weekend among the annual Birkebeiner ski race in Lillehammer, World Cup competition at Holmenkollen in Oslo and...
Holmenkollen tries to lure back fans
World Cup ski jumping and ski racing are set to return to Holmenkollen in Oslo this weekend, and organizers are hoping that cheering crowds...
Ticket sales brisk for cheaper ski jumping
Skiing officials learned a tough lesson last year, when they jacked up ticket prices for the annual World Cup ski jumping event at the...
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