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Fewer back an Olympics in Oslo

A new survey indicates that just 42 percent of Oslo's residents are now positive towards the prospect of the city organizing the Winter Olympics...

Northug out for the season

UPDATED: Petter Northug didn't take part in the Nordic skiing World Cup competition at Holmenkollen in Oslo last weekend, nor could he race in...

High ticket prices kept crowds away

Oslo's annual Holmenkollen Sunday turned into a deep disappointment for its organizers, when less than half the estimated number of spectators turned up for...

‘Kollen’ aims to earn money in the summer, too

Oslo's famed Holmenkollen Ski Jump and surrounding winter sports arenas, popularly known as "Kollen," will be the site of the largest summer music festival...

Thousands head for Holmenkollen

Organizers aren't expecting as many spectators as in years past, but  thousands of winter sports fans will once again head for the hills above...

Snowboarding disappointment

Some of the world's best snowboarders are in Oslo this week, competing in the World Snowboarding Championships 2012, but local disappointment kept popping up....

Etiquette guide to the ski trails

With ski season in high gear, and thousands of skiers taking part in some big races most every weekend, calls have gone out for...

Hopeful world champs arrive in Oslo

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...

New ski jump needs to earn money

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...

Sports leaders want Olympics in Oslo

Cheering crowds and Norwegians out in front at last winter's Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo were all it took for local sports bureaucrats...
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