Tag: Holmenkollen
Brand new ski jump full of mistakes
Oslo's new Holmenkollen Ski Jump opened just in time for last winter's Nordic Skiing World Championships, after enormous budget overruns and political controversy. Now...
More action at Holmenkollen soon
Even though the Nordic skiing world championships are over, the arenas at Holmenkollen in Oslo where they were held haven't been idle for long.
An...
Sunset over Holmenkollen Ski Jump
A sunset view of the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, seen from Oslo's northern Sinsen district. After almost two weeks of world championship competition at Holmenkollen,...
Drug tests not for the faint-hearted
The fans see glory heaped on the winners as they cross the finish line at the world championships. The doping test which comes after...
Ski jumping faded into the fog
Norway's pioneer female ski jumper Anette Sagen was furious after Friday's important ski jumping competition at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....
All eyes on Åsne for Ski-VM
With hundreds of thousands of spectators descending on Oslo over the next two weeks for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 (known as...
Debate continues over Ski-VM 2011
As Oslo warms up for this week's opening of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (Ski-VM 2011), criticism and conflicts over the event are...
Oslo all abuzz before Ski-VM
Construction workers and craftsmen have been in full swing along Oslo's main boulevard through downtown, Karl Johans Gate, to prepare for Wednesday's opening of...
Ski champs get media drilling
Norwegian athletes aren't only warming up for the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo (Ski VM 2011) later this month. They're also being given...
Wedged beneath Holmenkollen…
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