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Government MPs make OL demands

Members of Parliament from both parties in government have sent a list of seven demands that they think organizers of a Winter Olympics (OL)...

Olympic alpine star turned TV star

Kjetil André Aamodt could enjoy his first weekend off in a few weeks after the Olympics finally ended last week. After spending many years...

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...

Olympic intentions killed in a week

It was just over a week ago that Norwegian athletes were winning medals at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and the German president of...

IOC’s demands met with ridicule

"High and mighty" demands made by members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were setting off ridicule and head-shaking among members of the Norwegian...

TV2 won on Olympic broadcasts

Norway's nationwide commercial television channel TV2, which won the rights to broadcast the  Winter Olympics for the first time this year, reported strong ratings...

Cheers died down on OL’s last day

Norway's last day of Olympic competition didn't elicit anywhere near the cheers of its first day, with the men's cross-country team losing out to...

‘Sports Illustrated’ sets off OL storm

Norwegians vehemently opposed to the idea of hosting another Winter Olympics in 2022 have been sounding off this weekend in an unusual forum and...

Norway wins ALL the medals in 30K

A trio of unstoppable Norwegian skiers claimed the gold, the silver and the bronze medals in one of the toughest events at the Winter...

Slalom sensation offset biathlon woes

"Thanks Mom! Thanks Dad! I'll call home right away!" Those were among the first words from 19-year-old Norwegian alpine skier Henrik Kristoffersen when he...
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