Tag: Olympics

Ice hockey team knocked out of Olympics

Norway's struggling ice hockey team lost another match on Tuesday, knocking them out of further  Olympic action for good. The national team didn't win...

From crisis to cake iced in gold

Norway's medal drought and anguish over sticky skis turned into a torrent of  cheers and celebratory cake at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on...

Curling characters may call it quits

Perhaps they got too big for their britches. After winning the silver medal at the last Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and international fame as...

Eckhoff’s bronze can boost confidence

After Norway's biathlon queen Tora Berger fell during Monday's competition in Sochi, 23-year-old  Tiril Eckhoff neatly stepped in to win at least a bronze...

Svindal, Jacobsen head for home

UPDATED: Norway's alpine skiing superstar Aksel Lund Svindal has decided to drop out of the rest of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, after admitting...

Skiers need ‘to learn how to lose’

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the debate wore on Monday over why Norway's top skiers have suddenly been performing relatively poorly at the Winter Olympics, a...

Sunday’s golden start went downhill

Norwegian sports fans had a golden start to the day on Sunday, when Kjetil Jansrud from Vinstra in Gudbrandsdalen skied what many called a...

Swedish rivals triumph in relay

The Norwegian women's cross country team couldn't shake off its losing streak on Saturday morning, finishing a disappointing fifth place in the 20 kilometre...

Beaten on slopes, trails and tracks

UPDATED: Norway's Olympic team suffered more devastating blows over the weekend, also after the ladies' cross-country gold medal favourites limped home to a disappointing...

Disappointing Friday for Norway

Norway's winter athletes failed to impress at the Sochi Olympics on Friday, missing out on medals in the men's super combined skiing, women's individual...
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