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Handball victory offset other losses

Norway's Olympic handball match against Sweden was a thrilling close one that left Norway's goalkeeper as the national heroine on Tuesday. Meanwhile, though, the...

Flag-bearer outshone husband

Eirik Verås Larsen has won three Olympic medals and five world championships in kayak paddling, but he had to step out of the spotlight...

Cyclist proud of Norway’s first medal

Alexander Kristoff surprised his fellow Norwegians by being the first on the country's Olympic team to win a medal at the summer games that...

Royals in place as ‘OL’ begins

UPDATED: Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit are in London this weekend to lead the cheering sections for Norwegian athletes as the...

New champion surprised everyone

There were no jubilant homecoming celebrations back in Norway after Henrik Ingebrigtsen won the country's only gold medal at the recent European Athletics Championships...

Oslo sets up Olympic program

The City of Oslo, moving forward with its expensive application to host the Winter Olympics in 2022, has formally launched the application process, called...

Oslo to pursue an Olympic bid

The Oslo City Council agreed on Wednesday to fund efforts to apply for another Winter Olympics in the Norwegian capital. The application process alone...

Swimmers made a splash at European Championships

Norwegian swimmers put on their best performance ever in European championship competition, coming home over the weekend with three medals, two of them gold....

Norway’s greatest swimmer laid to rest

Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral on Friday of Norway's world champion swimmer and much-respected athlete Alexander Dale Oen. Not only were...

Oslo tentatively OKs pursuing ‘OL’

Both Norwegian athletic organizations and the Oslo City Council have approved moving forward with plans to apply for the Winter Olympics in Oslo in...
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