Tag: Olympics
Olympic boss suffers heart attack
Gerhard Heiberg, the former Norwegian boss of the successful Olympics at Lillehammer who went on to join the International Olympic Committee (IOC), underwent surgery...
Make or break for women’s ski jumping
The performance of women ski jumpers at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo later this month is likely to determine whether they'll make...
IOC member urges new Olympics bid
Norway's Gerhard Heiberg, best known for running the successful 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), now...
Skiing star snares sunglass sponsor
Norwegian Olympic skiing star Aksel Lund Svindal, triple medal winner at the Olympics in Vancouver last winter, is clearly profiting from his success on...
Svindal best-liked at the Olympics
Downhill racer Aksel Lund Svindal took three medals at the Olympics in Vancouver, one of them in gold, and clearly won a place in...
Northug ‘best skier in the world’
Norway's "bad boy" at the Winter Olympics ended two weeks of competition in a blaze of glory on Sunday. Petter Northug won the gold...
Curling clowns settle for silver
Norway's playful men's curling team lost its coveted gold medal to Canada on Saturday, but skip Thomas Ulsrud tried to keep smiling. He said all...
Bjørgen brings home most medals
Marit Bjørgen ended her Olympic competition with another silver medal on Saturday, placing second in the tough 30-kilometer race after a thrilling duel against...
Sweet revenge for the biathlon king
Norway's reigning biathlon king Ole Einar Bjørndalen had seemed in danger of being dethroned, with no medals to his name as of Friday at...
Curling heroes secure final spot
Norway's men's curling team has made a sensation of sorts at the Winter Olympics because of their checkered trousers. Now the clown-like team has...
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