Tag: Olympics
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...
Women grab historic relay gold
For the first time in 26 years, Norway won the Women's 4 x 5-kilometer Relay Classic/Free at the Winter Olympics, crushing their competitors along...
Norwegian’s ‘ugly’ tackle draws criticism
Norway's men's hockey team got knocked out of Olympic competition, as expected, but one dubious aspect of its match against Slovakia on Tuesday was...
Norway second in cross-country relay
Cross-country veteran Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset was putting all the blame on himself that Norway failed to win a coveted gold medal in the Men's 4x10-kilometer Classic/Free...
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