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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...

Great day for two downhill racers…

Kjetil Jansrud (right) skied a fabulous second run at the Winter Olympics' Men Giant Slalom in Whistler on Tuesday, edging out his favoured teammate Aksel...

Northug redeems himself with gold

Petter Northug, Norway's "bad boy" at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finally won an Olympic gold medal, acknowledged instead of snubbing his fellow athletes,...

Ski jumpers win bronze medal

He soared through the air, if not with the greatest of ease, at least on his way to victory. Anders Jacobsen from Hønefoss helped clinch the...

Skicross victory boosts medal count

There were several disappointments for Norway on Sunday, when Aksel Lund Svindal failed to win an expected gold in the men's combined giant slalom,...
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