Tag: Olympics
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,...
Bøkko wins a surprise bronze medal
Norwegian speed skater Håvard Bøkko had a less-than-ideal warm-up for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
He was long considered one of Norway's top medal contenders,...
Curling clowns’ attract attention
Norway's men's curling team won Olympic gold in 2002 and did fairly well at the Olympics in Torino as well, but never have they...
Northug, ski jumpers disappoint
There were no new gold medals for Norway on Saturday, nor any medals at all for that matter.
Norwegian fans pinned their hopes on Petter...
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