Tag: Olympics
Curling uncurled at Olympics
For the first time in years, their fancy pants didn't help much. Norway's men's curling team lost a critical match at the Winter Olympics...
Even more gold for skater, ski jumpers
Norway won its first-ever Olympic gold medal in team ski jumping on Monday, and its first gold in the 500-meter speed skating event in...
Norway’s greatest Olympic day ever
Medals all but rained down on Norwegian athletes at the Winter Olympics on Thursday. February 15, 2018 will go down as a big day...
Double victory for downhill racers
Sports commentators were screaming on Norwegian radio early Thursday morning after two of Norway's alpine skiing stars swept to victory in the men's downhill...
First women’s alpine medal in 82 years
Ragnhild Mowinckel skied her way into history in the Ladies Giant Slalom at the Winter Olympics. Norwegians woke up Thursday morning to their first...
Drunk staffer expelled from Olympics
A Norwegian man who was part of the Olympic teams' support staff was arrested by police in PyeongChang late Monday night after he caused...
Ski jumper could finally jump for joy
Maren Lundby, from the small town of Kolbu in Norway's rural district of Toten, made her debut on the national women's ski-jumpng team when...
No Olympic Village for Norway’s skiers
South Korean officials built a modern yet traditional Olympic Village to house athletes competing in the Winter Olympics but Norwegian skiers and biathlon athletes...
Medal rush begins, with some irritation
Norwegians grabbed all three spots on the podium for winners of a tough 30-kilometer race at the Winter Olympics in South Korea on Sunday....
Johaug cashes in before comeback
In late 2016, Norwegian skiing star Therese Johaug claimed the only thing motivating her in the midst of controversial doping charges was the prospect...
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