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Norwegians win, but skiing loses

Norwegians won both the men's and women's versions of the tough, week-long Tour de Ski that ended Sunday in the alps of Europe. The double...

Missing skiers presumed dead

The season for so-called "top tours" on skis in Norway is off to "a tragic start" this year, enthusiasts conceded, after four tourists were...

Northug cries as he bows out of skiing

Petter Northug is better known for being tough and sassy when he won races and mocked his rivals, but he dissolved into tears on...

Northug prepares for new ‘after-ski’

Norway's bad boy of skiing, Petter Northug, has been unusually humble and self-deprecating in recent weeks, as his hopes for a comeback on the...

Johaug braced for booing in Finland

Fresh from victory in her first cross-country race in more than two years, skier Therese Johaug is back at the top of her sport....

Svindal wants to ski another season

Norway's veteran downhill skiing star Axel Lund Svindal had some good news for fans this week, if not competitors. The 35-year-old alpine champion intends...

New book sends hikers into ‘marka’

SEE  THE VIDEO: Hundreds of the most avid hikers and skiers in the Oslo area flocked to a hillside in the valley of Sørkedalen...

Women skiers in sorrow again

Norway's national women's ski team was in sorrow once again this week, after learning that former racer Ida Eide, a good friend of star...

Ski team members carried colleague’s casket

Funeral services were held on Thursday for former top Norwegian skier Vibeke Skofterud, with four of her national ski team members carrying her casket...

Police probe death of former skiing star

UPDATED: Police say it may take several weeks to find out what led to the marine jet ski accident that killed Vibeke Skofterud during...
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