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Bjørgen’s comeback spoiled by injury

Norwegian ski queen Marit Bjørgen was supposed to be making her comeback this weekend at the Norwegian Championships, taking part in her first major...

Birkebeiner lost on lower participation

The numbers of skiers taking part in last weekend's Birkebeiner ski race over the mountains of southeastern Norway were down by more than 6,000...

‘We are a nation of skiers,’ after ‘phenomenal’ season

Norwegians have long been dominating the ski sport internationally and this year was no exception for Norway's cross-country teams, both for the men's and women's....

Best season ever for the downhill racers

Norwegian alpine skiers and not least the coach of the national team, Christian Mitter, could celebrate this week after completing their most-winning ski season...

Crown Prince didn’t do as well in ‘Birkebeiner’ this year

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon didn't do nearly as well in this year's Birkebeiner race over the mountains from Østerdalen to Gudbrandsdalen. He did beat...

Skiers from 44 countries raced in Birkebeiner

Total participation has declined, but organizers of Norway's annual Birkebeiner ski race were setting a record for international representation this year. The number of...

Norway sweeps Super-G World Cup

Norway can claim all three of the best d0wnhill racers in the world. At the final Super-G race in St Moritz on Thursday, Norwegian...

More World Cup skiing victories

One of the busiest winter sports weekends of the year brought more glory to Norway. Henrik Kristoffersen was thrilled to win the slalom World...

Norwegians swept Sweden’s ‘Vasaloppet’ race

Three long-distance Norwegian skiers claimed all the top spots in Sweden's annual skiing marathon on Sunday called Vasaloppet. John Kristian Dahl won the race,...

Biathlon world bows to Bjørndalen

Ole Einar Bjørndalen impressed and inspired not just his fans and fellow athletes at the Biathlon World Championships in Oslo over the weekend, but...
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