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Rain, fog, drunks plagued ‘skifest’

It was supposed to be a festive winter sports party, but this year's Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Oslo turned into a foggy, wet and, by...

Injured skier got unexpected help

A woman in Trondheim had some bad luck while out skiing in the local hills of Bymarka last week. She lost control on a...

Svindal survives a horrible fall

UPDATED: Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway's popular and highly respected downhill racer, suffered a dramatic fall at the World Cup in Kitzbühel on Saturday that...

Norway’s winning streak continues at World Cup

Never Norwegians won so many men's alpine World Cup events as they have this season. The winning streak continued when Aksel Lund Svindal became the...

Norwegians sweep the Tour de Ski

Norwegian skiers won both the men's and women's versions of the tough Tour de Ski series of races when it all finally ended on Sunday...

First women’s alpine victory since 2002

Norwegian skiers have been dominating both cross-country and men's alpine competition for years, but one branch of the sport has been a source of frustration....

Norwegians dominate the ‘Tour de Ski’

Norwegians are once again dominating the gruelling Tour de Ski long-distance races in the Alps, with Martin Johnsrud Sundby leading the men and fellow Norwegian Petter...

Norway mourns legendary skier

Norwegians were mourning the death of one of their most internationally famous skiers on Monday. Stein Eriksen, the alpine skiing legend, died during the night at...

Baby won’t halt ‘ski queen’s’ career

Norway's cross-country "ski queen" Marit Bjørgen gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas night but she's not about to take off on maternity leave in...

Svindal wins once more, with US help

Norway's star alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal won yet another World Cup downhill race over the weekend, his 30th victory on the World Cup...
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