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Ski festival forced to drop vodka ads

Norway's professional cross-country skiers have been racing through the season with ads plastered all over their uniforms, including one for a Russia vodka maker...

6,000 children launched ski festival

Sunday was a day for large gatherings in the Norwegian capital, including hordes of children and their parents who took part in the local...

Norwegian wins big Swedish race

Norwegian skier Petter Eliassen won Sweden's annual Vasaloppet on Sunday, the tough long-distance race that ends in the country's cultural heartland of Dalarna. Of the...

Skiing grabbed huge ratings

Nearly half the population of Norway tuned into state broadcaster NRK on Sunday afternoon to watch live coverage of the 50-kilometer race for men at...

Holmenkollen offers a room with a view

The ski association responsible for operating Oslo's Holmenkollen Ski Jump has resorted to a new means of promoting the landmark, which has a history...

Northug’s gold rush over for now

Petter Northug was back on the front pages of most Norwegian newspapers on Monday, but for all the right reasons this time. The skier who...

Johaug, ski jumpers mined more gold

Therese Johaug flew over the finish line after skiing 30 kilometers (18 miles) in just under an hour and 25 minutes, to win the gold...

Northug nails the gold again

Petter Northug anchored the Norwegian men's ski team in the 10-kilometer relay at the world championships in Sweden on Friday and was first to...

Norwegians win championship relay

Norway's top women skiers redeemed themselves after crushing losses on Tuesday and won the women's relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Thursday. Their...

Gløersen wins bronze, Northug gave up

Norwegian Anders Gløersen skied into third place in Wednesday's 15-kilometer race for men at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, as another race...
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