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Northug won’t rejoin national team

Despite a disappointing season, the former golden boy of Norwegian cross country skiing has no plans to rejoin the national team. Petter Northug joined...

Shamed athletes: ‘We were stupid’

All three of the Norwegian biathlon skiing stars who were reprimanded for drunkenness and vandalism during a World Cup event in Slovenia last month...

Alarms ring over Easter exodus

Nearly half of all Norwegians were planning to travel during the traditional Easter holiday week that got underway on Friday. Warnings surrounded the annual...

Biathlon stars land in trouble

Three top Norwegian sports stars were being widely shamed on Thursday, after Norway's national ski federation charged them with violating ethical regulations and engaging...

Skiers mourn their trailblazer

Skiers and sports officials alike were mourning the loss this week of Svein Gulbrandsen, who worked for Oslo's large ski association Skiforeningen for more...

Some skiers bow out, others won’t

Norwegian biathlon stars Tora Berger and Ann Kristin Flatland waved their flower bouquets and pretty much ended their active careers over the weekend to...

Double World Cup victory for Norway

Cross-country skier Therese Johaug ensured that Norway won a double victory over the weekend when World Cup competition wrapped up for the season at...

Strong winds halt Birkebeiner race

Around 17,000 eager skiers were halted at the starting line Saturday morning, prevented from racing 54 kilometers over the mountains between Rena and Lillehammer....

Svindal wrote off World Cup hopes

Norwegian downhill ski star Aksel Lund Svindal all but threw away his lead at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide in Switzerland on Thursday. He...

‘Birken’ racers don’t chase status

Competing in the grueling annual 54 kilometre 'Birken' cross country ski race (Birkebeinerrennet) has long been regarded as a status symbol among athletic Norwegians....
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