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Amateur beats skiing stars

A 24-year-old skier who hadn't competed in a race since 2011 set a new world sprint record and crushed some of Norway's fastest skiers...

Sun finally shone on sporty weekend

Norwegian sports fans were torn during the weekend among the annual Birkebeiner ski race in Lillehammer, World Cup competition at Holmenkollen in Oslo and...

Cold race awaited Birkebeiner fans

Thousands of eager skiers were ready once again to race their way over the mountains of southeastern Norway during the weekend, and they faced...

Sports officials clear themselves

Norway's national skiing federation (Norges Skiforbund) has released what information its officials said they could about former top skiers' blood tests from the 1990s, and...

Holmenkollen tries to lure back fans

World Cup ski jumping and ski racing are set to return to Holmenkollen in Oslo this weekend, and organizers are hoping that cheering crowds...

Red Cross wants mandatory guides

Another serious accident involving tourists who go skiing in potentially hazardous mountain areas has set off new alarms among search and rescue experts. A...

Acrobats took over Holmenkollen

UPDATED: The best snowboarders in the world, along with thousands of children, took over winter sports areas around Holmenkollen during the weekend, just days...

Blood tests aim to prove innocence

Norwegian and Swedish skiing federations have started to gather blood test results from top skiers in the 1990s, in an attempt to remove speculation about...

Storm shut roads, stranded skiers

A major storm that hit much of central and southern Norway hard over the weekend cut off most traffic over the mountains and disrupted...

More debate over skiing supremacy

NEWS ANALYSIS: While many Norwegians simply enjoy some skiing on winter weekends, there's no question the country now ranks firmly as a skiing powerhouse...
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