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Sports fans cheer sensational skiing

Sweden won gold in the end, but Norwegian winter sports fans were already cheering over their own pile of medals at the Nordic World...

Fewer Norwegians compete in Swedes’ ‘Vasaloppet’

A total of 1,674 Norwegians were registered to compete in the major, and lengthy, ski race across the border in Sweden over the weekend...

A new skiing star is born

Heidi Weng, age 21, was getting lots of attention in Norwegian media after some strong performances at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in...

1990s ski heroes in doping storm

Norwegian skiing legend Bjørn Dæhlie is among former winter sports stars caught in a storm of speculation this week over their performance in the...

Northug finally wins gold, too

Petter Northug, Norway's skiing sensation for the past few years, shook off a week of disappointments and won his first gold medal of this...

Screaming skier mined gold again

Therese Johaug is known for screaming with joy when she wins individual gold medals in international competition, and the crowds at the FIS Nordic...

Norwegians claim new medal sweep

Norwegian skiers and ski jumpers raked in eight more medals at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Val di Fiemme in Italy over the weekend,...

Bjørgen cherishes new gold medal

Marit Bjørgen, the Norwegian cross-country skier who was diagnosed with heart trouble just two months ago, won her latest gold medal on the opening...

Biathlon bounty raises concerns

Norwegian athletes' performance at the Biathlon World Championships that ended in the Czech Republic over the weekend resulted in a haul of 11 medals...

Berger mined more gold, not Svindal

Norway's biathlon queen Tora Berger pulled in more gold medals this week after competing again on Friday night at her "ski-shooting" sport's world championships...
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