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Northug out for the season

UPDATED: Petter Northug didn't take part in the Nordic skiing World Cup competition at Holmenkollen in Oslo last weekend, nor could he race in...

Berger beat biathlon rivals and cancer

Tora Berger could claim the title of World Champion over the weekend, when she won her first individual gold medal in the International Biathlon...

High ticket prices kept crowds away

Oslo's annual Holmenkollen Sunday turned into a deep disappointment for its organizers, when less than half the estimated number of spectators turned up for...

‘Kollen’ aims to earn money in the summer, too

Oslo's famed Holmenkollen Ski Jump and surrounding winter sports arenas, popularly known as "Kollen," will be the site of the largest summer music festival...

Thousands head for Holmenkollen

Organizers aren't expecting as many spectators as in years past, but  thousands of winter sports fans will once again head for the hills above...

Skofterud savours Vasaloppet victory

Cross-country skiing champion Vibeke Skofterud defied her coach's wishes and became the first Norwegian woman to win the tough 90-kilometer-long Vasaloppet race in Sweden...

Heartbroken skier wins reprieve

Top skier Kristin Størmer Steira has had a tough year so far, candidly admitting that a nine-year romance broke up just after New Year...

Skiers back in World Cup lead

Norwegian ski queen Marit Bjørgen remained a favorite in the race for the Nordic skiing World Cup this year after scoring two more victories...

Etiquette guide to the ski trails

With ski season in high gear, and thousands of skiers taking part in some big races most every weekend, calls have gone out for...

Northug weary of his own celebrity

Petter Northug, Norway's sometimes surly skiing star, reportedly is getting tired of his celebrity status at home. The coach of the men's cross-country ski...
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