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Brand new ski jump full of mistakes

Oslo's new Holmenkollen Ski Jump opened just in time for last winter's Nordic Skiing World Championships, after enormous budget overruns and political controversy. Now...

Ski legend plans ‘careful’ comeback

Bjørn Dæhlie had won more Olympic medals than anyone else when he retired 11 years ago after a decade as Norway's best cross-country skier...

Alpine skiing loses out to cross-country

As Norway's ski season melts away, new figures confirm what many have suspected for months: Norwegians prefer cross-country skiing to alpine (slalom or downhill)...

Late Easter trims annual exodus

Thousands of Norwegians were beginning their traditional Easter holidays this weekend, but fewer were heading for the hills for a final fling of spring...

Northug back to playing poker

Norway's cross country skiing star Petter Northug has swapped his ski poles for poker chips, and that's not good news for the national athletic...

Birkebeiner race set new record

Even though more than a thousand of those registered for the weekend's Birkebeiner ski race didn't show up for the start, a total of...

Skiing’s roots in the national heritage

As thousands of skiers take part in the annual Birkebeiner ski race over the mountains of eastern Norway this weekend, thousands of others will...

Norway’s new world champion

Tarjei Bø, a 22-year-old skier and shooter from Stryn in the mountains of western Norway, became his country's latest world champion on Tuesday. The...

Gold fever rises to Olympic pitch

The flags had barely come down at Holmenkollen on Sunday before the calls started going out that Oslo should bid for a new Winter...

Sun sets on skiing world championships

After years of preparation and huge investment, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (Ski-VM) were suddenly over on Sunday after 12 days of competition....
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