Tag: skiing
Skier’s star fades over bad behavior
Petter Northug is still considered Norway's top cross-country skier, but his tendency to display unsportsmanlike behavior is now even upsetting ardent sports fans. He...
Holmenkollen line rolls again
It may not be quite as old as the hills, but the public transit line from downtown Oslo to the Holmenkollen Ski Jump and...
Bjørgen banks on her winnings
During the last eight days, Norway's Marit Bjørgen has firmly outpaced the world's cross country skiing elite. In addition to racking up points in...
Northug may be victim of his own over-training
While Norway's cross-country skiing star Marit Bjørgen is off to a solid start this season, her male counterpart Petter Northug isn't doing well at...
Fresh snow greeted skiers
Thousands of skiers could finally hit the trails in the hills around Oslo and many other Norwegian cities over the weekend, after cold temperatures...
Cold snap sets in, ski trails beckon
State meteorologists were predicting a spell of seriously cold weather in most parts of Norway, as temperatures fell well below freezing in the southern...
Eager skiers slept in their cars
Some skiers in the Oslo area have been so eager to start the season that they've been driving nearly three hours after work to...
Ski season gets underway
It was raining in Oslo again on Friday, but that often means snow is falling in the mountains and that, in turn, signals the...
Northug set to ski out of sight
Petter Northug, Norway's bad-boy of skiing, just wrapped up a lengthy conflict over a controversial sponsor and now intends to try to avoid media...
Skiing star snares sunglass sponsor
Norwegian Olympic skiing star Aksel Lund Svindal, triple medal winner at the Olympics in Vancouver last winter, is clearly profiting from his success on...
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