Tag: skiing
Skiers just can’t wait for snow to fall
A rollerskier has started exercising for the next skiing season along a freeway in Oslo. Rollerskis look set to become a big hit this...
Skiing star strikes gold again
Marit Bjørgen, widely referred to as Norway's queen of last winter's Olympics in Vancouver, can finally claim that all her hard work has paid...
Ski champ dabbles in soccer
Petter Northug, Norway's cross-country skiing star, spent some time on a football field this week, but has no intention of shifting sports. Athletics officials...
Lund Svindal cashes in on success
Norway's downhill skiing star Aksel Lund Svindal is on his way to becoming the country's most valuable athlete. His sponsor income is soaring after...
Easter sunshine only up north
Norway headed into a five-day Easter holiday weekend on Wednesday with rain pouring down in Oslo and wet, cloudy weather dashing dreams of spring...
Easter exodus underway
Norwegian cities started to empty out on Friday, as residents headed into the Easter week and its unusually long string of official days off....
World Cup winner heads home
Norway's Petter Northug celebrated confirmation of his status as the world's best cross-country skier on Sunday by accepting some public accolades, but then shifting...
Aukland wins second ‘Birken’
Norwegian marathon skier Anders Aukland won the elite class of Saturday's annual Birkebeiner ski race, popularly known as "Birken." It was the second time...
Birkebeiner race sets new record
The build-up and pure hype went on for months, and this weekend's annual Birkebeiner ski marathon set a new record even before its start....
Businesses compete to be sponsors
After last weekend's successful World Championship preliminaries at Oslo's new Holmenkollen sports complex, companies are lining up to be sponsors. Fears that the finance...
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