Tag: skiing
Sun shone on Holmenkollen
Oslo officials could hardly have hoped for a better grand opening weekend for the new Holmenkollen winter sports complex. The sun came out, crowds...
Holmenkollen ready for action
After years of planning, arguing, celebrations and budget scandals, the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump was set to receive thousands of sports fans and athletes...
Svindal best-liked at the Olympics
Downhill racer Aksel Lund Svindal took three medals at the Olympics in Vancouver, one of them in gold, and clearly won a place in...
Children set to take over Frogner Park
As many as 8,000 young skiers are expected to turn up in Oslo's Frogner Park on Sunday, for what's billed as the world's largest...
Avalanche kills skier at Tuddal
A 30-year-old man skiing off-piste in the Tuddal area of Telemark on Wednesday was killed when he got caught in what police called a...
Northug ‘best skier in the world’
Norway's "bad boy" at the Winter Olympics ended two weeks of competition in a blaze of glory on Sunday. Petter Northug won the gold...
Bjørgen brings home most medals
Marit Bjørgen ended her Olympic competition with another silver medal on Saturday, placing second in the tough 30-kilometer race after a thrilling duel against...
Northug redeems himself with gold
Petter Northug, Norway's "bad boy" at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finally won an Olympic gold medal, acknowledged instead of snubbing his fellow athletes,...
Oslo Skiing Guide 2010-2011
The Oslo area, and most of Norway for that matter, is getting covered with snow once again and the locals are flocking out to...
Olympics off to a disappointing start for Norwegian fans
Norway is known for its winter sports, but its athletes didn't do so well at the Olympics in Torino four years ago, and the...
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