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 Aksel Lund Svindal made a great comeback after the downhill race on Saturday, and won the super-G race in Lake Louise, Canada on Sunday. Svindal can now record his 15th victory in the Alpine World Cup, and on the same ground where he won his first ever, which happened on the same day six [...]
In June, Helene Olafsen’s worst nightmare came true when she tore her ACL in training with the snowboard team. “I heard it tear, and saw that my leg went out of position. I lay on the ground and screamed and screamed and screamed. Then I thought, ‘Now I am done.’ I was very sad. It [...]
 Løvlia is a cabin in the woods near Oslo with a lot to offer it’s customers By John Erik Stacy 6 October 2011 The Bakken family own and run a business in the backwoods near Oslo: they are the hosts of Løvlia Skistua. Although the stua model is in some ways unique to Norway (the [...]
 Tom Nordlie led Kongsvinger to seven victories and two ties in nine games in his second term in the club. Kongsvinger and Tom Nordlie has completed talks today, and Nordlie will not be KIL-coach next season. “We had an orderly and constructive dialogue, but the distance between me and the board was too large. [...]
 There were great conditions on the Rettenbacher glacier near Sölden as the Alpine World Cup began with its first race of the year, but in Finland the snow was scarce, and now the joke seems to be on the second World Cup race. “The situation is not bright. We have big challenges. The hill where [...]
 Today, it has been exactly one month since Torp went into cardiac arrest during the league match between Sogndal and the Bergen Brann. Since then, Torp has had a defibrillator implanted at Haukeland University Hospital. In connection with the operation, Brann physician Ove Austgulen said that the AED will most likely not be compatible with [...]
 There was no European Championship finals in Norway, Wales or Northern Ireland this year, but all are looking forward to this autumn’s World Cup qualifier. Beginning as early as February, Drillo’s men will begin preparations for what will hopefully end up in a trip to Brazil for the World Cup in 2014. “Now we have [...]
 The Sandnes Ulf unknown great talent Zymer Bytyqi (15) played last week at a trial game with the Premier League club Newcastle United. And according to Sandnesposten.no, the young player has impressed so much during training that Newcastle would like to see more of the 15-year-old. Newcastle is not the only English club who have [...]
 Aksel Lund Svindal impresses in a film featuring his free alpine skiing , but will not enter into competition with the best skiiers. “I have of course spent a few days on skis and I know a bit what is about, but the best are at a much higher level than I am. I have [...]
 Head referee Christopher Helgerud suddenly blew the whistle during the SF match against Strømmen on Sunday night; not many people understood why. Then he ran to the SF bench and cried for water. Flies had flown into his mouth while he was running, and he had to spit them out. This occurred midway through the [...]
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