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 Morgedal is a small valley with a big claim to fame – Telemark skiing was born here When planning a trip to Norway, Morgedal isn’t a destination that often comes to mind. The name doesn’t sound as familiar to North American tourists as capital city Oslo, or coastal cities Bergen and Stavanger. But Morgedal [...]  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 [...]  Oslo aims to stage the best FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in history from 24th February to 6th March 2011. The sports program is tightly packed with 21 events over 11 days. There will be eleven days of Cross-Country, four days of Nordic Combined and five days of Ski Jumping competitions. [...] Aksel Lund Svindal’s coach has resigned after five years as the head of Norway’s men’s Alpine ski team. Marius Arnesen said on the Norwegian federation’s Web site that after “an incredible time” he wanted to spend more time with his family. To read the rest of the article, click here. Source: Associated [...] Friction – or the lack of it — in cross-country skiing events at Winter Olympic games in Vancouver is a decisive factor in who wins the gold, NTNU researchers explain. Fully seven of Norway’s 11 Olympic medals to date have been won by residents of the small counties of Nord and Sør-Trondelag, which also happens [...] Norway’s Marit Bjørgen won the Olympic Games women’s sprint classic on Wednesday as World Cup leader Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland took silver. Slovenia’s Petra Madjic, who was suffering from a painful rib injury, claimed bronze. Bjørgen was first home in a time of three mins 39.2sec with Kowalczyk second at 1.1sec behind and Majdic, who [...] Cross-country skiing is one of the most demanding of all Olympic sports, with skiers propelling themselves at speeds that exceed 20-25 km per hour over distances as long as 50 km. Yet the difference between winners and losers in these grueling races can be decided by just the tip of a ski. Norway, with just [...]  British Columbia — The bounce-back Olympics for Norway got off to a bad start when cross-country superstar Petter Northug quickly realized no amount of strength, speed or stamina could make up for his substandard skis. So, the 24-year-old World Cup leader who is the best Norwegian skier since the great Bjoern Daehlie cruised around [...]  Ole Einar Bjørndalen was perhaps the only athlete to leave the Turin Olympics with three medals and a sense of disappointment. Read the whole story at the Washington Post.  Late last night, University of Denver coach Andy LeRoy sent an e-mail update to fans and friends of DU skiing. Of course, LeRoy covered results from his entire team’s 2009-10 results to date, but the most compelling section of the letter was saved for information concerning Norwegian phenom Leif Kristian Haugen. Read the whole [...] |
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