Sports  It’s time for Arctic Challenge! 22/02/2008 :: Get ready for a week of extreme snowboarding at Oslo’s hallmark ski slope, Holmenkollen. + More |
Sports  Norwegian explorer finishes world's longest ski expedition 23/03/2006 :: Rune Gjeldnes returned to Oslo in March after 90 days and 4 804 kilometres skiing across freezing Antarctica. With this expedition on his merit list, the Norwegian has completed a unique triumph: He is the first person to ski unsupported across the world's three largest ice caps. + More |
Sports  Norway Cup – One of the world’s largest football tournaments 08/08/2005 :: Norway Cup is one of the world’s largest football tournaments for children and young people, and is being held this year for the 33rd time. The tournament will be taking place from 31 July to 6 August, and 30 000 boys and girls from 42 countries will be playing in a total of 4 000 matches. + More |
Winter Sports Winter sports in Norway What do Norwegians do in winter while snow and ice cover large parts of their country? They go cross-country skiing, ski-jumping, downhill skiing. At weekends, during their holidays, after work. When the snow melts in the lowlands in ... + More |
The Cradle of Skiing The cradle of skiing In Norway the sport of skiing was a natural consequence of the country's mountainous topography and heavy winter snows. Modern skiing had its origins in the county of Telemark in the last century, but an ancient rock carving, at Rødøy in ... + More |
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