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Norwegian explorer finishes world's longest ski expedition

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

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Norwegian Ski Race Celebrates its 800 Year History

21/02/2008 :: Every year, thousands of skiers participate in Birkebeinerrennet. A lot is at stake, but at least they don't have to deal with a civil war in the tracks. 800 years ago, two men of the Birkebeiner group followed the same route to get the newborn future king Haakon Haakonssøn to safety during a turbulent and dangerous time in Norway. + More

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Oslo will host the 2011 Nordic world ski championships

08/06/2006 :: Cheering hit the roof when FIS awarded Oslo the Nordic world ski championships in 2011. Oslo and Holmenkollen arena have hosted the world championships twice before, but before the next round the facility will undergo a full make-over. + 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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