Sports Extreme Summer Fun in Norway 28/06/2007 :: Want to jump off a cliff, throw yourself into a river, or try a few of the other activities most people think is pure madness? At the Extreme Sports Week in Voss you can do it all! + More |
Sports A football tournament with a global twist 26/07/2006 :: It might not be the world cup, but the football tournament in Oslo has a global profile. This year, 30 000 football players from 42 nations participate in Norway Cup, and children and youth find unity both off and on the field. + More |
Sports Norwegian Ski Race Celebrates its 800 Year History 15/03/2006 :: 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 |
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 |
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 |
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