https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway's legendary biathlete Marit Bjørgen, who won a record eighth gold medal at the Winter Olympics in February, on Friday said she would call it quits at the age of 38. https://www.thelocal.no/20180406/norwegian-winter-olympics-superstar-marit-bjrgen-to-retire Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:13:59 +0200 norwegian-winter-olympics-superstar-marit-bjrgen-to-retire When it comes to sport, Norway creates headlines roughly once every four years, when the nation of 5.2 million makes one hell of a racket at the Winter Olympics. https://www.thelocal.no/20180225/we-are-not-super-human-the-secret-to-norways-olympic-success Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:11:29 +0100 we-are-not-super-human-the-secret-to-norways-olympic-success Marit Bjørgen grabbed a record-extending 15th Winter Olympics medal as she won the 30km cross country to put Norway top of the final medals table in Pyeongchang on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180225/record-breaker-bjrgen-puts-norway-top-of-final-tally Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:11:26 +0100 record-breaker-bjrgen-puts-norway-top-of-final-tally Norway have won the most medals of any country ever at a Winter Olympics but it has come at a cost -- they have run out of commemorative, gold-coloured shoes. https://www.thelocal.no/20180224/record-breaking-norway-out-of-olympic-golden-shoes Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:49:10 +0100 record-breaking-norway-out-of-olympic-golden-shoes Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky was stripped of his Pyeongchang Winter Olympics bronze medal Thursday after admitting doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said. https://www.thelocal.no/20180223/russian-curler-stripped-of-olympic-medal-for-doping Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:51:24 +0100 russian-curler-stripped-of-olympic-medal-for-doping Norwegians -- born with skis on their feet, as one saying goes -- go wild every four years for the sporting rendezvous at which they excel. https://www.thelocal.no/20180222/work-comes-second-in-norway-during-the-winter-olympics Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:50:54 +0100 work-comes-second-in-norway-during-the-winter-olympics An athlete from Norway who finished fourth in the Olympic curling mixed doubles behind a Russian who then failed a drug test says he wants the situation resolved before the end of the Games. https://www.thelocal.no/20180221/norwegian-curler-wants-case-resolved-after-russian-drugs-test-fail Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:25:13 +0100 norwegian-curler-wants-case-resolved-after-russian-drugs-test-fail Robert Johansson and his magnificent moustache anchored Norway to a stunning Olympic ski jumping gold in the men's team event Monday to deny Poland's Kamil Stoch a Pyeongchang double. https://www.thelocal.no/20180220/flying-moustache-leads-norway-to-olympic-ski-jump-gold Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:41:28 +0100 flying-moustache-leads-norway-to-olympic-ski-jump-gold Norway denied the Olympic Athletes from Russia their first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics with victory in the men's 4x10km cross-country ski relay on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180218/norway-deny-russians-first-olympic-gold-in-cross-country Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:12:27 +0100 norway-deny-russians-first-olympic-gold-in-cross-country Marit Bjørgen equalled her compatriot Ole Einar Bjørndalen as the most decorated athlete in Winter Olympics history on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180217/norways-bjrgen-equals-winter-olympics-medals-record Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:40:58 +0100 norways-bjrgen-equals-winter-olympics-medals-record Austria's Matthias Mayer stunned Norway's skiers with a thrilling men's super-G slalom victory at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Friday, breaking a Norwegian stranglehold which dates back to 2002. https://www.thelocal.no/20180216/austrian-breaks-norways-stranglehold-with-thrilling-winter-olympics-win Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:55:29 +0100 austrian-breaks-norways-stranglehold-with-thrilling-winter-olympics-win 'Attacking Viking' Aksel Lund Svindal claimed gold in the blue riband event of the Olympic alpine skiing programme, the men's downhill, on Thursday in a thrilling Norwegian one-two. https://www.thelocal.no/20180215/norways-svindal-wins-gold-in-olympic-mens-downhill Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:59:25 +0100 norways-svindal-wins-gold-in-olympic-mens-downhill Robert Johansson soared through sub-zero winds to win ski-jumping bronze at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics but most of the talk afterwards focused on his magnificent ginger moustache. https://www.thelocal.no/20180211/norwegian-wins-moustache-games-for-magnificent-facial-hair Sun, 11 Feb 2018 09:53:53 +0100 norwegian-wins-moustache-games-for-magnificent-facial-hair In a day when the spotlight was on the unified Korean hockey team, Norwegian Marit Bjørgen collected a record 11th medal. https://www.thelocal.no/20180210/norways-marit-bjrgen-makes-winter-olympics-history Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:48:03 +0100 norways-marit-bjrgen-makes-winter-olympics-history US ski star Lindsey Vonn, once divorced and a former girlfriend of Tiger Woods, has revealed an interesting source for dating advice: the two top Norwegian male racers. https://www.thelocal.no/20180210/vonn-turns-to-norwegian-ski-stars-for-dating-advice Sat, 10 Feb 2018 05:38:06 +0100 vonn-turns-to-norwegian-ski-stars-for-dating-advice You had one job! Norwegian chefs hoping to buy 1,500 eggs to feed hungry Olympic athletes have had their dinner plans scrambled after a mix-up with a grocery order. https://www.thelocal.no/20180209/norways-olympians-shell-shocked-as-theyre-sent-15000-eggs Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:13:09 +0100 norways-olympians-shell-shocked-as-theyre-sent-15000-eggs Former Olympic cross-country skiing champion Petter Northug has failed to make the cut for the Pyeongchang Games, the Norwegian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20180125/olympics-no-pyeongchang-for-former-champion-northug Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:55:14 +0100 olympics-no-pyeongchang-for-former-champion-northug Norway's biathlon star Ole Einar Bjørndalen, who has won the most medals in the history of Winter Olympics, has been omitted from the team for next month's Games in Pyeongchang. https://www.thelocal.no/20180115/norways-winter-olympics-superstar-bjrndalen-not-picked-for-pyeongchang Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:10:07 +0100 norways-winter-olympics-superstar-bjrndalen-not-picked-for-pyeongchang Plans to bring the Winter Olympics to Norway’s Telemark county were revealed in full at an official announcement on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20171101/norways-telemark-winter-olympics-hopefuls-reveal-bid Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:22:56 +0100 norways-telemark-winter-olympics-hopefuls-reveal-bid Norway’s Telemark County wants to host the Winter Olympics in 2026. https://www.thelocal.no/20171031/norway-wants-to-host-2026-winter-olympics Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:54:13 +0100 norway-wants-to-host-2026-winter-olympics