Winter Sports Summary
Jo Christian Weldingh shares a summary of what happened in Norwegian winter sports for the 2019-2020 season.
Category: Sports
Spectators banned from World Cup at Holmenkollen
Tens of thousands of people were denied entrance to the Nordic skiing events at Holmenkollen on March 7–8 because of fear of coronavirus.
Welcome to the family
Andrea Goddard recaps the 45th annual Ski for Light ski week for the visually and mobility impaired athletes in Caster, Wyo.
World Cup races face cancellations
Norwegian cross-country ski team makes early call to pull out of finals NTB Staff compilation On March 10, Norway made the decision to not send any competitors to the scheduled World Cup events in...
Norwegian men could dominate
US women’s cross-country team looks forward to home trail advantage, but watch out for the Norwegians Michael Kleiner The Norwegian American Jessie Diggins got her wish, a World Cup-designated cross-country skiing event in her...
In a father’s footsteps … and beyond
Casper Ruud dethrones his dad to become first-ever Norwegian to win an ATP title Jo Christian Weldingh Oslo Casper Ruud, 21, wrote Norwegian tennis history in February, when he became the first-ever Norwegian to...
Sports Scorecard 02/21
Sports Scorecard – Feb. 3 – Feb. 16 Cross-Country Feb. 15-16 at Östersund, Sweden Feb. 16 Men’s 15-km Classic Pursuit (Medals: 1. Pål Golberg (Norway) 34:50.8; 2. Alexander Bolshunov (Russia) 34:51.1, +0.3; 3. Martin Løwstrøm...
The World Cup comes to Minnesota
Minneapolis hosts first World Cup cross-country event in US in 19 years Michael Kleiner The Norwegian American The Russians are coming. The Norwegians, Swedes, Italians, French, Germans, and Canadians are, too. Over 100 cross-country...
From Oslo to New York
Norwegian Ronny Deila hired as New York City FC head coach Jo Christian Weldingh Oslo Ronny Deila leaves Norwegian club Vålerenga (Oslo) in favor of Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club. The...
