Norway claimed an improbable cross country women's relay gold at the Winter Olympics on Saturday after Ebba Andersson met disaster for top favourites Sweden in the second leg. World champions Sweden eventually fought back to silver behind Norway,

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The 2026 Winter Olympics has seen some major Norway stars make their rounds on social media, including the bronze medalist who went viral for revealing he cheated on his girlfriend. However, Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has taken that internet fame

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — In her Olympic debut, Maren Kirkeeide of Norway bested two Frenchwomen to take gold in a snowy women's 7.5-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday.

Norway's Maren Kirkeeide shot perfectly and skied brilliantly on a frenetic final lap to win a stunning gold medal in a thrilling women's 7.5 km sprint race at the Winter Olympics on Saturday that was decided in the last few hundred metres.

One of the biggest “medal count today” moments didn’t come from the usual Winter powers. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won men’s giant slalom gold, giving Brazil — and all of South America — its first-ever Winter Olympic medal, and it was a gold.

Norway is the heavy favorite to win the most medals at the Olympics, according to Kalshi’s Olympic prediction markets.

Sturla Holm Laegreid confessed to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal. This is how it dominated the news in Norway.

Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil wins giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Games, and Brazil could add another medal from skeleton competitor Nicole Rocha Silveira