Norway, Winter Olympics and gold medals
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With multiple days still remaining, Norway already holds the record for most golds at a single Winter Olympics.
By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Yannick Schwaller's Switzerland won the Olympic bronze medal in the men's curling competition by thumping Norway 9-1 on Friday, ensuring they would not go empty-handed after missing out on gold despite an incredible round-robin campaign.
Norway's dominance in cross-country skiing and other winter sports at the Milan Cortina Olympics comes down to depth, development and a winning culture built over decades.
The 29‑year‑old, racing with Einar Hedegart, won the men's cross-country team sprint for his fifth gold at the 2026 Games, clocking 18 minutes, 28.9 seconds.
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal claimed the biathlon mass start gold to secure Norway’s record 17th gold medal of the Winter Games, setting a new benchmark for the most golds won by a nation at a single Olympi
COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Norway is relocating some of the around 60 soldiers it has in the Middle East to Norway as well as to other countries in the region on security grounds, a spokesperson for the Norwegian armed forces said on Friday.
President Donald Trump jokes about Nobel Prize hopes at Board of Peace meeting, quipping he thought a Norway announcement meant he was finally getting the award.
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