01/08/2008 :: Norwegian cycling is currently enjoying an upswing. Interest in both competitive cycling and cycling for keeping fit has skyrocketed over the last four to five years, for young and old alike. Much of the credit for this can be attributed to big names in the sport such as Thor Hushovd, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå and Kurt Asle Arvesen. But determined efforts are also being made to encourage children and young people to start cycling. + More

01/08/2008 :: Norwegian women’s handball is receiving international acclaim, both for its players, its coach, and its supporters. + More

08/04/2008 :: Four nations, one task. Six young polar explorers are spending the spring crossing Ellesmere Island in Canada in order to document climate change and inspire their own generation to take collective action against global warming. The expedition is set to document changes in ice shelves, retreating glaciers, and damage to the natural environment caused by global warming. + More

02/04/2008 :: When Norway’s Magnus Carlsen was nine years old, he trounced his father at chess. Seven years later, the 16-year-old chess talent is playing against the heavyweights of the chess world. + More

02/04/2008 :: Sigrid Ekran of Norway is one of only a few women who have embarked on the world’s longest and most difficult sled dog race, Alaska’s Iditarod. She finished 24th in this year’s race. + More