31.   The Oslo Agreement, brokered by a tightknit Norwegian team during more than a dozen secret meetings, is seen by Norway as one of its biggest diplomatic triumphs.

32.   The Norwegian team, also with one penalty loop, finished fifth.

33.   The Norwegian team, which lodged a formal protest with the International Ski federation for the overly busy World Cup program, had a streak of disappointing results.

34.   The previous coach, Canadian Brent McEwen, quit this spring because the Norwegian team had failed to win a single game under his leadership.

35.   The Scots and Moroccans are third and fourth in Group A behind already-qualified Brazil and a Norwegian team which has a one-point advantage over both.

36.   The semifinal between the French and a young Norwegian team was equally unsurprising.

37.   The settlers recently demanded that the Norwegian team be expelled from the city, accusing it of bias in favor of the Palestinians.

38.   This past season he has played off-and-on for the Norwegian team Valerengen.

39.   Together with former Norwegian national team coach Egil Olsen, he was wanted as the new coach for Scottish Celtic.

40.   He underwent knee surgery in November and has been working hard on his mental training along with other members of the Norwegian team.