1.   And along with Ole-Christian Furuseth, Skaardal was on the leading edge of a gifted generation of Norwegian skiers that have been dubbed the Attacking Vikings.

2.   Aamodt said he and his teammates are used to floodlight skiing and added that all Norwegian skiers enjoyed the Sestriere night slalom.

3.   Bubble-knits were a great feature here, for coats and hood-shaped hats like those worn by Norwegian skiers.

4.   But Norwegian cross-country skier Bjorn Daehlie was set back in his efforts to become the first man ever to amass six golds from a Winter Games career.

5.   Dagbladet said all the Norwegian skiers volunteered their maximum, minimum and normal hemoglobin values when contacted.

6.   Four Norwegian skiers finished within the top nine at Sestriere.

7.   In January the Norwegian skier can take advantage of five downhill races and two combined, which are not contested by his closest rivals.

8.   It was a fine heat for Norwegian skiers, who placed three contestants in the top six.

9.   Mantila capitalized on a victory in ski jumping to fight off a strong comeback by Norwegian skiers in the cross country event.

10.   Norwegian Alpine skier Lasse Kjus on Wednesday announced plans to go for another season, ending speculations that he was set to retire, a newspaper reported Wednesday.