February 9, 2010
Vasaloppet
The following articles have been tagged with "Vasaloppet":
Getting fit for the Swedish Classic
Lifestyle: 17 Mar 09
The Local's Keith Moore examines the rigours of the supremely challenging Swedish Classic as part of a new series on keeping fit in Sweden, in association with Planet Fitness.
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Thynell claims third Vasaloppet crown
Sport: 1 Mar 09
Swedish skier Daniel Thynell has won the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race in Mora on Sunday in a time of 4 hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds.
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Vasaloppet organizers hope for cold weekend weather
Sport: 27 Feb 09
Cross-country ski enthusiasts in Sweden are gearing up for the 85th Vasaloppet ski race on Sunday, in which 15,000 skiers will compete across a punishing 90-kilometre course.
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Jörgen Aukland wins Vasaloppet
Sport: 2 Mar 08
Norwegian skier Jörgen Aukland has won the Vasalopp cross-country ski race in Mora on Sunday.
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Princess completes Vasaloppet ski race
Society: 24 Feb 08
Princess Madeleine completed one of the Vasaloppet cross country ski races on Saturday. Madeleine came in around 900th and became the third member of the royal family to complete the race.
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Hardy Swedes gear up for classic challenge
Lifestyle: 15 Jun 07
Nicholas Chipperfield explains why 17,800 people from 34 countries are getting on their bikes by a lake in the middle of Sweden this weekend.
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What are Mini-Me and Jaws doing in Sweden?
Lifestyle: 12 Apr 07
Jaws and Mini-Me seem like an unlikely combination, but add rotten herring and the Swedish Bikini Team to the pot and you’ve got a really strange brew. Charlotte West reports on Sweden's weirdest TV series.
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Sports digest: Sweden tops podium at European athletics championships
Sport: 5 Mar 07
New to The Local: A weekly sports digest following the fortunes of sporting Swedes. This week: Sweden claims athletics gold medals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins the national team. Dolph Lundgren watches ice hockey in Dallas. And more besides.
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Heavy snow leaves 5,000 without electricity
National: 15 Feb 05
Fatal traffic accidents, packed casualty wards, electricity failures affecting thousands - but none of that bothers the organisers of the annual Vasa Ski Race who are delighted with the latest snowfall.
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Football's future descends on Gothenburg
Sport: 15 Jul 04
Gothenburg is being taken over for a week by the Gothia Cup - the world's largest kids' football tournament. The annual tournament is Sweden's most profitable event and boasts no less than 1500 teams from more than 60 countries.
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Stockholm Fashion Week. Part Två. »
"Sorry for the late Stockholm fashion week update but I am in the north of Sweden and internet is not working very well. Anyway, I think Minimarket presented as usual the most interesting collection at fashion week. I am obviously not the only one who loves the clean and comic-like style of Minimarket as the..." READ »
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