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Olympic bosses demand own VIP hotel floor
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Olympic bosses demand own VIP hotel floor

The International Olympic Committee is demanding that Oslo provide its officials with an entire VIP floor of a luxury hotel, with their own dedicated medical staff available 24/7, as part of the price of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022.
Most Norwegians don't want 2022 Oslo Olympics
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Most Norwegians don't want 2022 Oslo Olympics

A clear majority of Norwegians do not want Oslo to host the Winter Olympics in 2022, a new poll by the market research group InFact has revealed, with as many as 81.7 percent of those in northern Norway rejecting the games.
Norway's Bjørgen makes history with fourth gold
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Norway's Bjørgen makes history with fourth gold

Norwegian superstar Marit Bjørgen on Saturday won her fourth Olympic title and became the most successful female Norwegian Olympian in history, after taking the first cross-country skiing gold of the Sochi Games in the women's skiathlon.
GALLERY: Norway's hottest athletes at Sochi
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GALLERY: Norway's hottest athletes at Sochi

Norway is far and away the favourite to take the most gold medals at Sochi, with so many top athletes, there's even debate of dropping multiple gold-medallist Petter Northug from the team. Here are some to watch out for.
Norway Olympic hope injured in training
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Norway Olympic hope injured in training

Norwegian slopestyle snowboarder Torstein Horgmo, one of the Olympic Games gold medal favourites, was hospitalised Monday after a spectacular crash in training on a course widely condemned as too dangerous.
Norway favourite to win most golds at Sochi
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Norway favourite to win most golds at Sochi

Norway is the clear favourite to scoop the most gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, with leading bookmakers Ladbrokes, Coral, and William Hill all giving the country's team even odds to come out tops.