The Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal was proclaimed world champion today in Downhill skiing at the alpine skiing World Cup held in Austria. The downhill competition took place today, Saturday, in the Austrian ski resort of Schladming, being the Norwegian a clear winner. He marked a time that none of his competitors ...

Denmark has already won two gold medals at the London Olympics 2012. On Saturday the Danishrowing  couple Mada Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist  won gold in Men's lightweight double sculls at the Lake Eton bringing to Denmark its first gold medal in these games. The Danes left behind the British and New ...

Swedish Alpine skier Anja Pärson has announced she will retire from skiing after finishing the Schladming World Cup championship this week. Olympic gold winner, seven times world champion and two time champion of the World Cup in alpine skiing, the 30- year-old skier has decided to end her career due to injuries ...

Nordic Walking is a type of physical fitness training which is based on regular walking.  The key difference is that Nordic Walking utilizes specially designed Nordic Poles to enhance the walking experience.  With the use of these poles, Nordic Walking allows users to exercise or train more parts of their ...