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Encyclopedia > Morgedal

Morgedal, of the municipality of Kviteseid in the county of Telemark Norway, is called the cradle of skiing.


The flames for the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley and the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer were all lit at the birth place of Sondre Norheim, Øvrebø in Morgedal.


See also: Olympic Flame


External links

  • http://www.morgedal.com/english.html
  • http://www.sondrenorheim.com/

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Morgedal - in the Heart of Telemark (378 words)
Morgedal is a small village centrally located in the county of Telemark, southern Norway.
This Telemark style and the equipment used by the skiers from this valley became a model in the further developments of skiing as a sport, both in Norway and abroad.
Morgedal is also known as the birthplace of other famous skiers, such as the Mikkel and Torjus Hemmestveit brothers, Svein Sollid and Jon Hauge.
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