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What's new in Scandinavia
In Copenhagen, Denmark, the helpful Use-It tourist information center is closing, leaving visitors at the mercy of the for-profit "Copenhagen Right Now" franchise (which deceptively presents itself as a tourist information service). The modern high-rise...Tags: Vidkun Quisling, ABBA, Jump Skiing
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Lake Placid -- A winter playground
Special to NewsdayThe body of water that most people take to be Lake Placid is, in fact, not. In this Adirondack town, Main Street actually fronts Mirror Lake, used for dog-sledding in winter, crew practice in summer. Known primarily as a wilderness playground and site...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rocky Balboa, Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh
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What's new in Germany, Switzerland and Scandinavia
Tribune Media ServicesTravelers heading to Germany, Switzerland and Scandinavia in 2008 will be greeted by a host of new museums, improved infrastructure and special events. Here's what to expect if you visit. Germany Munich celebrates its 850th anniversary this year with...Tags: Vidkun Quisling, ABBA, Customs and Tradition, Jump Skiing
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Lake Placid: Back in the Games
Baltimore Sun ReporterThis was no roller coaster. The half-mile ride required a liability waiver: Bobsledding "is a hazardous act, which could cause personal injury or damage," according to the only capitalized sentence in a forest of fine print. After swearing not to sue,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh, Luge, Biathlon
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Hitting the slopes in the Czech Republic
Special to The Los Angeles TimesHarrachov, Czech Republic The Alps, with their dizzying heights, high fashion and higher prices, were a day's drive away for my American family living in Berlin. Getting there would have eaten up gas and time, not to mention added significantly to the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations, Cross Country Skiing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Snow Boarding
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Park City, ski-free
Times Staff WriterAs the country's best-known film festival opens Thursday, one drama that already has generated considerable buzz will play out off-screen: Park City's love-hate relationship with Sundance. Hotels and restaurants love the Sundance Film Festival,...Tags: Film Festivals, Weather Reports, Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh, Luge
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Jumping Off Place
Courant Staff WriterLegend says it all began when Johan Satre emigrated from Norway, moved into the area and was hired as a chauffeur 81 years ago. In less than a year, Satre's four brothers - Olaf, Ottar, Magnus and Sverre - followed. Norwegians being Norwegians, they...Tags: Jump Skiing
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hed TK
Staff WriterThe view from the top of the bobsled run was gorgeous. In the distance were soaring mountains and curving valleys, blanketed in white in the winter, carpeted in green in the summer. Just below was the course itself, with its two graceful curves and its...Tags: Prisons, Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh, Jump Skiing, Multi-Sport Events
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Utah's mountains already have Olympic glow
Knight Ridder-TribuneThe clouds overhead threatened rain more than snow. And the blanket underneath was on the mushy side, not the powder we had been anticipating. Still, the boys were pumped. And so was their dad. We had just skied an Olympic run. So what if it was a green,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Real Estate Buyers, Knight-Ridder Inc, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Athletes
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Salt Lake City ready, but scandal still clouds games
The Associated PressOn a brilliant winter day, Doug Macisaac stood atop a mountainside ski jump and looked out over everything that is right with the 2002 Winter Olympics. To his right, the sun glared off another jump; on his left, lugers streaked through a twisting...Tags: Corruption, Winter Olympics, Bobsleigh, Metal and Mineral, Values
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If you go: Oslo
Tribune staff reporterGETTING THERE Oslo Airport is at Gardermoen, about 30 miles north of Oslo. The airport is served by many major international carriers, but none provide non-stop service from Chicago. You'll likely get the best connections on British Airways, SAS or KLM....Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Awards and Prizes, British Airways Plc, People
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Finland wins nordic combined
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUntil the day a U.S. athlete can claim supremacy in nordic combined -- or even claim an Olympic medal -- Todd Lodwick will have to be satisfied with Americans' expertise in other sports. Finland won the event this year. "Do you watch a lot of the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events, Nordic Combined Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Cross Country Skiing
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