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Speed skating has for a very long time been one of the most
popular sports in Norway. We don't exxagerate when we call it a
"national-sport". There are about 120 clubs with in total 900 skaters with a
license all over the country. At the moment there are 11 artificial 400-meter rinks
available – in Oslo, Hamar (indoor), Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø, Skien, Larvik,
Geithus, Savalen, Tønsberg, Trondheim and Båstad (Østfold). In addition new
rinks are planned in Arendal and Sandefjord. A couple of 200 and 250-meter rinks are also
planned to be built in the western part of Norway, where speed skating has become very
popular after the opening of the artifical rink in Bergen. |
