FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo - February 23rd - March 6th 2011

[Kenya]

Every year, I look forward to the royal family's appearance at the Holmenkollen Ski Jumping championships. The competition won't take place this year, though, because Holmenkollen is hosting the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships from Feb. 23 - Mar. 6. I expect the royal family to show up at the opening ceremonies, but I hope they'll also show up for several of the other events.

Prince Haakon is on the Advisory Board of Oslo 2011, the organizing committee for the championships, so at the very least, I imagine he'll be in attendance several times. He appears in Oslo 2011's promotional video, welcoming the world to Norway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jy01yix5P8&feature=player_embedded

 

[Rebafan81]

Thanks Kenya for posting the video, I love listening to Crown Prince Haakon speak,especially english. I also hope the royal family show up, I love watching the children.

 

[Her_Majesty]

Every year, I look forward to the royal family's appearance at the Holmenkollen Ski Jumping championships. The competition won't take place this year, though, because Holmenkollen is hosting the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships from Feb. 23 - Mar. 6.

There will also be the championships in ski jumping that will take place at the Holmenkollen ski jump. I am pretty sure we'll see the family attending the competition.
The ski jumping competitions will take place on February 26th (Men - Individual, Normal hill), February 27th (Men - Team), March 3rd (Men - Individua, Large hill --> usually the Royal attend this competition) and March 4th (Team- Large hill).
A programm with all events can be found here: Programme : : Oslo Ski-VM 2011
I can imagine we'll see the Royals (especially King Harald) during quite alot of the competitions.

 

[Her_Majesty]

The first events are listed in the calendar of the Royal House:

23.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Opening Ceremony
Their Majesties The King and Queen, Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner attend the opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at Universitetsplassen in Oslo (18:00).

24.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Sprint finals
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the Cross-Country Individual Sprint free finals. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).
25.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Ski jumping
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the ski jumping normal hill, individual ladies. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Nordic Combined
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the combined ski jumping (normal hill, individual men). Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (10:00).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Cross-Country
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the cross-country 15 km pursuit ladies. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (11:30).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Nordic Combined
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the Nordic combined 10 km cross-country. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (11:30).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Ski jumping
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the ski jumping normal hill, individual men. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

27.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Cross-Country
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the cross-country 30 km pursuit for men. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (12:00).

27.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Ski jumping
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the ski jumping normal hill, team men. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

 

[Her_Majesty]

The first events are listed in the calendar of the Royal House:

23.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Opening Ceremony
Their Majesties The King and Queen, Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner attend the opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at Universitetsplassen in Oslo (18:00).

24.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Sprint finals
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the Cross-Country Individual Sprint free finals. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

25.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Ski jumping
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the ski jumping normal hill, individual ladies. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Nordic Combined
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the combined ski jumping (normal hill, individual men). Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (10:00).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Cross-Country
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the cross-country 15 km pursuit ladies. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (11:30).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Nordic Combined
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the Nordic combined 10 km cross-country. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (11:30).

26.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Ski jumping
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the ski jumping normal hill, individual men. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

27.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Cross-Country
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the cross-country 30 km pursuit for men. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (12:00).

27.02.2011
Oslo 2011: Ski jumping
The Nordic World Ski Championships: His Majesty The King attends the ski jumping normal hill, team men. Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (15:00).

 

[sofajr]

Seems that P Astrid is a follower together with King.
Thanks a lot!

 

[fairy tale]

First pictures from the opening ceremony today, February 23, 2011.
King Harald
Royal Family 1
Royal Family 2
Crown Prince Couple
Haven't seen Marius yet.

From daylife: Picture 1 *** Picture 2 *** Picture 3 *** Picture 4
daylife gallery

life.com gallery
http://8.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:25495968:preview:watermark?v=12e482358c9

gallery with some pictures after the ending of the opening ceremony, they look just like a normal family going home

 

[LadyFinn]

Crown princess Victoria and prince Daniel will be at the championships on the 3th March, king Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia will join them on the 4th and stay until the 6th March. Victoria and Daniel will stay only for two days, 3-4 March.
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

 

[rominet09]

So happy to see the little family again they are so cute !

 

[Maura724]

First pictures from the opening ceremony today, February 23, 2011.
King Harald

This is such a funny picture. Contain your excitement, Your Majesty.

Wasn't Princess Astrid supposed to be there as well? I didn't see her in any of the photos.

 

[sofajr]

A video of the opening:
- Vi skal begeistre og spre vinterglede - Nyheter - Alt om Ski-VM i Oslo 23. februar - 6.mars 2011

galleries:
http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/02/23/...nsesse_mette-marit/kronprins_haakon/15551432/
http://www.seher.no/863624/sverre-magnus-og-ingrid-alexandra-var-med-paa-vm-aapningen
http://svenskdam.se/2011/02/skidfest-i-kyla-for-norska-kungafamiljen/
http://www.side2.no/underholdning/article3097929.ece

http://www.kongehuset.no/c26939/nyhet/vis.html?tid=90068

 

[Kenya]

LOL. I love this picture of Haakon and Sverre Magnus.

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/155/155522/15552257/jpg/active/480x.jpg

 

[rominet09]

LOL ! How a father can be embarrassing sometimes ! I love this pic !

 

[fairy tale]

Crown Prince Haakon at Holmenkollen today, February 24, 2011
photo (postet at the CP Couple's facebook page)
daylife picture

King Harald has been there, too.
Pic 1 *** Pic 2 *** Pic 3 *** Pic 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OBSjGqqg5I

 

[Her_Majesty]

Some pictures of the Royals at yesterday's competitions:
Se, pappa! - kjendis - Dagbladet.no

Brrrr, cold!
A granddaughter-grandmother moment

 

[sofajr]

A granddaughter-grandmother moment

Its a great pleasure to see this close special relations between these two

 

[Her_Majesty]

King Harald hugs the winner of the womens cross country sprint races of the World Ski Championships in Oslo Thursday February 24, 2011, Marit Bjoergen of Norway.
Picture
Picture
Picture
A wonderful happy-King-moment .

The Queen with her two oldest granddaughters- Maud and Ingrid
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Pictures: ANP

 

[marymary]

A granddaughter-grandmother moment

Look lovely. I like Sonja's bag very much also.

 

[Maura724]

Brrrr, cold!
http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/155/155656/15565654/jpg/active/x978.jpg

Poor little guy does look cold!

I love Sonja's bag, too. I love soft things.

 

[wartenberg7]

Hope Marius will turn up, too, some day!

 

[fairy tale]

Thank you for the great pictures, Her_Majesty!!
CP Haakon gave flowers to the winners of the women jump today.
Picture 1 *** Picture 2 (again posted at the CP Couple's facebook page)
daylife picture

Aww Sverre Magnus is so cute, and I think he's a sly old dog (if it's right to say so) He is so big already...
(picture from msn.no gallery)

 

[Her_Majesty]

Another happy moment for the King and Queen: Marit Bjørgen won the cross country pursuit race over 15km.
Picture

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1465/15003815.jpg
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/5558/15003811.jpg
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7299/15003822.jpg
ANP

 

[Kenya]

So happy to see Mette-Marit at the Championships today.

http://i54.tinypic.com/24g62cy.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2lwxag1.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2nknnue.jpg

 

[sofajr]

more from today:

Photo from Reuters Pictures
Photo from Reuters Pictures
http://www.siste.no/sport/vinteridrett/skivm/article5506326.ece?start=10
http://www.siste.no/sport/vinteridrett/skivm/article5506326.ece?start=12


Its great they participate much more than expected.

 

[Her_Majesty]

Ustoppelige Marit | siste.no

I know it is off-topic... but wow! What a high jump!


Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates with Queen Sonja (L) and King Harald of Norway after he won the men's Nordic combined normal hill individual competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships.
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07r7fYu47Y7Nr/610x.jpg
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0aAK2ucbIB7mU/610x.jpg
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/05ANacd0rZg7L/610x.jpg

 

[fairy tale]

Haakon and Mette-Marit at the volunteer tent
picture 1*** picture 2***picture 3

It's great to see all of them being there...
Pic 1*** Pic 2***Pic 3***Pic 4***Pic 5***Pic 6***Pic 7***Pic 8***Pic 9

 

[sofajr]

They changed the pictures
I meant the one where Q Sonja tries to reach Marit's hands
(corrected the links)

I also link Ingrid's expression here:
http://www.cotilleando.com/attachme...-juegos-de-ski-2011-23-feb-6-marzo-la-la-.jpg

 

[Marika86]

The Norwegian Royal Family presides the inauguration of the Nordic Ski World Championships

La Familia Real noruega preside la inauguración del Campeonato Mundial de esquí nórdico

Google Traduttore

 

[Rebafan81]

I love seeing all the family together, too bad Marius wasn't there too!

 

[Katrianna]

What a pleasant surprise to see Ari and Martha Louise and their daughters joining the family. Of course, I always love Princess Astrid being there.