Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Goksøyr, Matti"
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The 1952 and 1994 Olympic flames: Norway’s quest for Winter Olympic identity
Goksøyr, Matti; Heyerdahl, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)On two occasions, in 1952 and 1994, the Olympic Winter Games were entrusted to Norwegian organizers. As the only Nordic country to have hosted winter Olympics, the organizers of both games presented a version of the Olympic ... -
Close strangers or strange friends?: the London Olympics and Anglo-Norwegian sports relations in a historical perspective
Goksøyr, Matti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05)This article studies similarities and disparities between the two nations England and Norway as they could be observed before and during the London 2012 Olympics, and discuss them in the historical perspective of geopolitical ... -
'... far to the north' : geography and football in Norway
Goksøyr, Matti; Olstad, Finn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-05)From an international football perspective football in Norway may be considered as a 'different sort of country'. This essay concerns itself with the tension between the interest in football in Norway and the geographical ... -
The Rings and the Swastika: Political Ambiguity in Sport before and during Second World War
Goksøyr, Matti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)As the Second World War emerged, sport's context changed from a sense of normalcy to increased political tension and eventually to war. Sports organizations in one way or another had to adapt. What happens to the claimed ... -
Skrivende fotballspillere og kjempende poeter; Berlin-OL og Nobels fredspris i 1936
Goksøyr, Matti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)De Olympiske Lekene i 1936, i faglitteraturen ofte referert til som «Nazi- OL»,1 inntar fremdeles rollen som de mest politiske olympiske lekene som noensinne er blitt arrangert. -
Taking ski tracks to the north: the invention and reinvention of Norwegian polar skiing: sportisation, manliness and national identities
Goksøyr, Matti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-03-05)Norwegian explorers have for more than a century made a strong presence in the polar areas. One of their distinctions was their dedicated use of skis. This article examines the Norwegian affection for skiing in the polar ...