Telenor Karusellen ["the
Telenor Carousel"] is a
long-term partnership
between the Norwegian
Ski Federation [Norges
Skiforbund] and Telenor.
Through this initiative local sports clubs throughout
Norway are able to organise skiing competitions
for children up to the age of 12. The initiative is
intended to ensure recruitment to skiing at both
mass-participation and elite levels by contributing
to children's enjoyment of skiing. The Karusellen
tournaments are meant to be fun, and everyone
who competes gets a diploma and a prize.
Federation can apply to organise tournaments.
Telenor Karusellen therefore embraces all
skiing disciplines: Alpine, freestyle, ski jumping,
combined, cross-country and Telemark skiing. The
clubs can come up with completely new events or
make their own established competitions part of
Telenor Karusellen.
children across Norway participated in Karusellen
tournaments. At the end of 2012 the aim was that
at least as many children should participate in
Telenor Karusellen during the 2012/2013 season.
The Norwegian Ski Federation
and Telenor have together
developed the Telenor games
concept as an event for girls
and boys aged 13 to 14 who
are active alpinists. In other
words the Telenor games
take over when children have grown out of the
Karusellen tournaments and begin competing
in age classes. The games include slalom, giant
slalom and super-G competitions. The participants
first compete in their own skiing district and then
the best from each district meet in a national final
at the end of the season. In 2012 the national
final was held at Sauda over the weekend of 15-
18 March. 88 girls and 113 boys took part and all
skiing districts except Finnmark were represented.
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