Geilo Idrettslag is a multi-sports club from Geilo

Geilo

is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants.Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and...

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Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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Established on 2 December 1917 as Gjeilo SK, it changed its name to Gjeilo IL on 19 May 1918 and later to Geilo IL. It has sections for alping skiing, freestyle skiing, skiing and biathlon, snowboarding, telemark skiing, football, handball and cycling. It arranges Skarverennet

Skarverennet

Skarverennet is a cross country skiing race held in Norway, arranged by the club Geilo IL. The race begins in Finse and finishes in Ustaoset, it is 38 km long. There is an alternative stretch from Haugastøl to Ustaoset...

. Well-known club members include alpine skiers Jeanette Lunde

Jeanette Lunde

Jeanette Lunde is a former Norwegian sportsperson who competed in alpine skiing and sailing. She competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, the second Norwegian woman to do so.-Alpine skiing:...

 and Asle Sjåstad

Asle Sjåstad

Asle Sjåstad was a Norwegian alpine skier.He took eight national championships between 1955 and 1960, representing the club Geilo IL...

, and snowboarder Joachim Havikhagen

Joachim Havikhagen

Joachim Havikhagen is a Norwegian Snowboarder who competes for Geilo IL. He represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...

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