Skiing-Norway’s Northug jailed over drink driving crash (Reuters)
OSLO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Norway’s former Olympic cross-country skiing champion Petter Northug was sentenced to 50 days in jail on Thursday for crashing his car and injuring a friend in a drink driving accident in May. Northug, twice a gold medallist in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, also received a permanent driving ban and a 185,000-crown fine ($28,800) after he fled the scene of the accident in Trondheim in western Norway, leaving his friend behind. …