Editing Sondre Norheim (section)

==Legacy==
Sondre Norheim was honored during opening ceremonies at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] in Oslo, at the  [[1960 Winter Olympics]] in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley, California]] and at the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lillehammer, Norway]]. 
His grave was originally unmarked, but a memorial stone now marks its spot. During the week of [[Norsk Høstfest]], held in [[Minot, N.D.]], groups visit the grave site and hold a commemorative service in memory of Sondre Norheim.  
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The movie, ''Frikaren på ski – The history of Sondre Norheim, the Father of Modern Ski Sport'' was produced by [[NRK]] in 1970.
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In 1984, Norheim was inducted into the [http://hostfest.com/awards/hall-of-fame/ Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame] as the first class of inductees. A statue of Sondre Norheim by Norwegian sculptor Knut Skinnarland (1909-1993) was unveiled in 1987 in the [[Scandinavian Heritage Park]], in [[Minot, North Dakota]]. During 1988, an identical statue was unveiled in [[Morgedal, Norway]] by [[King Olav V]]. During 1993, the Sondre Norheim Eternal Flame Monument was added to the [[Scandinavian Heritage Park]]. Lars Berge Haugan, a skier representing [[Morgedal]], lit the flame.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sondrenorheim.com/olympics/1994.htm |title=''A Torch for the XVII Olympic Winter Games'' (Lillehammer, Norway, 1994) |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720010949/http://www.sondrenorheim.com/olympics/1994.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>