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- ↑ Oksnes, Bernt Jakob (21 April 2023). "Lillehammer-helt funnet død" [Lillehammer Hero Found Dead]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- 1 2 Shannon Nobis at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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