FILE PHOTO: Norwegian skier Petter Northug is seen in action during a Norwegian Cup cross-country skiing competition, in Gaalaa, Norway November 23, 2018. NTB Scanpix/Geir Olsen/ via REUTERS
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian double Olympic champion Petter Northug has been sentenced to seven months in prison and banned from driving for life after being found guilty of serious traffic offences and possession of narcotics by an Oslo court on Monday.
The 34-year-old, who won two gold medals at the Vancouver Games in 2010 and is one of Norway's best-known and most popular athletes, was arrested in August after driving his F-type Jaguar car at speeds of over 200km per hour.
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