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Bærums SK
Bærums Skiklub is a Norwegian multi sports club founded in 1885. It has sections for cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, biathlon and orienteering. Venues include Solbergbakken, Skuibakken and . Notable club members Notable club members include Nordic skiers Karl Hovelsen, Harald Økern, Olav Økern and Anne Jahren, alpine skiers Borghild Niskin, Inger Bjørnbakken, Toril Førland, Arild Holm, Finn Christian Jagge, Lasse Kjus and Hans Petter Buraas, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Lucas Braathen, Atle Lie McGrath and orienteering competitor Marit Økern Jensen. Snowboarders and freestyle skiers include Christel Thoresen, Ståle Sandbech, Mons Røisland, Birk Ruud, Felix Stridsberg-Usterud, and Aleksander Østreng Aleksander "Alek" Østreng (born 5 April 1991) is a Norwegian snowboarder. He grew up in Bærum. He participated at the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships, where he placed 5th in slopestyle. He competed at the Winter X Games XX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skuibakken
Skuibakken is a ski jumping hill in Bærum in Akershus county, Norway. Skuibakken was opened in 1928. It is owned by Bærums Skiklub. The first major rebuilding began in the autumn of 1938. By the end of the 1950s, it was considered to build a modern ski slope. Today's facilities are largely the result of renovations in 1962-63 and partly in the early 1970s. It hosted two FIS Ski jumping World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internation ... events in 1981 and 1983. Former ski jumper Paal Hansen holds the ski slope record from 1996. World Cup References {{Coord, 59.9266, 10.4411, region:NO-30, format=dms, display=title Ski jumping venues in Norway Sport in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn Christian Jagge
Finn Christian "Finken" Jagge (4 April 1966 – 8 July 2020) was a Norwegian alpine skier. Biography He was the son of alpine skier Liv Jagge-Christiansen and tennis player Finn Dag Jagge. In the World Cup he won seven slalom victories. He also won the Norwegian Championship eight times. His career highlight came with the gold medal in the slalom competition at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had .... He retired in 2000. He trained the Norwegian women ski team from 2005 to 2007. He worked for the Norwegian telecom company Ludo and later as a Partner Headhunter for Dynamic People Headhunting in Oslo. Jagge won the Norwegian reality TV show Mesternes Mester in 2011. He was 54 years old, when he died after a short illness in July 2020. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Sturla Holm Lægreid (born 20 February 1997) is a Norwegian biathlete. In the season opener of the 2020–2021 season, he earned his first World Cup win at the 20 km Individual. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the .... Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 gold)'' World Championships ''4 medals (4 gold)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.'' World Cup † – season in progress Individual podiums * 9 victories * 21 podium References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laegreid, Sturla Holm Norwegian male biathletes 1997 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Østreng
Aleksander "Alek" Østreng (born 5 April 1991) is a Norwegian snowboarder. He grew up in Bærum. He participated at the 2012 World Snowboarding Championships, where he placed 5th in slopestyle. He competed at the Winter X Games XX in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen, Colorado, where he placed 5th in slopestyle. References External links * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum X Games athletes Norwegian male snowboarders {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Stridsberg-Usterud
Felix Stridsberg-Usterud (born 3 November 1994) is a Norwegian freestyle skier. Felix competed in the 2017–18 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup and represented Norway in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou .... References External links * * * * 1994 births Living people Skiers from Bærum Norwegian male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for Norway {{Norway-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birk Ruud
Birk Ruud (born 2 April 2000) is a Norwegian freestyle skier in halfpipe and slopestyle and Olympic champion in big air. In 2016, he won Gold (Slopestyle) at the Winter Youth Olympics at Lillehammer. He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning the silver medal in the slopestyle event. He has won 4 medals (including 2 golds) in X Games (Norway 2018, Aspen 2019, Aspen 2020, Norway 2020). During the 2022 Winter Olympics, Ruud qualified first in the inaugural big air Big air is a high-injury-risk sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle, such as a motocross motorcycle, a skateboard, a snowboard, or a pair of skis, down a hill or ramp and performs aerial tricks after launching off very large jumps ... event. During the final, Ruud secured the gold medal on his first run, scoring a combined score of 187.75. On his victory run, Ruud did a double 1440 mute holding the Norwegian flag, scoring perfect 69s in doing so. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Røisland
Mons Røisland (born 28 January 1997) is a Norwegian snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX. He finished 20th in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 – Men's big air, big air event at the 2017 World Championships, 12th in the Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle, slopestyle event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and 7th in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019 – Men's snowboard slopestyle, slopestyle event at the 2019 World Championships. He competed in 2022 Winter Olympics and won the silver in the Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's big air, Big Air event. He placed 4th in slopestyle and 2nd in big air at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023, 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Career Røisland began snowboarding at eight years old on a trip around the world involving a three-month stop in Whistler, British Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ståle Sandbech
Ståle Sandbech (born 3 June 1993) is a Norwegian snowboarder, who specialises in Big Air, and Slopestyle. He has participated at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the Men's slopestyle in 2014. Sandbech has also competed at several Winter X Games winning 2 Silver medals in 2015, and 2017 and 3 bronze medals in 2013, and 2014, and a Gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. Career Sandbech comes from Rykkinn in Bærum and competes for the club BSK Snowboard. He started snowboarding at the age of eight and, in 2007, was invited to the rookie-competition of The Arctic Challenge. The organizer of TAC Terje Håkonsen said Sandbech was the best 13-year-old snowboarder in Norway at the time. Sandbech represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the youngest Norwegian to go to the Olympics since Sonja Henie represented Norway at the 1928 Winter Olympics 82 years earlier. Sandbech won the World Snowboarding Tour in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christel Thoresen
Christel Thoresen (born 15 August 1980) is a retired Norwegian snowboarder. She was born in Oslo, but represented the club Bærums SK. She won a silver medal in halfpipe at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ..., in women's halfpipe. References External links * 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Norway Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian women 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marit Økern Jensen
Marit is a Scandinavian female given name equivalent to Margaret. It may refer to: * Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (née Tjessem Høiby; (born 1973), wife of Crown Prince Haakon, heir apparent to the throne of Norway *Marit Aarum (1903–1956), Norwegian economist, politician, civil servant and feminist *Marit Allen (1941–2007), English fashion journalist and costume designer *Marit Andreassen (born 1966), Norwegian actress *Marit Arnstad (born 1962), Norwegian lawyer and politician * Marit Bergman (born 1975), Swedish pop musician * Marit Bjørgen (born 1980), Norwegian cross-country skier *Marit Bouwmeester (born 1988), Dutch sailor * Marit Breivik (born 1955), Norwegian team handball player *Marit Christensen (born 1948), Norwegian journalist *Marit Haraldsen (born 1939), Norwegian alpine skier *Marit Hemstad (1928–1971), Norwegian sprinter *Marit Henie (1925–2012), Norwegian figure skater *Marit Kaldhol (born 1955), Norwegian poet and children's writer *Marit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atle Lie McGrath
Atle Lie McGrath (born 21 April 2000) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the Norwegian Alpine Ski Team. He gained his first World Cup podium in December 2020 in a giant slalom at Alta Badia, Italy, and his first win in March 2022 in slalom at Flachau, Austria. Skiing career Lie McGrath competed at the Junior World Championships in 2018 and 2019; he raced all of the events (DH, SG, AC, GS, and SL) both years. In 2018, he was the best U18 skier in three events; in 2019, he was the silver medalist in the combined. Lie McGrath was also fourth in the downhill, just 0.01 second from the podium. World Cup results Season standings : Race podiums * 2 wins - (2 SL) * 9 podiums – (6 SL, 2 GS, 1 PG); 24 top tens World Championship results Olympic results Personal life Born in the United States in Vermont, Lie McGrath moved to Oslo when he was two years old. His father, American Felix McGrath, raced for the U.S. Ski Team on the World Cup c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Braathen
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (; born 19April 2000) is a Brazilian and Norwegian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. Until his retirement from World Cup racing inOctober 2023, he represented Norway in international competition. In March 2024, Braathen announced that he would return to ski racing, instead representing Brazil. Early life Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was born to a Norwegian father and Brazilian mother on 19 April 2000 in Oslo, Norway. Braathen's mother left Brazil after meeting his father. When he was three years old, his parents separated and Braathen went to Brazil with his mother. When his father gained custody, Braathen moved back to Norway. He grew up speaking Norwegian and Portuguese. Beginning when he was 11 years old, Braathen visited Brazil every year. Braathen first skied when he was three or four years old, but he did not start skiing again until he was nine years old. His father, Bjørn, planned his skiing career. Braathen also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
