Kim Rene Elverum Sorsell (born 6 October 1988) is a Norwegian

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

. He made his debut in the

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in December 2007 in

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, where he finished 43rd. His first finished among the top 30 in the World Cup with a 22nd place from December 2008 in Trondheim, and among the top 20 with a 17th place in January 2009 in

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. The 2009–10 season was more meagre, but in the 2010–11 World Cup opener he finished 24th in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

. He hails from Frogner, Akershus, and represents

Ullensaker SK Ullensaker Skiklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Ullensaker, founded in 1958. It has sections for alpine skiing, Telemark skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country ski ...

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1988 births Living people Norwegian male ski jumpers Skiers from Akershus 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub