Linn Haug (born 6 March 1990) is a Norwegian

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from

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

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. She has been riding a snowboard for most of her life, but she only started competing at the age of 15. She married on December 31, 2013.

Awards

* Rookie of the year, Norwegian Snowboard Awards, 2006 * Nominated female rider of the year, Norwegian Snowboard Awards, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Results

2009

* 4th Burton European Open Halfpipe * 4th Chicken Jam Halfpipe, Mammoth * 4th Snow Angels Halfpipe, Snowmass * 4th New Zealand Open Halfpipe * 7th World Cup Halfpipe, Vancouver * 9th World Cup Halfpipe, Bardonecchia

2008

* 1st European Cup Halfpipe, Saas Fee * 1st Swag Pipe Jam, Norway * 3rd, World Championship, Juniors, Halfpipe * 3rd World Cup Halfpipe, New Zealand * 5th Burton European Open Halfpipe * 6th World Cup Halfpipe, Bardonecchia * 6th World Cup Finals, Valmalenco

2007

* 1st, Norwegian Championship, Halfpipe * 3rd Paul Mitchell Quarterpipe, Lake Placid * 6th World Cup Halfpipe, New Zealand * 10th US Grand Prix Halfpipe, Tamarack * Overall winner Burton Glory Daze Tour Slopestyle, Norway

2006

* 1st, Norwegian Championship, Slopestyle * 1st Norwegian Cup Halfpipe * Overall winner Burton Glory Daze Tour Slopestyle, Norway

2005

* 1st, Norwegian Championship, Halfpipe * 1st, Norwegian Championship, Slopestyle

2010 Olympics

Haug represented Norway at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

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for the

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events.

References

External links

* * 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Trondheim Norwegian female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Norway Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics 21st-century Norwegian women 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub