Sven Thorgren (born 4 October 1994) is a Swedish

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

who competes in

slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disc ...

. He started snowboarding when he was seven years old. He practiced every day after school on a small mountain called Väsjöbacken. Thorgren qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. On 6 February 2014 in the qualification event, Thorgren finished third in his heat and qualified directly to the finals. In the finals, he finished fourth. His most recent medal was at Air&Style, China, where he got the gold medal. At

FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was an international snowboarding competition held from January 14 to 22, 2011, in La Molina and Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) by the FIS Snowboarding World Championship, All the competitions were hel ...

and

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finished 39th and 18th, respectively. His best World Cup result and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Spindleruv Mlyn on 16 March 2013.

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Thorgren Sochi profile at Sochi 2014 Olympics

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorgren, Sven 1994 births Living people Swedish male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders of Sweden People from Sollentuna Municipality Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics X Games athletes Sportspeople from Stockholm County 21st-century Swedish people