Thea Louise Stjernesund (born 24 November 1996) is a Norwegian

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alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of

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and

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Career

Competing at the

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and 2017 Junior World Championships, her best individual result was eighth in giant slalom, but she also won a mixed team bronze medal in 2016. Stjernesund made her World Cup debut in October

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in the season opener at

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, and collected her first points with a ninth-place finish. Her second-best result during the season was twelfth place in

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in March. She was eighteenth in the

and fifth in the team event at the

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in February. She represents the sports club

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IL.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 0 wins * 3 podiums – (2 GS, 1 PG); 19 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic Games

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stjernesund, Thea Louise 1996 births Living people People from Nittedal Skiers from Akershus Norwegian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic bronze medalists for Norway