Timon Haugan (born 27 December 1996 in Støren, Norway) is a

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alpine ski racer who specializes in

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. At the 2016 Junior World Championships, Haugan finished eleventh at best, but returned in

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and won the silver medal in the

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. He made his World Cup debut in December

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, Italy, where he also collected his first World Cup points with a 24th-place finish. His first podium (and first top ten) came in February

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, as the runner-up in the slalom at

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, France. He represents the sports club

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World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 1 podium (1 SL)

World Championship results

References

External links

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Timon Haugan
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * * 1996 births Living people People from Oppdal Norwegian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Norway Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Trøndelag {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub