Tom Stiansen (born 3 September 1970 in

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) is a Norwegian former alpine skier. The highlight of his career came in 1997 when he won the World Championship slalom in Sestriere,

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. In the Alpine skiing World Cup he obtained five podium places: in giant slalom, a 2nd place in

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in 1996 and a 3rd place in Adelboden in 1996, and in slalom a 1st place in Breckenridge on 1 December 1996, a 2nd place in Kranjska Gora in 2004 and a 3rd place in South Korea in 1998. He now presents a Norwegian

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programme entitled: " 71 grader nord". Contestants on the show are required to travel from the southernmost point of mainland Norway ( Lindesnes) to the northernmost point ( Nordkapp); a distance of just over 2500 km. The journey usually takes about 10 weeks. The format has been adapted for a number of other European countries, including the UK under the name '' 71 Degrees North''.

World Cup victories

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stiansen, Tom Norwegian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Norway 1970 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics