Ronny André Hafsås (born November 14, 1985) is a retired Norwegian

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and cross-country skier.

Biathlon career

Hafsås first competed in the

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in February 2008. His initial appearance (in a 10 km sprint) was spoiled by bad shooting, but he earned the first World Cup points of his career in the pursuit that followed, with a 21st place. Hafsås claimed his first top ten placing in the World Cup the next week, placing ninth in another sprint in

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. Hafsås' best finish in the Biathlon World Cup so far is a sixth place, which he earned (again in a sprint) during the opening weekend of the 2008-09 season at

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Cross-country skiing career

As a cross-country skier, Hafsås has two

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victories (one individual and one in a relay), both of which he earned during the opening weekend of the 2009-10 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in

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, Norway. On November 21, 2009, Hafsås, who had been better established at the professional level as a biathlete, surprisingly won the 15 km freestyle individual competition that opened the year, by the very narrow margin of 0.2 seconds ahead of

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. This earned him a spot in the Norwegian team for the next day's 4 × 10 km relay. Hafsås' performance on the third leg wasn't as stellar as the day before, as he gave up some ground to

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and René Sommerfeldt of

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; however, Norway still won thanks to

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as the

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. At the

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, he finished 42nd in the 15 km event. Hafsås retired after the 2012–13 season after having been hampered by illness for three seasons.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 1 podium – (1 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

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IBU profile
1985 births Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Norwegian male biathletes Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway People from Sogn og Fjordane Skiers from Vestland 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub