Henrik Kristoffersen
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 Kristoffersen in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Rælingen Skiclub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 July 1994 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 11 March 2012 (age 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website |
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| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2013–17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (2012–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 – (15 SL, 1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 45 – (31 SL, 13 GS, 1 PGS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2016 & 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SL, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henrik Kristoffersen (born 2 July 1994) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist.[2][3]
Career
Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Kristoffersen specialises in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. He made his World Cup debut in March 2012 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, and attained his first podium in November 2013, a third-place finish in slalom at Levi, Finland. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Kristoffersen won the bronze medal in slalom at Rosa Khutor at age 19 to become the youngest male medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history.[2][4]
Kristoffersen is the first to win the three classic slalom races in Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbühel in the same season; accomplished at age 21 in January 2016. During this run, he became the most successful Norwegian in the history of World Cup slalom competition. With his seventh win at Wengen, Kristoffersen tied Finn Christian Jagge, and the eighth came a week later in Kitzbühel to set the record. His ninth slalom victory was two days later (26 January), at the Schladming night race.
Achievements
Kristoffersen is the first skier to win the four classic slalom races (of Adelboden, Wengen, Kitzbühel, and Schladming) in a single season.[5][6]
In the 2016 season, Kristoffersen became the first racer since Alberto Tomba in the 1992 season to win six slalom races during a single season.
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2016 | Slalom |
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Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2013 | 18 | 60 | 22 | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Race victories
| Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Combined | Parallel | Total | |
| Wins | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 |
| Podiums | 31 | 13 | – | – | 1 | 45 |
| # | Season | |||
| Date | Location | Discipline | ||
| 1 | 2014 | 28 Jan 2014 |  | Slalom |
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| 2 | 2015 | 16 Nov 2014 |  | Slalom |
| 3 | 15 Mar 2015 |  | Slalom | |
| 4 | 21 Mar 2015 |  | Giant slalom | |
| 5 | 2016 | 13 Dec 2015 | | Slalom |
| 6 | 22 Dec 2015 |  | Slalom | |
| 7 | 10 Jan 2016 |  | Slalom | |
| 8 | 17 Jan 2016 | | Slalom | |
| 9 | 24 Jan 2016 | | Slalom | |
| 10 | 26 Jan 2016 | | Slalom | |
| 11 | 2017 | 11 Dec 2016 | | Slalom |
| 12 | 22 Dec 2016 | | Slalom | |
| 13 | 8 Jan 2017 | | Slalom | |
| 14 | 15 Jan 2017 | | Slalom | |
| 15 | 24 Jan 2017 | | Slalom | |
| 16 | 2018 | 21 Jan 2018 | | Slalom |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2013 | 18 | DNF2 | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 20 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2014 | 19 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | DNF2 | 2 | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 25.
- 1 2 Etchells, Tim (22 February 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/athletes/athlete=kristoffersen-henrik-154950/
- ↑ Pennington, Bill (22 February 2014). "Slalom Champion Sets an Age Record". New York Times.
- ↑ "Kristoffersen unbeatable at Kitsbuehel´s slalom". FIS-Ski.com. FIS.
- ↑ "Unstoppable Kristoffersen claims the Night Race in Schladming - FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henrik Kristoffersen. |
- Henrik Kristoffersen at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Henrik Kristoffersen – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Henrik Kristoffersen
- Henrik Kristoffersen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Norwegian Ski Team – alpine skiing – Henrik Kristoffersen – (in Norwegian)
- Rossignol.com – Henrik Kristoffersen – alpine skiing