Sven Thorgren

Sven Thorgren
Personal information
Born (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994
Sollentuna
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Country Sweden
Sport Snowboarding

Sven Thorgren (born 4 October 1994 in Sollentuna) is a Swedish snowboarder who competes in slopestyle.[1]

Thorgren qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On February 6, 2014 in the qualification event Thorgren finished the third in his heat and thereby qualified directly to the finals.[2] In the finals, he finished fourth.

At FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 and 2013 finished 39th and 18th, respectively. His best World Cup result and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Spindleruv Mlyn on March 16, 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sven Thorgren at the International Ski Federation
  2. "Snowboarders launched Sochi Olympics with slopestyle competition". ITAR-TASS. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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