Vegard Ulvang

Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963, in Kirkenes) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. He has retired from international and Olympic competition. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991 (shared with Trond Einar Elden, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog), and won the World Cup in 1990. He has also won nine gold, six silver, and two bronze medals in the Norwegian Championships. He earned nine World Cup race victories. Ulvang also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1989, 1991 and 1992.

Vegard Ulvang
Ulvang during the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France
Country Norway
Full nameVegard Ulvang
Born (1963-10-10) 10 October 1963
Kirkenes, Norway
Spouse(s)Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Ski clubKirkenes & Omegn Skiklubb
World Cup career
Seasons1984–1997
Individual wins9
Team wins9
Indiv. podiums34
Team podiums23
Indiv. starts120
Team starts29
Overall titles1 – (1990)

After retiring from professional skiing, he started his own clothing line which has made him a multimillionaire.

On 25 May 2006 Ulvang was named chairman of the executive board of the International Ski Federation's (FIS) cross-country committee, taking over from Peter Petriček of Slovenia, who decided to step down after four years in the job. Ulvang was given the position without election after the board of the FIS decided unanimously that Ulvang was the best man for the job.

Ulvang is also a part of Norwegian TV 2's television travel-series Gutta på tur, together with fellow skier Bjørn Dæhlie, TV personality Arne Hjeltnes and chef Arne Brimi. He is also the creator and organizer of the Tour de Ski.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 6 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km  Pursuit   30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198824N/A7N/ABronze46
199228GoldN/ASilverGold9Gold
1994307N/ADNS—10Silver

World Championships
  • 8 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km  15 km
 classical 		  15 km
 freestyle 		  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198723N/A6N/AN/A57Bronze
198925N/ABronze—N/ASilver—4
1991274N/A—N/ABronze16Gold
199329BronzeN/AN/A4Silver5Gold
19953112N/AN/A—8——

World Cup

Season titles
  • 1 title – (1 overall)
Season
Discipline
1990Overall

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
19842038N/AN/A
19852146N/AN/A
1986228N/AN/A
1987234N/AN/A
19882492N/AN/A
198925N/AN/A
199026N/AN/A
199127N/AN/A
199228N/AN/A
199329N/AN/A
1994306N/AN/A
19953116N/AN/A
19963212N/AN/A
199733311945

Individual podiums=
  • 9 victories
  • 34 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1985–86 15 January 1986 Bohinj, Yugoslavia5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
214 March 1986 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
3 1986–87 10 December 1986 Ramsau, Austria15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
414 March 1987 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
5 1987–88 15 February 1988 Calgary, Canada30 km Individual COlympic Games[1]3rd
61988–897 January 1989 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
713 January 1989 Nové Město, Czechoslovakia15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
815 January 1989 Nové Město, Czechoslovakia30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
918 February 1989 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
1022 February 1989 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd
114 March 1989 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
1211 March 1989 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
13 1989–90 9 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
1413 January 1990 Moscow, Soviet Union30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1517 February 1990 Campra, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1621 February 1990 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
174 March 1990 Lahti, Finland15 km + 15 km Pursuit F/CWorld Cup2nd
18 1990–91 7 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd
1916 March 1991 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
201991–927 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
218 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada15 km Pursuit CWorld Cup1st
2214 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
234 January 1992 Kavgolovo, Russia30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2410 February 1992 Albertville, France30 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
2513 February 1992 Albertville, France10 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
2615 February 1992 Albertville, France15 km Pursuit FOlympic Games[1]2nd
2729 February 1992 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
2814 March 1992 Vang, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
291992–9312 December 1992 Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
309 January 1993 Ramsau, Austria15 km Pursuit CWorld Cup2nd
3120 February 1993 Ulrichen, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
3220 February 1993 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
3322 February 1993 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd
34 1993–94 18 December 1993 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 9 victories
  • 23 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 17 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHole / Mikkelsplass / Aunli
2 1985–86 9 March 1986 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Hole
3 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]3rdAunli / Mikkelsplass / Langli
48 March 1987 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMikkelsplass / Aunli / Langli
5 1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDæhlie / Bjørn / Mikkelsplass
617 March 1988 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Bjørn
7 1988–89 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMikkelsplass / Dæhlie / Langli
812 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdLangli / Mikkelsplass / Dæhlie
9 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkaanes / Sivertsen / Langli
1016 March 1990 Vang, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSkinstad / Langli / Skaanes
111990–9115 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stSkaanes / Langli / Dæhlie
121991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stLangli / Skjeldal / Dæhlie
1328 February 1992 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndLangli / Dæhlie / Skjeldal
148 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSivertsen / Langli / Dæhlie
151992–9326 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stSivertsen / Langli / Dæhlie
16 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]2ndSivertsen / Alsgaard / Dæhlie
1713 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stSivertsen / Jevne / Dæhlie
181994–9526 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDæhlie / Skjeldal / Alsgaard
19 1995–96 14 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndAlsgaard / Jevne / Dæhlie
2025 February 1996 Trondheim, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard
2117 March 1996 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndKristiansen / Eide / Dæhlie
22 1996–97 24 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdSkjeldal / Eide / Dæhlie
238 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdSkjeldal / Eide / Sivertsen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "ULVANG Vegard". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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