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Henrik Kristoffersen
Kristoffersen in 2011
Personal information
Born (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30)
Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Weight[undue weight?discuss]
Sport
CountryNorway Norway
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubRælingen Skiclub
World Cup debut11 March 2012 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (201317)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons5 – (20132017)
Wins15 – (14 SL, 1 GS)
Podiums30 – (22 SL, 8 GS)
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2016)
Discipline titles1 – (SL, 2016)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Slalom
World Junior Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mont-Sainte-Anne Combined
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jasná Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jasná Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hafjell Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hafjell Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2012 Roccaraso Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2012 Roccaraso Combined

Henrik Kristoffersen (born 2 July 1994) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist.[2][3]

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, Kristofferson tied Finn Christian Jagge (b.1966), 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

Kristofferson 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.

Personal life

Henriksen is a supporter of Vålerenga Ishockey.[7]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2016 Slalom

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 4 2 4

Race podiums

  • 15 wins – (14 SL, 1 GS)
  • 30 podiums – (22 SL, 8 GS)
Season
Date Location Discipline Rank
2014 17 Nov 2013 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd
12 Jan 2014  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 3rd
24 Jan 2014 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 2nd
28 Jan 2014 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 1st
8 Mar 2014 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
9 Mar 2014 Slalom 3rd
2015 16 Nov 2014 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 1st
10 Jan 2015  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd
17 Jan 2015  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 3rd
15 Mar 2015 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 1st
21 Mar 2015 France Méribel, France Giant slalom 1st
2016 6 Dec 2015 United States Beaver Creek, USA Giant slalom 3rd
13 Dec 2015 France Val d'Isère, France Slalom 1st
20 Dec 2015 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
22 Dec 2015 Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 1st
6 Jan 2016 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Slalom 2nd
10 Jan 2016  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 1st
17 Jan 2016  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st
24 Jan 2016 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 1st
26 Jan 2016 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 1st
28 Feb 2016 Austria Hinterstoder, Austria Giant slalom 3rd
5 Mar 2016 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
6 Mar 2016 Slalom 2nd
2017 10 Dec 2016 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd
11 Dec 2016 Slalom 1st
22 Dec 2016 Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 1st
5 Jan 2017 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
8 Jan 2017  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 1st
15 Jan 2017  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st
24 Jan 2017 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 1st

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 18 DNF2 20
2015 20 4 13
2017 22 4 4

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 19 3 10

References

  1. ^ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 25.
  2. ^ a b Etchells, Tim (22 February 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/athletes/athlete=kristoffersen-henrik-154950/
  4. ^ Pennington, Bill (22 February 2014). "Slalom Champion Sets an Age Record". New York Times.
  5. ^ "Kristoffersen unbeatable at Kitsbuehel´s slalom". FIS-Ski.com. FIS.
  6. ^ "Unstoppable Kristoffersen claims the Night Race in Schladming - FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  7. ^ "Fullt Jordal-trøkk da Vålerenga slo tilbake". Dagsavisen. Retrieved 2016-03-30.