Henrik Kristoffersen
Henrik Kristoffersen (born 2 July 1994) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, World Champion, and Olympic medalist.[3][4] He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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| Born | 2 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rælingen SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 11 March 2012 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | henrikkristoffersen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2013–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2012–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 30 – (23 SL, 7 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2016, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 4 – (3 – SL, 1 – GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Born in Rælingen in Akershus county,[1] Kristoffersen 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.[3][5]
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.
At the World Championships in 2019, Kristoffersen won the gold medal in the giant slalom at Åre, Sweden.
Achievements
Kristoffersen is the first to win the four classic slalom races (of Adelboden, Wengen, Kitzbühel, and Schladming) in a single season.[6][7]
In the 2016 season, Kristoffersen became the first male racer in 24 years to win six World Cup slalom races during a single season; Alberto Tomba won nine World Cup races (six slalom, three giant slalom) in the 1992 season.
World Cup results
Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 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 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 29 | |
| 2020 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | 26 | 8 |
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 19 March 2023
Race victories
| Total | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| Wins | 30 | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Podiums | 81 | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | 2 |
| # | Season | |||
| Date | Location | Discipline | ||
| 1 | 2014 | 28 January 2014 |  Schladming, Austria | Slalom |
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| 2 | 2015 | 16 November 2014 |  Levi, Finland | Slalom |
| 3 | 15 March 2015 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 4 | 21 March 2015 |  Méribel, France | Giant slalom | |
| 5 | 2016 | 13 December 2015 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom |
| 6 | 22 December 2015 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | |
| 7 | 10 January 2016 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 8 | 17 January 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 9 | 24 January 2016 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | |
| 10 | 26 January 2016 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | |
| 11 | 2017 | 11 December 2016 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom |
| 12 | 22 December 2016 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | |
| 13 | 8 January 2017 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 14 | 15 January 2017 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 15 | 24 January 2017 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | |
| 16 | 2018 | 21 January 2018 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom |
| 17 | 2019 | 24 February 2019 |  Bansko, Bulgaria | Giant slalom |
| 18 | 9 March 2019 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | |
| 19 | 2020 | 24 November 2019 | Levi, Finland | Slalom |
| 20 | 22 December 2019 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | |
| 21 | 28 January 2020 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | |
| 22 | 2021 | 22 December 2020 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom |
| 23 | 31 January 2021 | Chamonix, France | Slalom | |
| 24 | 2022 | 19 December 2021 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom |
| 25 | 26 February 2022 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Slalom | |
| 26 | 27 February 2022 | Slalom | ||
| 27 | 12 March 2022 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | |
| 28 | 13 March 2022 | Giant slalom | ||
| 29 | 2023 | 4 January 2023 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Slalom |
| 30 | 15 January 2023 | Wengen, Switzerland | 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 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 24 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2014 | 19 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | DNF2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
References
- Henrik Kristoffersen at Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 24 Sep 2021.
- Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 25.
- Etchells, Tim (22 February 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- "Alpine Skiing - Athlete: Henrik KRISTOFFERSEN". Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- 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 27 January 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Henrik Kristoffersen at FIS (alpine)
- Henrik Kristoffersen at Olympics.com
- Henrik Kristoffersen at Olympedia
- Henrik Kristoffersen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Henrik Kristoffersen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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Men's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
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