Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen

Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (born 29 November 1987) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.

Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
Haugen in 2008
Born (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubLommedalens IL
World Cup debut25 October 2009 (age 21)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (20112019, 2023)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (20102020)
Wins0
Podiums3 – (3 GS)
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in GS, 2017, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam event
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 MéribelTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2017 St. MoritzGiant slalom

Haugen made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his first World Cup points with a 26th place. He won a bronze medal in giant slalom at the World Championships in 2017 and attained his first World Cup podium in March 2017 at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.[1][2]

Nestvold-Haugen represents the sports club Lommedalens IL,[1] and hails from Lommedalen.[3] At the Junior World Championships, he achieved two seventh places in 2006 in Mont-Sainte-Anne and an eighth place in 2007 in Flachau.

Personal life

Nestvold-Haugen is from Lommedalen, Norway.[4] His sister is Norwegian alpine skier Kristine Gjelsten Haugen.[5] He studied finance and international business in the United States at the University of Denver and graduated in 2012.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
20102210130
201123895826
201224974037
201325512724
201426363010
201527444511
201628413013
20172917246
20183024208
201931403513
20203221436
202133324610
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

  • 3 podiums – (3 GS); 34 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20174 Mar 2017Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom2nd
20208 Dec 2019United States Beaver Creek, USAGiant slalom3rd
2 Feb 2020Germany Garmisch, GermanyGiant slalom3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
201123DNF216
2013252324
201527DNF1
201729153
201931407

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam event
201022DNF128
2014261216
2018301383

References

  1. Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. "Results". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "Leif Kristian Haugen (1987) – Skattelister 2008" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  4. "Gilles 9th after short skate". The Denver Post. 27 January 2010.
  5. Hansen, Espen (16 February 2017). "VM-alpinisten har et nært forhold med Bjørn Rune Gjelsten: – En viktig støttespiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 January 2020.


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