Ola Vigen Hattestad

Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 19 April 1982) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 2002 through 2018. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he became Olympic champion in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.

Ola Vigen Hattestad
Country Norway
Born (1982-04-19) 19 April 1982
Askim, Østfold, Norway
Spouse(s)Katja Višnar
Ski clubØrje IL
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2003–2017)
Individual wins13
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums32
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts117
Team starts10
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2009)
Discipline titles3 – (3 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 2 1 1
Total 3 1 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 SochiIndividual sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 LiberecIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2009 LiberecTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place 2011 Holmenkollen Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place2015 FalunIndividual sprint

Career

Hattestad has 13 individual World Cup victories, all in the sprint events.[1] He also won the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2013–14 World Cup in the sprint discipline and finished third in the overall 2008–2009 world cup.

Hattestad won two gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earning them in the individual and team sprint events. Having ranked sixth in the qualifying round, Hattestad progressed through the quarterfinals and semifinals by winning each round, eventually taking the title ahead of fellow Norwegian Johan Kjølstad. The subsequent day, the two of them teamed up for the team sprint and won another gold medal.

He was initially not qualified for the Norwegian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but this changed before the opening individual sprint, where he emerged victorious after the fastest prologue, and winning the quarterfinal, semifinal and final.

On 3 May 2018, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200623———9——
201027———4——
201431———Gold—4

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200926———Gold—Gold
201128———4—Silver
201330———9——
201532———Bronze——

Season titles
  • 3 titles – (3 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2008Sprint
2009Sprint
2014Sprint

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200320NC—NC————
200421NC—NC————
20052228—9————
20062342—16————
20072430—9————
20082514NC1st place, gold medalist(s)——DNF—
2009263rd place, bronze medalist(s)NC1st place, gold medalist(s)——69—
20102720NC5——DNF—
20112818NC2nd place, silver medalist(s)DNF—DNF—
20122921NC5DNFDNF38—
20133051—16————
20143115861st place, gold medalist(s)49—35—
20153233—9DNF———
20163326727———DNF
20173498—46————

Individual podiums
  • 13 victories – (13 WC)
  • 32 podiums – (31 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2004–05 16 March 2005Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden1.1 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
2 2005–06 11 December 2005Canada Vernon, Canada1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
32006–0715 February 2007China Changchun, China1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
4 2007–08 16 December 2007Russia Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
523 January 2008Canada Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
610 February 2008Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
71 March 2008Finland Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
85 March 2008Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
92008–0929 November 2008Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1014 December 2008Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1120 December 2008Germany Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1216 January 2009Canada Whistler, Canada1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
1325 January 2009Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1413 February 2009Italy Valdidentro, Italy1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
157 March 2009Finland Lahti, Finland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
1612 March 2009Norway Trondheim, Norge1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
172009–1028 November 2009Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1817 January 2010Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
192010–1115 January 2011Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2023 January 2011Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
215 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2216 March 2011Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
232011–123 December 2011Germany Düsseldorf, Germany1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2421 January 2012Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
2517 February 2012Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
26 2012–13 9 March 2013Finland Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
272013–142 February 2014Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
285 March 2014Norway Drammen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
29 2014–15 17 January 2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
3011 March 2015Norway Drammen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
31 2015–16 3 February 2016Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
3211 February 2016Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 4 victories – (4 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12008–0921 December 2008Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stHetland
22010–115 December 2010Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stGløersen
316 January 2011Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKjølstad
4 2011–12 4 December 2011Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.7 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdGolberg
52013–1422 December 2013Italy Asiago, Italy6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stRønning
612 January 2014Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdGolberg

References
  1. "HATTESTAD Ola Vigen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Marthe Ihle (3 May 2018). "Ola Vigen Hattestad legger opp" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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