Ronny Hafsås

Ronny André Hafsås (born November 14, 1985) is a retired Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier.

Ronny Hafsås
Country Norway
Born (1985-11-14) November 14, 1985
Stårheim, Norway
Ski clubStårheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (2007, 2010, 2012)
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts3
Team starts1
Overall titles0 – (66th in 2010)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Rovaniemi4 × 10 km relay
Men's biathlon
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Haute Maurienne3 × 7.5 km relay

Biathlon career

Hafsås first competed in the Biathlon World Cup in Pyeongchang, South Korea in February 2008. His initial appearance (in a 10 km sprint) was spoiled by bad shooting,[1] but he earned the first World Cup points of his career in the pursuit that followed, with a 21st place.[2] Hafsås claimed his first top ten placing in the World Cup the next week, placing ninth in another sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk.[3]

Hafsås' best finish in the Biathlon World Cup so far is a sixth place, which he earned (again in a sprint) during the opening weekend of the 2008-09 season at Östersund.[4][5]

Cross-country skiing career

As a cross-country skier, Hafsås has two World Cup victories (one individual and one in a relay), both of which he earned during the opening weekend of the 2009-10 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Beitostølen, Norway. On November 21, 2009, Hafsås, who had been better established at the professional level as a biathlete,[6] surprisingly won the 15 km freestyle individual competition that opened the year, by the very narrow margin of 0.2 seconds ahead of Vincent Vittoz.[7] This earned him a spot in the Norwegian team for the next day's 4 × 10 km relay. Hafsås' performance on the third leg wasn't as stellar as the day before, as he gave up some ground to Alexander Legkov of Russia and René Sommerfeldt of Germany;[8] however, Norway still won thanks to Petter Northug as the anchor.[8]

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 42nd in the 15 km event.

Hafsås retired after the 2012–13 season after having been hampered by illness for three seasons.[9]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20102442—————

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200721NCNC————
2010246637————
201226NCNC————

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12009–1021 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12009–1022 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stRønning / Sundby / Northug

References
  1. "IBU DATACENTER". Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  2. "IBU DATACENTER". Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  3. "IBU DATACENTER". Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  4. "IBU DATACENTER". Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  5. "Ronny Hafsas". IBU.
  6. "Ronnys store dag" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-11-25. (in Norwegian)
  7. "FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Beitostølen 21 November 2009 men's 15 km individual freestyle results". FIS. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  8. "FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Beitostølen 22 November 2009 men's 4 x 10 km relay results". FIS. Archived from the original on 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  9. "Ronny Hafsås (27) legger opp" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2014-11-22. (in Norwegian)
  10. "HAFSAAS Ronny Andre". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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