Sebastian Foss-Solevåg
Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (born 13 July 1991) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. He is world champion, Olympic bronze medalist and three times national champion in slalom.
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| Born | 13 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spjelkavik IL[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 17 November 2012 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 team, 1 individual) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2015–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2013–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 5 – (5 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SL, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Born in Ålesund, he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slalom where he placed ninth.[2]
Foss-Solevåg's first World Cup podium came in January 2015 at Zagreb, Croatia,[3] and his first win came six years later at Flachau, Austria. He won the gold medal in the slalom at the World Championships in 2021,[4] and won another in the team event.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in the mixed team competition,[1] along with Nina Haver-Løseth, Kristin Lysdahl, Maren Skjøld, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen and Jonathan Nordbotten.[5]
Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in men's slalom,[1] behind Clément Noël and Johannes Strolz.[6]
Foss Solevåg became national champion in slalom in 2013, 2015 and 2021.[7]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
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| 2014 | 22 | 72 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 24 | 45 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 25 | 56 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 26 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | 40 | |
| 2019 | 27 | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 31 | 54 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 2 wins – (2 SL)
- 5 podiums – (5 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2015 | 6 Jan 2015 |  Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2016 | 20 Mar 2016 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} St. Moritz, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2021 | 22 Dec 2020 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd |
| 17 Jan 2021 |  Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2022 | 22 Dec 2021 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
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| 2015 | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2017 | 25 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2019 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | 34 | 5 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | not run |
| 2018 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | DNF2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Sebastian Foss Solevåg". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- "Sebastian Foss Solevaag". sochi2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- Sebastian FOSS-SOLEVAAG Fis Ski. Retrieved 17 October 2019
- Sundby, Jørn. "alpint (verdensmestere)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- "Team, Mixed". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- "Slalom, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "alpint – norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
External links
- Sebastian Foss Solevåg at FIS (alpine)
- Sebastian Foss Solevåg at Olympics.com
- Sebastian Foss Solevåg at Olympedia
- Sebastian Foss-Solevåg at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Sebastian Johann Foss Solevåg at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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