Silje Norendal
Silje Norendal (born 1 September 1993) is a Norwegian former snowboarder. She competes in the slopestyle and big air events. Her local club is Kongsberg IF.[2]
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Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kongsberg, Norway | 1 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer | ROCKST★R (Sponsor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Per Iver Grimsrud og Sondre Hylland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won gold in women's slopestyle in Winter X Games Europe in Tignes in 2013.[3][4]
In January 2014, she won women's slopestyle in Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.[5]
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Norendal finished in eleventh place in the Women's Slopestyle finals with a score of 49.50.[6]
In January 2015, she won women's slopestyle for the second time in Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.[7]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she finished in fourth place in the women's Women's Slopestyle finals[8] with a score of 73.91. Additionally, she finished in sixth place in the Women's Big Air finals with a score of 131.50.[9]
On 27 July 2018, Norendal got engaged to hockey player Alexander Bonsaksen.[10] In 2021, they had a daughter together.
References
- Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 95.
- Det smitter at gutta er mer gærne NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
- Norsk slopestyle-gull i X-Games Europa Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
- "Women's Snowboard Slopestyle results".
- Dette har jeg drømt om siden jeg var åtte år NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
- "Sochi 2014 Olympics". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.
- "Silje Norendal Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2022
- "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2022
- "Siljenorendal on Instagram: "Just got engaged to my best friend ❤️"".
External links
- Official website
- Silje Norendal at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Silje Norendal at the X Games (archived)
- Silje Norendal at Olympedia
- Silje Norendal at Olympics.com
- Silje Norendal at Olympic.org (archived)
- Silje Norendal at Team Norway (in Norwegian)