Tärna IK Fjällvinden

Tärna IK Fjällvinden in Tärnaby, Sweden is arguably the most successful alpine skiing club in the history of the sport. Although Tärnaby has a population of a mere 500, Fjällvinden has produced several of the greatest alpine skiers of all time: Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Pärson, Stig Strand, Jens Byggmark, and Bengt Fjällberg.

Tärna IK Fjällvinden
Full nameTärna idrottsklubb Fjällvinden
Sportalpine skiing, cross-country skiing, gymnastics
Founded1928
Based inTärnaby, Sweden

History

IK Fjällvinden was founded in Umfors, while Tärna IK was founded in Tärnaby. The two clubs merged in 1928, adopting cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing was adopted in 1937.[1]

Notable winnings

  • Three Olympic gold medals
  • One Olympic silver medal
  • Five Olympic bronze medals
  • Ten World Championship gold medals
  • Six World Championship silver medals
  • Six World Championship bronze medals
  • 129 Alpine Skiing World Cup victories
  • More than 100 Swedish National Championship gold medals.
  • 5 overall World Cup victories
  • 22 World Cup discipline victories

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

  • Anja Pärson: 7 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze
  • Ingemar Stenmark: 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
  • Jens Byggmark: 3 silver
  • Bengt Fjällberg: 1 bronze

Winter Olympics

  • Ingemar Stenmark: 2 gold, 1 bronze
  • Anja Pärson: 1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze

FIS World Cup discipline champions

  • Ingemar Stenmark: 3 overall, 8 slalom, 8 giant slalom
  • Anja Pärson: 2 overall, 3 giant slalom, 1 slalom, 1 combined
  • Stig Strand: 1 slalom

Etymology

The name "Fjällvinden" fittingly translates to "The wind on the mountains".

References

  1. Stefan Holm (13 February 2007). "Med slalomhimlen runt hörnet" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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