Henrik Kristoffersen

Henrik Kristoffersen (born 2 July 1994) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, World Champion, and Olympic medalist.[2][3] He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Henrik Kristoffersen
Alpine skier
Kristoffersen in 2017
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubRælingen SK
Born (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994
Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
World Cup debut11 March 2012 (age 17)
Websitehenrikkristoffersen.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2013–19)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 – (2012–2021)
Wins23 – (19 SL, 4 GS)
Podiums65
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2016, 2018)
Discipline titles3 – (1 – GS, 2020,
       2 – SL, 2016, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 1 1
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 19 13 10
Giant 4 9 8
Parallel 0 2 0
Total 23 24 18
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangGiant slalom
2014 SochiSlalom
World Championships
2019 ÅreGiant slalom
Junior World Championships
2012 RoccarasoGiant slalom
2013 Mont-Sainte-AnneCombined
2014 JasnáGiant slalom
2014 JasnáSlalom
2015 HafjellGiant slalom
2015 HafjellSlalom
2012 RoccarasoSlalom
2012 RoccarasoCombined

Career

Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Kristoffersen made his World Cup debut in March 2012 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, and attained his first podium in November 2013, a third-place finish in slalom at Levi, Finland. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Kristoffersen won the bronze medal in slalom at Rosa Khutor at age 19 to become the youngest male medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history.[2][4]

Kristoffersen is the first to win the three classic slalom races in Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbühel in the same season; accomplished at age 21 in January 2016. During this run, he became the most successful Norwegian in the history of World Cup slalom competition. With his seventh win at Wengen, Kristoffersen tied Finn Christian Jagge, and the eighth came a week later in Kitzbühel to set the record. His ninth slalom victory was two days later (26 January), at the Schladming night race.

At the World Championships in 2019, Kristoffersen won the gold medal in the giant slalom at Åre, Sweden.

Achievements

Kristoffersen is the first to win the four classic slalom races (of Adelboden, Wengen, Kitzbühel, and Schladming) in a single season.[5][6]

In the 2016 season, Kristoffersen became the first male racer in 24 years to win six World Cup slalom races during a single season; Alberto Tomba won nine World Cup races (six slalom, three giant slalom) in the 1992 season.

World Cup results

Season titles
Season
Discipline
2016 Slalom
2020 Giant slalom
Slalom

Season standings
Season
Age Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 		 Super G Downhill Combined
201318602241———
201419739———
201520846———
201621213———
201722325———
201823222———
201924352——29
20202531148—26
2021267612———
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race victories
Total Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Combined Parallel
Wins23194——0
Podiums654221——2
# Season
Date Location Discipline
1 201428 January 2014 Schladming, AustriaSlalom
2 201516 November 2014 Levi, FinlandSlalom
3 15 March 2015 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom
4 21 March 2015 Méribel, FranceGiant slalom
5 201613 December 2015 Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom
6 22 December 2015 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
7 10 January 2016   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom
8 17 January 2016   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom
9 24 January 2016 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
10 26 January 2016 Schladming, AustriaSlalom
11 201711 December 2016 Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom
12 22 December 2016 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
13 8 January 2017   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom
14 15 January 2017   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom
15 24 January 2017 Schladming, AustriaSlalom
16 201821 January 2018 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
17 201924 February 2019 Bansko, BulgariaGiant slalom
18 9 March 2019 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom
19 202024 November 2019 Levi, FinlandSlalom
20 22 December 2019 Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom
21 28 January 2020 Schladming, AustriaSlalom
22 202122 December 2020 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
23 31 January 2021 Chamonix, FranceSlalom

World Championship results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
201318DNF220———
201520413———
20172244———
20192481———

Olympic results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
201419310———
201823DNF22———

References
  1. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 25.
  2. Etchells, Tim (22 February 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Pennington, Bill (22 February 2014). "Slalom Champion Sets an Age Record". New York Times.
  5. "Kristoffersen unbeatable at Kitsbuehel´s slalom". FIS-Ski.com. FIS.
  6. "Unstoppable Kristoffersen claims the Night Race in Schladming – FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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