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Finn Christian Jagge
Alpine skier
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Disciplines Technical events
Born (1966-04-04)4 April 1966
Stabekk, Norway
Died 8 July 2020(2020-07-08) (aged 54)
Oslo, Norway
World Cup debut 1993
Retired 2000
Olympics
Teams 4
Medals 1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 8
World Cup
Seasons 8
Wins 7
Podiums 17
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 7 3 7
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
Junior World Championships 1 0 0
Men's Alpine skiing
Gold 1992 Albertville Slalom

Finn Christian "Finken" Jagge (4 April 1966 – 8 July 2020) was a Norwegian alpine skier.

Biography

He was the son of alpine skier Liv Jagge-Christiansen and tennis player Finn Dag Jagge. In the World Cup he won seven slalom victories. He also won the Norwegian Championship eight times. His career highlight came with the gold medal in the slalom competition at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville. He retired in 2000. He trained the Norwegian women ski team from 2005 to 2007. He worked for the Norwegian telecom company Ludo and later as a Partner Headhunter for Dynamic People Headhunting in Oslo. Jagge won the Norwegian reality TV show Mesternes Mester in 2011. He was 54 years old, when he died after a short illness in July 2020. He was married to Trine-Lise Jagge and had two children.

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
17 December 1991 Italy Madonna di Campiglio Slalom
9 January 1994 Slovenia Kranjska Gora Slalom
15 March 1997 United States Vail Slalom
15 December 1997 Italy Sestriere Slalom
14 December 1998 Italy Sestriere Slalom
28 February 1999 Germany Ofterschwang Slalom
13 December 1999 Italy Madonna di Campiglio Slalom

See also

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