Finn Christian Jagge facts for kids
Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Technical events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Stabekk, Norway |
4 April 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 July 2020 Oslo, Norway |
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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
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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 |
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17 December 1991 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom |
9 January 1994 | Kranjska Gora | Slalom |
15 March 1997 | Vail | Slalom |
15 December 1997 | Sestriere | Slalom |
14 December 1998 | Sestriere | Slalom |
28 February 1999 | Ofterschwang | Slalom |
13 December 1999 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom |
See also
In Spanish: Finn Christian Jagge para niños