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Kjetil Jansrud

Alpine skier
Jansrud in February 2011
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined
Club	Peer Gynt Alpinklubb
Born	(1985-08-28) 28 August 1985 (age 39) Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (2014)
World Cup debut	19 January 2003 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams	5 – (2006–2022)
Medals	5 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	8 – (2005, 2009–2021)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	18 – (2003–2006, 2008–2021)
Wins	23
Podiums	55
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2015, 2017)
Discipline titles	4 – (1 DH, 3 SG)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Norway World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 0 0 0 Giant 0 3 3 Super-G 13 8 5 Downhill 8 7 4 Combined 1 0 1 Parallel 1 0 1 International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 2 World Championships 1 2 0 Olympic Games Gold 2014 Sochi Super-G Silver 2010 Vancouver Giant slalom Silver 2018 Pyeongchang Downhill Bronze 2014 Sochi Downhill Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang Super-G World Championships Gold 2019 Åre Downhill Silver 2015 Beaver Creek Combined Silver 2017 St. Moritz Super-G Junior World Championships Silver 2004 Maribor Giant slalom Silver 2005 Bardonecchia Combined

Kjetil Jansrud (born August 28, 1985) is a famous former alpine ski racer from Norway. He was an Olympic champion. He competed in almost all alpine skiing events except for slalom. His best event was the giant slalom, where he earned six World Cup podiums and an Olympic silver medal.

Since 2012, Kjetil focused on speed events like downhill and super-G. Most of his World Cup wins came from these races. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a gold medal in the super-G. He also took a bronze medal in the downhill race. In 2019, at the World Championships in Åre, Jansrud won a gold medal in the downhill event. Kjetil is also known for hosting the popular TV reality show Alt for Norge.

Kjetil Jansrud was born in Stavanger, Norway. He grew up in Vinstra in Gudbrandsdalen, which is about 40 kilometers from Kvitfjell.

Kjetil Jansrud's Skiing Journey

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Kjetil finished tenth in the combined event. He broke his thumb during the giant slalom race. This injury meant he couldn't finish the 2006 season. In September of that year, doctors found a problem with his back. This kept him from competing in the entire 2007 season.

Jansrud earned his first World Cup podium finish in January 2009 in Adelboden. He then placed ninth in the super combined at the World Championships in February.

He won a silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler.

Kjetil won his first World Cup race in March 2012. This victory happened on his home snow at Kvitfjell, Norway. That weekend, he reached the podium in all three speed events. He finished with a win in the super-G race on Sunday.

At the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Jansrud had a crash in the super-G race. He managed to get up and ski to the finish line. Later, it was discovered that he had torn a ligament in his left knee. This injury ended his 2013 season.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Kjetil Jansrud had an amazing performance. He won a gold medal in the super-G. He also earned a bronze medal in the downhill race at Rosa Khutor. After the Olympics, he won two more speed events at Kvitfjell.

In the 2015 season, Jansrud won seven World Cup races. He finished first in the season standings for both the Super-G and downhill events. He also won a silver medal at the World Championships in Beaver Creek in the combined event.

Jansrud achieved four wins during the 2016 season. The next year, he won five World Cup races. He finished first in super-G, second in downhill, and second in the overall season standings. He also won a silver medal at the World Championships in the super-G.

He won a silver medal in the downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea. He was just 0.12 seconds behind his teammate Aksel Lund Svindal. Kjetil also won a bronze medal in the super-G race. This brought his total Olympic medals to five: one gold, two silver, and two bronze.

At the World Championships in Sweden in 2019, Jansrud won gold in the downhill. He won by a tiny margin, just two-hundredths of a second, beating Svindal in his last international race.

In November 2021, Jansrud shared that the upcoming season would likely be his last at the top level. He confirmed in February 2022 that the Kvitfjell race on March 4, 2022, would be his final race. He chose to retire at the same course where he won his very first race in 2012.

World Cup Achievements

Kjetil Jansrud won 4 World Cup season titles:

• 1 in Downhill
• 3 in Super-G

He achieved 23 World Cup race victories:

• 8 in Downhill
• 13 in Super-G
• 1 in Parallel Giant Slalom
• 1 in Combined

He also reached the podium 55 times in World Cup races.

World Cup Race Victories

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
2012	4 March 2012	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G
2014	28 February 2014		Downhill
	2 March 2014		Super-G
2015	29 November 2014	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill
	30 November 2014		Super-G
	5 December 2014	Beaver Creek, USA	Downhill
	20 December 2014	Val Gardena, Italy	Super-G
	24 January 2015	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill
	8 March 2015	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G
	18 March 2015	Méribel, France	Downhill
2016	21 December 2015	Alta Badia, Italy	Parallel-G
	15 January 2016	Wengen, Switzerland	Combined
	6 February 2016	Jeongseon, South Korea	Downhill
	13 March 2016	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G
2017	2 December 2016	Val-d'Isère, France	Super-G
	3 December 2016		Downhill
	16 December 2016	Val Gardena, Italy	Super-G
	27 December 2016	Santa Caterina, Italy	Super-G
	25 February 2017	Kvitfjell, Norway	Downhill
2018	26 November 2017	Lake Louise, Canada	Super-G
	11 March 2018	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G
2019	25 November 2018	Lake Louise, Canada	Super-G
2020	24 January 2020	Kitzbühel, Austria	Super-G

World Championship Results

Kjetil Jansrud competed in many World Championships. Here are some of his notable results:

• In 2009, he finished 9th in the combined event.
• In 2011, he placed 5th in giant slalom and 10th in combined.
• At the 2015 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the combined event.
• In 2017, he earned another silver medal in the super-G.
• A big moment came in 2019, when he won a gold medal in the downhill race.

Olympic Games Results

Kjetil Jansrud competed in five Winter Olympic Games, winning a total of five medals.

• At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, he won a silver medal in the giant slalom.
• At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, he won a gold medal in the super-G and a bronze medal in the downhill.
• At the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, he won a silver medal in the downhill and a bronze medal in the super-G.

See also

In Spanish: Kjetil Jansrud para niños