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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 is a famous former alpine ski racer from Norway. He was born on August 28, 1985. Kjetil is also an Olympic champion.

He competed in almost all alpine skiing events. His best event was the giant slalom, where he won six World Cup awards. He also earned an Olympic silver medal in this event. After 2012, he focused on speed events. These include 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. Kjetil won a gold medal in downhill at the World Championships in 2019. This event took place in Åre, Sweden.

Kjetil Jansrud was born in Stavanger, Norway. He grew up in Vinstra, a town in Gudbrandsdalen. This area is about 40 kilometers from Kvitfjell, a famous ski resort. Kjetil is also known for hosting the TV show Alt for Norge.

Ski Racing Career

Kjetil Jansrud started his Olympic journey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He finished tenth in the combined event. During the giant slalom race, he broke his thumb. This injury ended his 2006 ski season early.

In September of that year, doctors found a problem with a disc in his back. This injury kept him from competing in the entire 2007 season. Kjetil returned to racing and achieved his first World Cup award in January 2009. This happened in Adelboden, Switzerland. In February, he finished ninth in the super combined event at the World Championships.

Olympic Success

Kjetil won a silver medal in giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics. This event was held at Whistler, Canada.

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

At the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria, Kjetil had a crash. This happened during the super-G race. He tore a ligament in his left knee, which meant his 2013 season was over.

Despite his injuries, Kjetil came back strong. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, he won a gold medal in super-G. He also earned a bronze medal in downhill. These races took place at Rosa Khutor. After the Olympics, he won two more speed events at Kvitfjell.

World Cup and World Championship Achievements

During the 2015 season, Kjetil 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. This medal was for the combined event at Beaver Creek, USA.

Kjetil won four more races in the 2016 season. The next year, he won five World Cup races. He finished first in super-G and second in downhill for the season. He also placed second overall in the World Cup standings. He won another silver medal at the World Championships in super-G.

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

At the 2019 World Championships in Sweden, Kjetil won a gold medal in the downhill. He won by a very small margin, just two-hundredths of a second. This race was also the final international race for Aksel Lund Svindal.

Kjetil Jansrud announced in November 2021 that the 2021-2022 season would likely be his last. He officially retired after the Kvitfjell race on March 4, 2022. It was special that he retired at the same course where he won his first race in 2012.

World Cup Season Titles

Kjetil Jansrud won 4 World Cup season titles: 1 in Downhill and 3 in Super-G.

World Cup Race Victories

Kjetil Jansrud won 23 World Cup races in total. He had 55 podium finishes (meaning he placed in the top three). He also had 137 top ten finishes.

• 23 wins – (8 Downhill, 13 Super-G, 1 Parallel Giant Slalom, 1 Combined)
• 55 podiums – (19 Downhill, 26 Super-G, 6 Giant Slalom, 2 Parallel Giant Slalom, 2 Combined)

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

See also

In Spanish: Kjetil Jansrud para niños