Henrik Kristoffersen (born 2 July 1994) is a Norwegian

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, and

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. He specializes in the technical events of slalom and

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Career

Born in

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, Kristoffersen made his World Cup debut in March

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, Slovenia, and attained his first podium in November

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, a third-place finish in slalom at

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. At the

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, Kristoffersen won the bronze medal in slalom at Rosa Khutor at age 19 to become the youngest male medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history. Kristoffersen is the first to win the three classic slalom races in

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, and

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in the same season; accomplished at age 21 in January

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. 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

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night race. At the

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, Kristoffersen won the gold medal in the

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, Sweden.

Achievements

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

season, Kristoffersen became the first male racer in 24 years to win six World Cup slalom races during a single season;

Alberto Tomba Alberto Tomba Golden Collar of Sports Merit - Army Gold Cross of Merit (born 19 December 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He was the dominant technical skier ( slalom and giant slalom) in the late 1980s and 1990s. At 1 ...

won nine World Cup races (six slalom, three giant slalom) in the

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season.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race victories

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristoffersen, Henrik 1994 births Norwegian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway People from Rælingen Skiers from Akershus Living people 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen