Kjetil Jansrud (born 28 August 1985) is a Norwegian former

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alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

and

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champion. He competed in all alpine disciplines apart from slalom, and his best event was the

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where he has six World Cup podiums and an Olympic silver medal. Since 2012, he had concentrated on the speed events, where all but two of his World Cup victories had come. At the

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in Sochi, he won the

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and placed third in the

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. At the

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, Jansrud won gold in the

. Born in

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, Jansrud hails from Vinstra in

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, about

Career

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in

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, Jansrud finished tenth in the

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. He broke his thumb in the Olympic

which ended his 2006 season. A

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discovered that September kept him out of the entire 2007 season. Jansrud made his first World Cup podium in January 2009 at

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and finished ninth in the

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in February at the

. He won the silver medal in

at the

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at Whistler. Jansrud won his first World Cup race in March

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on home snow at

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; he made the podium in all three speed events over the weekend, capped off with a victory in the super-G on Sunday. At the first men's race of the World Championships in

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, Jansrud crashed in the

, but got up and skied down to the finish. It was later revealed that he tore a ligament in his left knee, ending his

season. At the Winter Olympics in

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at Sochi, Jansrud won gold in the

and bronze in the

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. At the first World Cup races following the games, he won two speed events at Kvitfjell. In the

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season, Jansrud won seven World Cup races, and placed first in the season standings in both the Super-G and downhill disciplines. He won a silver medal at the

at Beaver Creek in the

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

in the

. He took the silver medal in the

at the Winter Olympics in

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, 0.12 seconds behind teammate and training partner

Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 20 ...

, after leading most of the run. He won bronze in the

, for his fifth Olympic medal: a gold, two silver, and two bronze. At the World Championships in

in Sweden, Jansrud won gold in the

by two-hundredths of a second, edging out Svindal in his final In an interview in November 2021, Jansrud expressed that the coming season probably would be his last season at top level. Jansrud confirmed in February 2022 that the Kvetfjill race on 4 March 2022 will be his last race. He is retiring at the same course on which he won his first race in 2012.

World Cup results

Season titles

4 titles: (1

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, 3

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)

Season standings

Race victories

* 23 wins – (8 DH, 13 SG, 1 PGS, 1 SC) * 55 podiums – (19 DH, 26 SG, 6 GS, 2 PGS, 2 SC); 137 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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