Henrik Kristoffersen has become an indispensable part of the leaderboard as a ski racer.
He is particularly victorious in slalom and giant slalom.
In
slalom
and
giant slalom
,
Henrik Kristoffersen is
one of the best winter athletes in the world.
Two Olympic medals underline his sporting success.
As a Norwegian champion and
world champion
, the
ski racer started
as one of the favorites at the
2019/2020 World Cup
.
Henrik Kristoffersen was born
on
July 2, 1994
in Lørenskog, Norway, but grew up in
Løvenstad
.
The Norwegian
skier became
a member of the Rælingen Skiklubb
at the age of six
.
The athlete has specialized in
slalom
and
giant slalom
and can count himself among the world's best in both disciplines.
In March 2012 Kristoffersen went the first time at the
World Cup
at the start and took the
slalom
from
Kranjska Gora
part.
He did not manage to qualify for the second round, but still ended the season with a success - the title of
Norwegian
Slalom
Champion
.
From then on, the
World Cup
kept going up.
In November 2012 the ski racer got
his first World Cup points
with an eleventh place in the
slalom
and almost exactly a year later he was already on the podium.
He could only top it off with a
win
, which followed on January 28, 2014 at the
slalom
in
Schladming
.
The ski racer, his first Olympic medal and further successes
In the same year Henrik Kristoffersen made his way to Sochi for the
Olympics
.
In
slalom
, he brought the
bronze medal
to Norway, making him the
youngest ever winner of
an alpine medal at the Winter Olympics.
In 2015, the
world championship
in Beaver Creek was on, where he just missed the medal ranks in slalom with fourth place.
At the
Junior World Championship
in March 2015, however, the
ski racer was
more successful.
It was his last participation in the Junior World Championships and he finished with a
gold medal
each
in
slalom
and
giant slalom
.
These and the following medals made Kristoffersen the
most successful ski racer
at the Alpine Junior Ski World Championships:
2012: Gold in giant slalom, silver in slalom and the combination
2013: gold in combination
2014: Gold in slalom and giant slalom
The 2015/2016 season held one victory after the other in store for the athlete.
He won six out of seven
giant slaloms
and thus
secured
victory in
the
Slalom World Cup
.
Henrik Kristoffersen: From Olympics to World Champion and World Cup third
Henrik Kristoffersen also
competed
again at the
2018 Olympic Games
.
In the
giant slalom
, he secured the
silver medal
.
In the
slalom,
however, he was eliminated in the second run.
In 2019 it was time for another participation in the
World Cup
.
In Åre the athlete fought his way to first place in the giant slalom and thus became
world champion
.
In the following
2019/2020 World Cup season
, it was firmly expected that Kristoffersen and
Alexis Pinturault
would fight for the overall victory.
Check out this post on Instagram
$ {caption}
$ {footer} $ {time}
In fact, the
ski racer was
able to keep up for a long time and even took the
lead
.
But his performance fell in February and Kristoffersen had to hand over his interim top position to his compatriot
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
.
Due to the pandemic, the
season had
to be
terminated
prematurely
.
So he ended up in third place in the overall standings.
However, the Norwegian ski racer was able to win two discipline ratings.
He
secured
first place in
both
slalom
and
giant slalom
.
By Sophie Neumärker