Medal record | ||
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Women's alpine skiing | ||
World Championships | ||
1999 Vail | Giant slalom |
Andrine Flemmen (born 29 December 1974 in Molde) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. Her favourite discipline was giant slalom. In this discipline she won three World Cup races. Her career highlight was a silver medal at the WC 1999 in Vail, with gold going to the Austrian Alexandra Meissnitzer. [1]
Date | Location | Race |
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24 October 1998 | Sölden | Giant slalom |
21 November 2001 | Copper Mountain | Giant slalom |
26 October 2002 | Sölden | Giant slalom [2] |
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