Henrik Kristoffersen

Henrik Kristoffersen

Kristoffersen in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30) Rælingen, Akershus, Norway [1]
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom, Giant slalom
Club	Rælingen SK
World Cup debut	11 March 2012 (age 17)
Website	henrikkristoffersen.com
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2014–2022)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 – (2013–25)
Medals	3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14 – (2012–2025)
Wins	31 – (24 SL, 7 GS)
Podiums	92 – (56 SL, 34 GS, 2  PG)
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2016, 2018)
Discipline titles	4 – (3 SL, 1 GS)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing   Norway World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 24 16 16 Giant slalom 7 17 10 Parallel 0 2 0 Total 31 35 26 International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 2 0 1 Total 2 1 2 Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Giant slalom 2014 Sochi Slalom World Championships 2019 Åre Giant slalom 2023 Courchevel Slalom 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Slalom Junior World Championships 2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom 2013 Mont-Sainte-Anne Combined 2014 Jasná Giant slalom 2014 Jasná Slalom 2015 Hafjell Giant slalom 2015 Hafjell Slalom 2012 Roccaraso Slalom 2012 Roccaraso Combined

Henrik Kristoffersen (born 2 July 1994) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, World Champion, and Olympic medalist. ^{[3] [4]} He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Career

Born in Rælingen in Akershus county, ^[1] Kristoffersen made his World Cup debut in March 2012 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, and attained his first podium in November 2013, a third-place finish in slalom at Levi, Finland. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Kristoffersen won the bronze medal in slalom at Rosa Khutor at age 19 to become the youngest male medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history. ^{[3] [5]}

Kristoffersen is the first to win the three classic slalom races in Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbühel in the same season; accomplished at age 21 in January 2016. 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 Schladming night race.

At the World Championships in 2019, Kristoffersen won the gold medal in the giant slalom at Åre, Sweden.

Achievements

Kristoffersen is the first to win the four classic slalom races (of Adelboden, Wengen, Kitzbühel, and Schladming) in a single season. ^{[6] [7]}

In the 2016 season, Kristoffersen became the first male racer in 24 years to win six World Cup slalom races during a single season; Alberto Tomba won nine World Cup races (six slalom, three giant slalom) in the 1992 season.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season
	Discipline
2016	Slalom
2020	Slalom
	Giant slalom
2022	Slalom

Season standings

Season
	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant  Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
2013	18	60	22	41	—	—	—	—
2014	19	7	3	9	—	—	—
2015	20	8	4	6	—	—	—
2016	21	2	1	3	—	—	—
2017	22	3	2	5	—	—	—
2018	23	2	2	2	—	—	—
2019	24	3	5	2	—	—	29
2020	25	3	1	1	48	—	26	8
2021	26	6	6	8	—	—	—	2
2022	27	3	1	2	—	—		4
2023	28	3	2	2	—	—		—
2024	29	4	6	4	—	—
2025	30	2	1	2	—	—

Standings through 19 January 2025

Race victories

	Total	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
Wins	31	24	7	—	—	—	0
Podiums	92	56	34	—	—	—	2

#	Season
		Date	Location	Discipline
1	2014	28 January 2014	Schladming, Austria	Slalom
2	2015	16 November 2014	Levi, Finland	Slalom
3		15 March 2015	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Slalom
4		21 March 2015	Méribel, France	Giant slalom
5	2016	13 December 2015	Val d'Isère, France	Slalom
6		22 December 2015	Madonna di Campiglio, Italy	Slalom
7		10 January 2016	Adelboden, Switzerland	Slalom
8		17 January 2016	Wengen, Switzerland	Slalom
9		24 January 2016	Kitzbühel, Austria	Slalom
10		26 January 2016	Schladming, Austria	Slalom
11	2017	11 December 2016	Val d'Isère, France	Slalom
12		22 December 2016	Madonna di Campiglio, Italy	Slalom
13		8 January 2017	Adelboden, Switzerland	Slalom
14		15 January 2017	Wengen, Switzerland	Slalom
15		24 January 2017	Schladming, Austria	Slalom
16	2018	21 January 2018	Kitzbühel, Austria	Slalom
17	2019	24 February 2019	Bansko, Bulgaria	Giant slalom
18		9 March 2019	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom
19	2020	24 November 2019	Levi, Finland	Slalom
20		22 December 2019	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom
21		28 January 2020	Schladming, Austria	Slalom
22	2021	22 December 2020	Madonna di Campiglio, Italy	Slalom
23		31 January 2021	Chamonix, France	Slalom
24	2022	19 December 2021	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom
25		26 February 2022	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Slalom
26		27 February 2022		Slalom
27		12 March 2022	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom
28		13 March 2022		Giant slalom
29	2023	4 January 2023	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Slalom
30		15 January 2023	Wengen, Switzerland	Slalom
31	2025	15 December 2024	Val d'Isère, France	Slalom

World Championship results

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Team Combined
2013	18	DNF2	20	—	—	—	—
2015	20	4	13	—	—	—
2017	22	4	4	—	—	—
2019	24	8	1	—	—	—
2021	26	3	9	—	—	—
2023	28	1	5	—	—	—
2025	30	13	8	—	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2014	19	3	10	—	—	—
2018	23	DNF2	2	—	—	—
2022	27	4	8	—	—	—

See also

• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's race winners

References

1. Henrik Kristoffersen at Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 24 Sep 2021.
2. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 25.
3. Etchells, Tim (22 February 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
4. "Alpine Skiing - Athlete: Henrik KRISTOFFERSEN". Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
5. Pennington, Bill (22 February 2014). "Slalom Champion Sets an Age Record". New York Times.
6. "Kristoffersen unbeatable at Kitsbuehel´s slalom". FIS-Ski.com. FIS. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
7. "Unstoppable Kristoffersen claims the Night Race in Schladming – FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Henrik Kristoffersen at FIS (alpine)
• Henrik Kristoffersen at Olympics.com
• Henrik Kristoffersen at Olympedia
• Henrik Kristoffersen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Henrik Kristoffersen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)