Merete Fjeldavlie

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Merete Fjeldavlie (born 13 August 1968 in Oslo) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. [1] In March 1992 she won a World Cup race in Super-G in Vail, beating Petra Kronberger and Carole Merle. That season she came second in the overall Super-G World Cup. She didn't achieve any podium finishes in the major championships; her best placing was 9th in the downhill event at the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton. She retired from alpine skiing in 2002.

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Merete Fjeldavlie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2010.


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