| National federation | Norwegian Ski Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coach | Christian Mitter (men) Ole Morten Iversen (women) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championmships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Norway national alpine ski team represents Norway in International alpine skiing competitions such as Winter Olympic Games, FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Norwegian alpine skiers won six overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup with men and none with women. [1]
| Skier | Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant slalom | Slalom | Combined | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksel Lund Svindal | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| Kjetil André Aamodt | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Kjetil Jansrud | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Henrik Kristoffersen | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Lasse Kjus | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Ole Kristian Furuseth | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Atle Skårdal | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Jan Einar Thorsen | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
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