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Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kongsberg, Norway | 1 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer | ROCKST★R (Sponsor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Per Iver Grimsrud og Sondre Hylland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Silje Norendal (born 1 September 1993) is a Norwegian former snowboarder. She competes in the slopestyle and big air events. Her local club is Kongsberg IF. [2]
She won gold in women's slopestyle in Winter X Games Europe in Tignes in 2013. [3] [4]
In January 2014, she won women's slopestyle in Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. [5]
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Norendal finished in eleventh place in the Women's Slopestyle finals with a score of 49.50. [6]
In January 2015, she won women's slopestyle for the second time in Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.[ citation needed ] [7]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she finished in fourth place in the women's Women's Slopestyle finals [8] with a score of 73.91. Additionally, she finished in sixth place in the Women's Big Air finals with a score of 131.50. [9]
On 27 July 2018, Norendal got engaged to hockey player Alexander Bonsaksen. [10] In 2021, they had a daughter together.
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