Ola Vigen Hattestad

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Born (1982-04-19) 19 April 1982 (age 43)
Askim, Østfold, Norway
Country Norway
SportSkiing
Ola Vigen Hattestad
Personal information
Born (1982-04-19) 19 April 1982 (age 43)
Askim, Østfold, Norway
Spouse
Katja Višnar
Sport
Country Norway
SportSkiing
ClubØrje IL
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (20032017)
Indiv. starts117
Indiv. podiums32
Indiv. wins13
Team starts10
Team podiums6
Team wins4
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2009)
Discipline titles3 – (3 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 2 1 1
Total 3 1 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiIndividual sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 LiberecIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2009 LiberecTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2011 HolmenkollenTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2015 FalunIndividual sprint

Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 19 April 1982) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 2002 through 2018. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he became Olympic champion in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.

Hattestad has 13 individual World Cup victories, all in the sprint events.[1] He also won the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2013–14 World Cup in the sprint discipline and finished third in the overall 2008–2009 world cup.

Hattestad won two gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earning them in the individual and team sprint events. Having ranked sixth in the qualifying round, Hattestad progressed through the quarterfinals and semifinals by winning each round, eventually taking the title ahead of fellow Norwegian Johan Kjølstad. The subsequent day, the two of them teamed up for the team sprint and won another gold medal.

He was initially not qualified for the Norwegian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but this changed before the opening individual sprint, where he emerged victorious after the fastest prologue, and winning the quarterfinal, semifinal and final.

On 3 May 2018, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

References

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