Career

26.12.1982
Born

1982
growing up
Get my first pair of skies
for my 3rd birthday

1985
First time wearing a bib.
My dad helping me out.

1986
I skied a lot when I was a kid. Got tired
and could fall asleep anywhere.

1987
I race in my first race.

1991
My brother and I at the Downhill
Lillehammer´94 Olympics

1994
Won the National Slalom Championship
for kids under 16

1998
youth
Driving around Norway with my school
Oppdal doing FIS races

1999
After doing FIS races in Scandinavia for 2 years
I started travelling around Central Europe
with the Norwegian junior team

2000
One gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the junior world championships in Tarviso Italy

2002
First European Cup win and breakthrough in World Cup with 6th and 9th place in Gröden, Italy
First podium worldcup with a 2nd place
in the combined in Kitzbühel

2003
professional
First World Championships with a 5th in Giant Slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland
First World Championship medal with a silver
in the combined in Bormio, Italy

2005
First World Cup victory in the Super-G
in Lake Louise, Canada
Big crash at downhill course in Val Gardena, Italy.
I get away with just a few broken ribs.
Didn´t get a medal! First Olympic Games.
Came 5th and 6th, went out in the combined
after being second in the Downhill.
Still a great experience!

2006
First downhill WC victory.
I won the overall super-G and came
in 2nd overall behind Benni Raich
Two gold medals (Downhill and Giant slalom) at the World Championships in Åre, Sweden

2007
March: Take home the overall WC title
after winning three races in a row
in Lenzerheide switzerland
November: Bad crash in Beaver Creek USA.
Season is over after a great start with
two wins and the overall WC lead
December: I come back to beaver creek after almost a year off.
Win the Downhill, Super-G and 3rd in GS. I´m back in the world cup!

2008
Win World Championships in Val d'Isère

2009
Take home the overall World Cup after
a record close fight with Benni Raich.
I won with 2 points after the last race.
Olympic Gold at the 2010 games
in Vancouver, Canada!

2010
By the end of the Olympics I had three medals, gold, silver and bronze. In the last race I got to stand on the podium with my teammate Kjetil,
as he also got a medal.
2011 World Championships in Garmisch, Germany. I defended my title in the Super-Combined and won the gold again.

2011