Audun Grønvold
Audun Grønvold ( born February 28, 1976 in Hamar ) is a Norwegian skier. First, alpine skier ( downhill and super -G) it starts in the freestyle ski cross discipline since 2004.
- 2.1 The Olympic Games
- 2.2 World Championships
- 2.3 World Cup
- 3.1 World Championships
- 3.2 Junior World Championships
- 3.3 World Cup
- 3.4 Further successes
Biography
Alpine Skiing
Grønvold began as a toddler with winter sports, he competed in his first race at the age of three years. After visiting the sports school in Geilo he came in 1993, Norwegian Skinationalteam. As a specialist in the speed disciplines he started at the Alpine Skiing World Cup only in downhill and super -G. For the first time in the points managed Grønvold 1996 at the exit of Val d'Isere with rank 25 His most successful season was in 1998 /99. This winter, he succeeded in finishing third in the downhill in the Sierra Nevada is the only podium finish of his alpine career, he also finished fifth in Val d'Isere and Kitzbühel. The departure Appreciation he finished in eleventh place.
The years that followed were for the Norwegian less successful. By 2004, he managed only twice in the top ten of a World Cup race. Only in the unterklassigen European Cup he achieved a victory in 2000.
Grønvold took a total of three Alpine Skiing World Championships in part ( Sestriere in 1997, Vail 1999 St. Anton 2001). The best result is eighth on the Birds of Prey 1999 to book. For Olympic Winter Games, he was never nominated.
Ski Cross
Once in alpine skiing, good results were fully stayed longer, Grønvold starting with the 2004 ski cross. First, in a assisted by Rossignol team, he moves again since 2006 in the Norwegian national team. In ski cross Grønvold was soon greater success. For the first time in 2005 as part of a freestyle skiing World Cup discharged ski cross competition, he won the bronze medal. In 2007, he won two World Cup races and decided this season's ski cross discipline rating for themselves. In addition, he has been three times Norwegian ski cross champion.
At the Olympic Winter Games 2010 Grønvold won the bronze medal, which he the ousted Christopher Del Bosco was able to overtake just before the finish. In the World Cup was added another victory, which was enough for third place in the discipline standings.
Successes ski cross
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010: 3 ski cross
World Championships
- Ruka 2005: 3 ski cross
- Madonna di Campiglio, 2007: 8 ski cross
- Inawashiro 2009: 28 ski cross
World Cup
- Season 2006/ 07: 5th overall World Cup ski cross World Cup 1
- Season 2009/ 10: 7th overall World Cup ski cross World Cup 3
- 6 podiums including 3 victories:
Successes Alpine Skiing
World Championships
- Sestriere 1997: 18 Super -G
- Vail / Beaver Creek 1999: 8 Departure
- Sestriere 2001: 22 Downhill, 24 Super -G
Junior World Championships
- Monte Campione 1993: 7 Super -G, downhill 18
- Lake Placid 1994: 14 Super -G, Slalom 25
- Voss 1995: 12 Giant Slalom, Downhill 15