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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_WassbergThomas Wassberg - Wikipedia

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   4 × 10 km relay. Lars Thomas Wassberg (born 27 March 1956) is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Jernberg and Oddvar Brå.

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     OS-klassiker med Thomas Wassberg - 15 km (K) Lake Placid 1980

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3. www.youtube.com › watchFischer Nordic | Live to ski | Thomas Wassberg - YouTube

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   Fischer Nordic | Live to ski | Thomas Wassberg. He has seen it all and is part of cross-country history. Swedish icon Thomas Wassberg started skiing as a kid and never stopped, though over...

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4. sv.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_WassbergThomas Wassberg – Wikipedia

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   Lars Thomas Wassberg, född 27 mars 1956 i Lennartsfors i Värmland, [ 1] är en svensk tidigare längdskidåkare. Han deltog under karriären i fyra olympiska spel (fyra medaljer, alla guld) samt tre världsmästerskap (sju medaljer, varav tre guld). 1980 belönades han både med Holmenkollenmedaljen och Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj . Biografi. Skidkarriär

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6. olympics.com › en › athletesThomas WASSBERG - Olympics.com

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   Thomas WASSBERG. Team Sweden. Cross-Country Skiing. Olympic Medals. 4 G. Games Participations 4. First Olympic Games Innsbruck 1976. Year of Birth 1956. Olympic Results. Biography. At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Thomas Wassberg, competing in the 15km event, have to beat Juha Mieto's time of 41:57.64. One 1/100th.

7. www.youtube.com › watchThomas Wassberg - Legend Of Swedish Cross Country Skiing

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   Feb 6, 2022 · 4.6K views 1 year ago. Thomas Lars Wassberg (born 27 March 1956) is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in ...

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   Who is Thomas Wassberg?

   • As well as winning four gold medals at two editions of the Olympic Winter Games, Swedish cross-country skier Thomas Wassberg left the Games and his sport with a long-lasting legacy. After winning the 15km race at Lake Placid by the narrowest margin imaginable, the rules on timing in the competition were changed.

   Cross country star Wassberg opens his Olympic gold account

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   What is the 'Wassberg' technique?

   • The Swede’s punchy style, where he shunned the classic diagonal method and opted for the skating style, pushing powerfully with both poles on both leg kicks – an extremely efficient, not to say physically demanding way to move over the snow – is known to this day in skiing circles as the “Wassberg” technique.

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   Is Wassberg a good skier?

   • A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Jernberg and Oddvar Brå. He has described his mental strength and physical fitness as his greatest abilities as a skier, with his main weakness being a lack of sprinting ability.

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   Should a gold medal be split between Wassberg and Mieto?

   • Wassberg subsequently suggested to Mieto that the gold medal should be split between them "as one one-hundredth of a second is nothing in a 15-kilometer race". This incident led the International Ski Federation (FIS) to change their timing to the nearest one-tenth of a second.

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9. olympics.com › en › newsCross country star Wassberg opens his Olympic gold account

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   As well as winning four gold medals at two editions of the Olympic Winter Games, Swedish cross-country skier Thomas Wassberg left the Games and his sport with a long-lasting legacy. After winning the 15km race at Lake Placid by the narrowest margin imaginable, the rules on timing in the competition were changed.

10. www.fischersports.com › news › interview-thomas-wassbergInterview THOMAS WASSBERG | International (English)

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    Dec 3, 2023 · 03.12.23. Interview THOMAS WASSBERG. „ACTUALLY I ALWAYS SKIED ON FISCHER!” During his career Thomas Wassberg notched up four gold medals each at Olympic Games and World Cups.