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Kjetil Jansrud (born 28 August 1985) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion. He competed in all alpine disciplines apart from slalom, and his best event was the giant slalom where he has six World Cup podiums and an Olympic silver medal.
247K Followers, 479 Following, 1,522 Posts - Kjetil Jansrud (@kjansrud) on Instagram: "Used to ski fast! Liverpool fan, gamer, dad. In reverse order. Follow me on www.twitch.tv/kjansrud".
The Norwegian alpine ski legend defied the odds and made the team for Beijing 2022 after a near-impossible recovery from a Super G crash. He aims for his sixth Olympic medal in his fifth Games, despite being an outsider and a 36-year-old veteran.
- Ken Browne
Feb 28, 2022 · The Norwegian alpine skier, who won five Olympic medals and 23 World Cup races, will end his career in Kvitfjell, where he got his first victory. He made a comeback from a knee injury to compete in Beijing, where he won super-G gold.
Mar 3, 2022 · Mar 03, 2022·Alpine Skiing. specialfeature #kjetiljansrud Kjetil Jansrud will retire from professional racing in a few days. The Norwegian speed specialist ... See also:
Feb 28, 2022 · OSLO, Norway (AP) — Five-time Olympic medalist Kjetil Jansrud will end his ski racing career at home in Norway on Saturday. The 36-year-old Jansrud wrote on Instagram on Monday that he will finish at the course where he got the first of his 23 World Cup wins.
He has won medals of each colour at the Olympic Winter Games: gold (super-G in 2014), silver (giant slalom in 2010, downhill in 2018) and bronze (downhill in 2014, super-G in 2018). With his five podium finishes, Kjetil Jansrud, the Norwegian speed specialist, is one of the most decorated Olympic Alpine skiing stars of all time.
