Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
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Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (née Haugen, born 29 November 1987) is a Norwegian retired World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
Personal information | |
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Born | (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 36) Bærum, Norway |
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom |
Club | Lommedalens IL |
World Cup debut | 25 October 2009 (age 21) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018) |
Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
World Championships | |
Teams | 6 – (2011–2019, 2023) |
Medals | 2 (0 gold) |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 11 – (2010–2020) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 – (3 GS) |
Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2017) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in GS, 2017, 2020) |
Medal record | |
Haugen made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his first World Cup points with a 26th place. He won a bronze medal in giant slalom at the World Championships in 2017 and attained his first World Cup podium in March 2017 at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.[1][2]
Nestvold-Haugen represents the sports club Lommedalens IL,[1] and hails from Lommedalen.[3] At the Junior World Championships, he achieved two seventh places in 2006 in Mont-Sainte-Anne and an eighth place in 2007 in Flachau.