| Olympic medalist | |||
 Lasse Kjus |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men’s Alpine Skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | Combined | |
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Downhill | |
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Combined | |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Downhill | |
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | Giant Slalom | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1993 Morioka | Combined | |
| Gold | 1999 Vail | Giant Slalom | |
| Gold | 1999 Vail | Super-G | |
| Silver | 1996 Sierra Nevada | Combined | |
| Silver | 1997 Sestrières | Downhill | |
| Silver | 1997 Sestrières | Slalom | |
| Silver | 1997 Sestrières | Giant Slalom | |
| Silver | 1999 Vail | Downhill | |
| Silver | 1999 Vail | Slalom | |
| Silver | 1999 Vail | Combined | |
| Silver | 2003 St. Moritz | Combined | |
Lasse Kjus (born January 14, 1971) is a retired Norwegian Alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 were held in Morioka, Japan, from February 4 - 14, 1993. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held at Sierra Nevada in southern Spain, February 12 - 25, 1996. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3 - 15, 1997. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3 - 15, 1997. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3 - 15, 1997. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St Moritz, Switzerland, from February 2 - 16, 2003. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached The alpine skiing World Cup is a circuit of Alpine skiing competitions launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championship medals ranks 2nd all-time behind fellow Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt. Kjetil André Aamodt (born September 2, 1971 in Oslo Norway) is a retired Norwegian Alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history
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Career
Kjus was born in Siggerud. Siggerud is a village in the municipality of Ski, Norway, just a few kilometres away from the border of the municipality of Oslo where most of Siggerud's
1999 World Championships
In February of 1999, Kjus pulled off one of the most remarkable feats in the history of alpine skiing when he medaled in all five events at the FIS Alpine World Championships in Vail, Colorado. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS Three skiers had previously earned four medals at a single World Championships (Toni Sailer of Austria in 1958 at Bad Gastein, Marielle Goitschel of France in 1966 at Portillo, Chile, Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland in 1987 at Crans-Montana) — including two (Sailer and Goitschel) who did so when only 4 medal events were contested — but no one before or since has medaled in all five alpine disciplines, downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined, at a single championships. Anton ("Toni" Sailer (born November 17, 1935 in Kitzbühel) is a former alpine skier from Austria, considered among the Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bad Gastein is a spa town in Austria, situated in the middle of the National Park Hohe Tauern, at 1000 metres above Sea level. Marielle Goitschel (born 28 September 1945 in Sainte-Maxime) is a former French alpine skier. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Ski Portillo Chile (usually known simply as Portillo is a Ski resort located about 2 hours drive northeast of Santiago Chile. Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963 in Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis) is a Swiss former alpine skier, one of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Crans-Montana (also known as Crans sur Sierre) is a Ski resort in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the Valais, located on a plateau above The downhill is an Alpine skiing discipline The rules for the downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline It is usually referred to as Super G and is considered a "speed" discipline along with Giant slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates" spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline involving skiing between poles (gates spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill Combined is an Alpine skiing event Although not technically a "discipline" of its own it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline along with Downhill
He started off on February 2 by tying Austrian great Hermann Maier for gold in super G. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Hermann Maier (born December 7, 1972, Altenmarkt im Pongau) is an Austrian Skier who has won four overall World Cup Four days later, in the downhill at nearby Beaver Creek, Kjus settled for silver, 0. 31 seconds behind Maier. On February 9 in the combined event, he narrowly missed his second gold, finishing in silver-medal position only 0. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Combined is an Alpine skiing event Although not technically a "discipline" of its own it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline along with Downhill 16 seconds behind compatriot Kjetil André Aamodt. Kjetil André Aamodt (born September 2, 1971 in Oslo Norway) is a retired Norwegian Alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history With momentum building, Kjus captured gold in the giant slalom on February 12, and then finished off his remarkable run two days later with silver in his weakest event, slalom. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the He had the lead after the first of two runs of slalom, but skied conservatively to assure he would win a fifth medal. He finished a scant 0. 11 seconds behind Kalle Palander of Finland over two runs. Kalle Markus Palander (born May 2, 1977 in Tornio) is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Reflecting on his performance that day and the entire fortnight in Colorado, Kjus said "I always try my best, but I could never have dreamed. . . maybe I could have skied faster in the second run, but I didn't want to be too aggressive. I knew I could get a podium, and that's all I wanted. " He missed winning all five gold medals by a combined total of slightly more than half a second (0. 58 seconds). Most impressively, he performed the feat while suffering from a chest infection which had dogged him all winter and often left him coughing and wheezing at the bottom of courses.
After the race, Kjus offered some advice to wild young American Bode Miller, who was competing in his first Worlds: "Control your abandon. Bode Miller (born October 12 1977) is an American alpine skier. " Miller finished 8th in the slalom event.
World Cup victories
Lasse Kjus has won 18 World Cup events: 10 in Downhill, 2 in Super-G, 2 in Giant Slalom and 4 in the Combined Event. The downhill is an Alpine skiing discipline The rules for the downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline It is usually referred to as Super G and is considered a "speed" discipline along with Giant slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates" spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom Combined is an Alpine skiing event Although not technically a "discipline" of its own it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline along with Downhill
Overall
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Combined |
| 1999 | Overall |
| 1999 | Downhill |
| 1999 | Combined |
| 1996 | Overall |
| 1994 | Combined |
Individual victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 1994 |  Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| February 2, 1995 |  Vail |
Super-G |
| December 21, 1995 |  Kranjska Gora |
Giant Slalom |
| December 29, 1995 |  Bormio |
Downhill |
| March 6, 1996 |  Kvitfjell |
Downhill |
| January 26, 1997 | Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| March 2, 1997 | Kvitfjell |
Downhill |
| December 12, 1998 |  Val-d'Isère |
Downhill |
| December 18, 1998 | Val Gardena |
Downhill |
| January 16, 1999 |  Wengen |
Downhill |
| January 17, 1999 | Wengen |
Combined |
| January 22, 1999 | Kitzbühel |
Downhill |
| March 10, 1999 |  Sierra Nevada |
Downhill |
| January 21, 2001 | Kitzbühel |
Combined |
| December 19, 2003 | Val Gardena |
Super-G |
| January 22, 2004 | Kitzbühel |
Downhill |
| December 4, 2004 | Beaver Creek |
Giant Slalom |
| March 10, 2005 | Lenzerheide |
Downhill |
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