| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s alpine skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1952 Oslo | Giant slalom | |
| Silver | 1952 Oslo | Slalom | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1954 Åre | Slalom | |
| Gold | 1954 Åre | Giant Slalom | |
| Gold | 1954 Åre | Combined | |
| Bronze | 1950 Aspen | Slalom | |
Stein Eriksen (born December 11, 1927) is a Norwegian-American former professional alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The 1952 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing results in Oslo, Norway. The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The 1952 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing results in Oslo, Norway. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1-7 1954 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1-7 1954 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1-7 1954 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norwegian Americans (norskamerikanere are Americans of Norwegian descent Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
Sports career
Eriksen won the gold medal in the Giant Slalom event at the 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway. 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 The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional He also won a silver medal in the Slalom race. Eriksen was the first skier from outside the Alps to win an Olympic men's alpine gold medal. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Some of his other accomplishments include the fact that he is credited with devising "aerials", a freestyle skiing event, and he helped revolutionize the world of alpine skiing, especially in America, where he has served as a ski instructor at many different ski schools. For his Olympic medals, Eriksen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1952 (Shared with Torbjørn Falkanger, Heikki Hasu, and Nils Karlsson). The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian Skiing 's highest award for competitors Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Torbjørn Falkanger (born 8 October 1927 in Trondheim) is a retired Norwegian Ski jumper who was active in the late 1940s and Heikki Vihtori Hasu (born March 21, 1926) is a retired Finnish Nordic skier. Nils Emanuel Karlsson, known as Mora-Nisse (born June 25 1917) is a Swedish Cross-country skier.
It is said that Eriksen was skiing's "first superstar", since he was handsome, stylish, and charismatic. Despite his fame, he maintained a very down-to-Earth personality. For example, he is quoted as saying, "Be tough, be confident. But you will never be a whole and happy person if you aren't humble".
Stein's father, Marius Eriksen competed in the 1912 Olympic Games as a gymnast. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in
Life in the US
Shortly after his success in the Olympics, Eriksen went to America and has lived there ever since. He worked as an instructor and as a director at various ski schools across the country. He is currently director of skiing at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah, and also serves as host of the Stein Eriksen Lodge, a ski lodge in Deer Valley, Utah (the Lodge was named in honor of Eriksen, but is not owned by him). Deer Valley Resort is a luxury Ski resort located near the historic mining town of Park City Utah approximately 36 miles (58 km east of Salt Lake City The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Stein is married to Francoise and has five children, Ava, Stein Jr. , Julianna, Anja and Bjorn. He currently calls both Utah and Montana home. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
In 1997, Eriksen was honored by the King of Norway by being awarded the highest honor that the Norwegian government can give to people living outside Norway. Childhood and education When Prince Harald was born in Skaugum he was the first heir to the throne of Norway to be born in Norway for several hundred years
On December 15, 2007 Stein Eriksen celebrated his 80th birthday (which is actually on the 11th) with friends at an "by invitation only" black tie dinner at the lodge with his namesake: Stein Eriksen Lodge. At this event was unveiled a full-size bronze statue to immortalize the legend - which now resides next to the Olympic torch in the center of the quadrangle at the entrance of the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah.
References
- FIS-Ski: Stein Eriksen - statistics
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sverre Strandli |
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1951 |
Succeeded by Hjalmar Andersen |
| Preceded by Simon Slåttvik |
Holmenkollen medal with Torbjørn Falkanger, Heikki Hasu and Nils Karlsson 1952 |
Succeeded by Magnar Estenstad |
| Preceded by Sverre Strandli |
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1954 |
Succeeded by Audun Boysen |
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