Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (born 13 July 1991) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. He is world champion, Olympic bronze medalist and three times national champion in slalom.
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| Born | 13 July 1991 Ålesund, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Spjelkavik IL[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 17 November 2012 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 team, 1 individual) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2015–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2013–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 5 – (5 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SL, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Ålesund, he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slalom where he placed ninth.[2]
Foss-Solevåg's first World Cup podium came in January 2015 at Zagreb, Croatia,[3] and his first win came six years later at Flachau, Austria. He won the gold medal in the slalom at the World Championships in 2021,[4] and won another in the team event.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in the mixed team competition,[1] along with Nina Haver-Løseth, Kristin Lysdahl, Maren Skjøld, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen and Jonathan Nordbotten.[5]
Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in men's slalom,[1] behind Clément Noël and Johannes Strolz.[6]
Foss Solevåg became national champion in slalom in 2013, 2015 and 2021.[7]
Personal life
editWorld Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | 72 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 24 | 45 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 25 | 56 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 26 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | 40 | |
| 2019 | 27 | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 31 | 54 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
edit- 2 wins – (2 SL)
- 5 podiums – (5 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 Jan 2015 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2016 | 20 Mar 2016 |  St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2021 | 22 Dec 2020 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 17 Jan 2021 |  Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 1st | |
| 2022 | 22 Dec 2021 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Slalom | 1st |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2017 | 25 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2019 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | 34 | 5 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | not run |
| 2018 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | DNF2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sebastian Foss Solevåg". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Sebastian Foss Solevaag". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Sebastian FOSS-SOLEVAAG Fis Ski. Retrieved 17 October 2019
- ^ Sundby, Jørn. "alpint (verdensmestere)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Team, Mixed". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Slalom, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "alpint – norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
External links
edit- Sebastian Foss Solevåg at FIS (alpine)
- Sebastian Foss Solevåg at Olympics.com
- Sebastian Foss Solevåg at Olympedia
- Sebastian Foss-Solevåg at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Sebastian Johann Foss Solevåg at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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