Marianne Kjørstad

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Marianne Kjørstad Alpine skiing
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday 27th March 1970 (age 50)
place of birth Nordfjordeid , Norway
Career
discipline Super-G , giant slalom ,
slalom , combination
status resigned
End of career 1997
Medal table
World championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
bronze Sierra Nevada 1996 combination
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Overall World Cup 9. ( 1993/94 )
 Super G World Cup 22. (1993/94)
 Giant Slalom World Cup 11. (1993/94, 1994/95 )
 Slalom World Cup 4. ( 1995/96 )
 Combination World Cup 5th (1994/95)
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Giant slalom 0 0 1
 slalom 0 2 2
 

Marianne Kjørstad (born March 27, 1970 in Nordfjordeid , Norway ) is a former Norwegian ski racer .

She was a specialist in the engineering disciplines during the 1990s. In both giant slalom and slalom she reached several podium places, although she was much more successful in slalom.

Occasionally she also surprised with good placements in the Super-G and in the Alpine Combined . In her three most successful winters at the end of the 1994 season she finished 9th in the overall World Cup, 10th in 1995 and 12th in 1996 .

The highlight of her career was the bronze medal in the Alpine Combined at the Ski World Cup in 1996 in the Sierra Nevada behind Pernilla Wiberg and Anita Wachter . In 1997 Kjørstad withdrew from racing.

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