Thomas Alsgaard
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nation | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 10th January 1972 (age 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Lørenskog , Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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society | Eidsvold Vaerk Ski Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: 2010-03-22 |
Thomas Alsgaard (born January 10, 1972 in Lørenskog ) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier and is one of the most successful winter sports enthusiasts.
Career
Alsgaard grew up in Flateby village in Enebakk parish . At the Junior World Championships in 1991 in Reit im Winkl , he won the gold medal over ten and 30 kilometers in singles and with the Norwegian 4x10 kilometer relay, making him the most successful athlete at the event with the Czechoslovak Milan Kučera . The following year he won the silver medal over 10 km classic at the Junior World Championships in Vuokatti . His first success at a major event was winning the gold medal in the 30 km run at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer .
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , he won gold in the 15 km pursuit and with the relay. Four years later, at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City , Alsgaard was again double Olympic champion when Johann Mühlegg, who started for Spain , was stripped of the gold medal for doping and the Norwegian, who originally placed second, was subsequently declared the winner of the 20 km pursuit. The second gold he won again with the relay.
Alsgaard was also very successful at world championships, with six gold, two silver and one bronze medal, which he won between 1995 and 2003. In 2001 he received the Holmenkollen Medal . When performing the skating technique , Alsgaard coined a style variation known as the “Alsgaard step” (also called Enkeldans ).
After the end of his career as a cross-country skier in 2002, Alsgaard tried his hand at rallying and biathlete . At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , he was assistant coach for the Swedish cross-country skiing team. Alsgaard works as a technical consultant for Alpina Boots and is involved in the development of ski boots for cross-country skiers.
In March 2008, 5 years after the end of his career, Alsgaard reached 5th place in the 90-kilometer Wasalauf .
Thomas Alsgaard has been married to the Norwegian cross-country skier Rønnaug Schei since December 30, 2004 .
successes
winter Olympics
- 1994 in Lillehammer : Gold over 30 km, silver with the relay
- 1998 in Nagano : Gold in the pursuit race, gold with the relay
- 2002 in Salt Lake City : Gold in the pursuit race, gold with the relay
Nordic World Ski Championships
- 1995 in Thunder Bay : Gold with the relay
- 1997 in Trondheim : gold with the relay, bronze over 30 km
- 1999 in Ramsau : Gold in the pursuit race, silver over 30 km, silver with the relay
- 2001 in Lahti : Gold with the relay
- 2003 in Val di Fiemme : Gold over 30 km, gold with the relay
Norwegian championships
- 1993 : Silver over 10 km, silver over 15 km
- 1994 : Gold over 15 km, silver over 30 km
- 1995 : Silver over 10 km, silver over 15 km
- 1996 : Gold over 30 km
- 1997 : Gold over 15 km, gold over 30 km, bronze over 10 km
- 1999 : Gold over 15 km, silver over 10 km, silver over 30 km
- 2000 : Gold over 10 km, gold over 15 km
- 2001 : Silver over 10 km, silver over 15 km, silver over 30 km
- 2005 : Silver in the team sprint
- 2011 : Bronze over 15 km
- 2012 : Bronze over 15 km
Victories in world cup races
World Cup victories in individual
No. | date | place | discipline |
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1. | February 14, 1994 | Lillehammer | 30 km freestyle 1 |
2. | January 8, 1998 | Ramsau | 15 km classic single |
3. | January 10, 1998 | Ramsau am Dachstein | 30 km freestyle |
4th | March 11, 1998 | Falun | 10 km freestyle singles |
5. | February 23, 1999 | Ramsau am Dachstein | 25 km pursuit 2 |
6th | December 11, 1999 | Sappada | 10 km classic + freestyle |
7th | January 12, 2000 | Nové Město | 15 km classic single |
8th. | December 17, 2000 | Brusson | 1 km sprint freestyle |
9. | February 10, 2001 | Otepää | 10 km classic single |
10. | March 7, 2001 | Oslo | 1 km sprint classic |
11. | March 9, 2002 | Falun | 2 × 10 km pursuit |
12. | March 16, 2002 | Oslo | 50 km freestyle singles |
13. | March 23, 2002 | Lillehammer | 58 km classic mass start |
World Cup victories in the team
No. | date | place | discipline |
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1. | March 10, 2002 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay 3 |
2. | December 8, 2002 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay 4 |
3. | January 19, 2003 | Nové Město | 4 × 10 km relay 5 |
Victories in Continental Cup races
No. | date | place | discipline | series |
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1. | November 19, 1994 | Beitostølen | 10 km classic | Continental Cup |
World Cup overall placements
season | total | Long distance 6 | sprint | |||
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Points | space | Points | space | Points | space | |
1992/93 | 130 | 20th | - | - | - | - |
1993/94 | 326 | 7th | - | - | - | - |
1994/95 | 429 | 6th | - | - | - | - |
1995/96 | 352 | 8th. | - | - | - | - |
1996/97 | 194 | 17th | 32 | 28. | 52 | 24. |
1997/98 | 790 | 1. | 351 | 1. | 486 | 1. |
1998/99 | 266 | 13. | 80 | 18th | 86 | 27. |
1999/2000 | 461 | 5. | 125 336 |
8. 7 4. 8 |
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2000/01 | 474 | 3. | - | - | 200 | 6th |
2001/02 | 777 | 2. | - | - | 89 | 21st |
2002/03 | 94 | 46. | - | - | 21st | 43. |
See also
Web links
- Thomas Alsgaard in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Profile of Thomas Alsgaard on skisport365.com
- Thomas Alsgaard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Lindinger Biomechanical analyzes of skating techniques in cross-country skiing. Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2006, ISBN 3-89899-105-9 , p. 107.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Alsgaard, Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian cross-country skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lørenskog |