Ole Kristian Furuseth
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Born | Jessheim, Norway | 7 January 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Technical events, Super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ullensaker Ski Klubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ole Kristian Furuseth (born 7 January 1967) is a retired Norwegian
Early life and career
Born in Oslo, he represented the skiing club Ullensaker SK.[1]
His first international competition was the 1985 Junior World Championships, in which he finished eleventh in
International breakthrough
In the 1988–89 season Furuseth performed consistently well. He opened with a ninth place in
The 1989–90 season started equally well, with two-second places in August in
In the 1990–91 season he performed best in the slalom. He won competitions in Madonna di Campiglio and Kranjska Gora in December, and recorded three-second places, only one of them in giant slalom.[2] Again he finished second in the Slalom Cup.[1] At the 1991 World Championships, he won the bronze medal in slalom and placed fourth in both giant slalom and super-G.[2]
The 1991–92 season saw Furuseth compete more, but top-three achievements were somewhat more few and far between. He won a giant slalom race in Adelboden in January, finished second in a
Results improved again in the 1994–95 season. Although he opened with a 23rd place in giant slalom in Tignes in December, he achieved fourth place in slalom the next day. In slalom he recorded two third places; in Kitzbühel in January and Furano in February; he then won his last race for the season, in Bormio in March.[2] In the 1995–96 World Cup he was disqualified in most of his races, failing to reach the podium. He participated in the 1996 World Championships, postponed from 1995, and finished seventh in the slalom race[2] which was won by fellow countryman Tom Stiansen. He performed slightly better in 1996–97, with one third place in slalom in Shigakogen in March and a fourth place at the 1997 World Championships as highlights.[2]
From the 1997–98 season, Furuseth competed exclusively in slalom. He opened with a thirteenth place in Park City in November, but improved gradually until reaching third in Kitzbühel in January. Then, in February he won a silver medal at the
However, the results were not followed up in the 2000–01 season. A fifth place in Åre in February was his best World Cup result; also he finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. Following the 2001–02 season, where he only reached the top ten once during the season, namely in the 2002 Winter Olympics, Furuseth retired from active alpine skiing.[2]
World Cup competition victories
Date | Location | Race |
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5 March 1989 | Furano | Slalom |
9 March 1989 | Shigakogen |
Giant slalom |
23 November 1989 | Park City | Giant slalom |
18 December 1990 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom |
22 December 1990 | Kranjska Gora | Slalom |
21 January 1991 | Adelboden | Giant slalom |
19 January 1996 | Bormio | Slalom |
1 March 1998 | Yongpyong |
Slalom |
19 March 2000 | Bormio | Slalom |
Gear
Furuseth used skis and boots from
Post-sporting career
After his active sporting career, Furuseth has turned to a business career. He has made his mark in construction, among others as a real estate developer at the ski resort Kvitfjell. He has cooperated with his brothers Paal Mogens and Jon Emil Furuseth.[5][6]
Furuseth is married, and resides in Oslo. His hobbies include boat trips and surfing.[4]
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Ole Kristian Furuseth at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, retrieved on 7 January 2009
- ^ 1989 Alpine Skiing World Cup, overall standings Archived 4 September 2012 at archive.today – FIS-Ski.com, http://www.rb.no/lokale_nyheter/article1688507.ece, retrieved on 7 January 2009
- ^ a b Ole Kristian Furuseth's official site Archived 11 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on 7 January 2009
- ^ Nafstad, Ole-Harald (6 August 2005). "Satser stort på Kvitfjell". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ Olsen, Stein B. (27 December 2008). "Klokkertro på Kvitfjell". Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 January 2009.
External links
- Ole Kristian Furuseth at FIS (alpine)
- Ole Kristian Furuseth at Olympics.com
- Ole Kristian Furuseth at Olympedia
- Ole Kristian Furuseth at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database