Stein Eriksen
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Born | Oslo, Norway[1] | 11 December 1927|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 December 2015 Park City, Utah, U.S. | (aged 88)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1954 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1948, 1952) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954) includes Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stein Eriksen (11 December 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Norway.[2] Following his racing career, he was a ski school director and ambassador at various resorts in the United States.
Background
Eriksen was born 11 December 1927, in Oslo.
Sports career
Eriksen won the gold medal in the
Other accomplishments included being credited with devising "aerials", a freestyle skiing event, and helping revolutionize the world of alpine skiing in the United States, where he served as a ski instructor at many different ski schools. At Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, each Sunday afternoon, combining his gymnastics background and his skiing, Stein would demonstrate a flip on skis. For his Olympic medals, Eriksen earned the Holmenkollen Medal in 1952.[5]
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".[6]
Life in the United States
Shortly after his success in the 1952 Olympics, Eriksen moved to the United States where he lived until his death. While ski racing for Norway, he was a ski instructor at
In 1997, Eriksen was honored by the
Eriksen celebrated his 80th birthday December 2007 in Deer Valley.[11] He died on 27 December 2015, sixteen days after his 88th birthday, in his Park City, Utah home.[12]
Major championship results
Championship | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1948 Olympics | 20 | 29 | not run | not run | 31 | 46 |
1950 Worlds | 22 | 3 | - | DNF | not run | |
1952 Olympics | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
1954 Worlds | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stein Eriksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Stein Eriksen Per Jorsett. Norsk biografisk leksikon
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Lorentz, Karen. "Skiing Icon honored by the New England Ski Museum". Snow East Magazine
- ^ Holmenkollen medalists. skiforeningen.no
- ^ "Stein Eriksen" (Rolf Bryhn. Store norske leksikon). Snl.no. Retrieved on 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Red Dog Reddish hired as Sun Valley mentor". Deseret News. United Press. 25 September 1952. p. 19A.
- ^ MILSAP | MIchigan Lost Ski Areas Project. Milsap.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Eriksen given AT&T award". Deseret News. 21 December 1989. p. 4D.
- ^ "Stein Eriksen on for Park City ski". Deseret News. 27 August 1971. p. 4D.
- ^ Stein Eriksen the Olympic Gold Medalist from Norway (Stein Eriksen Lodge) Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stein Eriksen, skiing pioneer, dies at 88 in Park City home. KSL.com (27 December 2015). Retrieved on 2016-09-11.
External links
- Stein Eriksen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Stein Eriksen Ski Films
- Stein Eriksen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Stein Eriksen at FIS (alpine)
- Stein Eriksen at Olympics.com
- Stein Eriksen at Olympedia
- Stein Eriksen at the Chinese Olympic Committee