Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen (born 29 November 1987) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
| Alpine skier | |
|  Haugen in 2008 | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | 
|---|---|
| Club | Lommedalens IL | 
| Born | 29 November 1987 Bærum, Akershus, Norway | 
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 
| World Cup debut | 25 October 2009 (age 21) | 
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018) | 
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | 
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2011–2019) | 
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | 
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 – (2010–2020) | 
| Wins | 0 | 
| Podiums | 3 – (3 GS) | 
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2017) | 
| Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in GS, 2017, 2020) | 
Haugen made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his first World Cup points with a 26th place. He won a bronze medal in giant slalom at the World Championships in 2017 and attained his first World Cup podium in March 2017 at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.[1][2]
Nestvold-Haugen represents the sports club Lommedalens IL,[1] and hails from Lommedalen.[3] At the Junior World Championships, he achieved two seventh places in 2006 in Mont-Sainte-Anne and an eighth place in 2007 in Flachau.
Personal life
    
Nestvold-Haugen is from Lommedalen, Norway.[4] His sister is Norwegian alpine skier Kristine Gjelsten Haugen.[5] He studied finance and international business in the United States at the University of Denver and graduated in 2012.
World Cup results
    
    Season standings
    
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | 101 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 
| 2011 | 23 | 89 | 58 | 26 | — | — | — | 
| 2012 | 24 | 97 | 40 | 37 | — | — | — | 
| 2013 | 25 | 51 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | 
| 2014 | 26 | 36 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | 
| 2015 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 11 | — | — | — | 
| 2016 | 28 | 41 | 30 | 13 | — | — | — | 
| 2017 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | 
| 2018 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 
| 2019 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 
| 2020 | 32 | 21 | 43 | 6 | — | — | — | 
| 2021 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 10 | — | — | — | 
- Standings through 17 January 2021
Race podiums
    
- 3 podiums – (3 GS); 34 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 Mar 2017 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd | 
| 2020 | 8 Dec 2019 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd | 
| 2 Feb 2020 |  Garmisch, Germany | Giant slalom | 3rd | 
World Championship results
    
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | DNF2 | 16 | — | — | — | 
| 2013 | 25 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | 
| 2015 | 27 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | 
| 2017 | 29 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 
| 2019 | 31 | 40 | 7 | — | — | — | 
Olympic results
    
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | DNF1 | 28 | — | — | — | 
| 2014 | 26 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | 
| 2018 | 30 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 
References
    
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen at the International Ski Federation
- http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/events-and-places/results/?season=2017&discipline=&gender=all&race_id=86865§or=AL
- "Leif Kristian Haugen (1987) – Skattelister 2008" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- "Gilles 9th after short skate". The Denver Post. 27 January 2010.
- Hansen, Espen (16 February 2017). "VM-alpinisten har et nært forhold med Bjørn Rune Gjelsten: - En viktig støttespiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
    
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen at the International Ski Federation
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)  
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