Kristin Lysdahl (born 29 June 1996) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer. She competes in all disciplines, but focuses on the technical events of Giant slalom and Slalom. She has competed in three World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Kristin Lysdahl
Lysdahl in 2024
Personal information
Born (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 28)
Bærum, Norway
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom, combined, downhill, Super G
ClubAsker SK
World Cup debut27 December 2016 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (20172023)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6 – (20172022)
Wins0
Podiums1 – (1 PG)
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2019)
Discipline titles0 – (7th in SL, 2021)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Team event
Silver medal – second place 2023 Méribel Team event

Personal life

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Lysdahl was born in Bærum on 29 June 1996.[2]

Career

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Competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Lysdahl won a bronze medal in the mixed team competition,[2] along with Nina Haver-Løseth, Maren Skjøld, Sebastian Foss Solevåg, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen and Jonathan Nordbotten.[3] She placed 18th in giant slalom and 25th in slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

Lysdahl became national champion in super combination (separate downhill and slalom events) in 2017, and in slalom in 2019 (shared with Maren Skjøld).[4]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age  Overall   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2017 20 98 37
2018 21 60 52 24
2019 22 20 10 16
2020 23 35 13 40 7
2021 24 23 7 40 15
2022 25 35 36 3
Standings through 12 December 2021

Race podiums

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  • 1 podium – (1 PG)
  • 11 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2022 13 Nov 2021   Lech/Zürs, Austria Parallel-G 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2017 20 23 27 24 17 5
2019 22 DNF2 20 5
2021 24 7 16 1

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 21 25 18 3

References

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  1. ^ "Ladies' Super-G Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Kristin Lysdahl". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Team, Mixed". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "alpint – norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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