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Lasse Kjus is a former Norwegian alpine ski racer who won two overall World Cup titles, an Olympic gold medal, and 16 Olympic and World Championship medals. He is known for his remarkable feat of medaling in all five alpine disciplines at the 1999 World Championships in Vail.
Lasse Kjus (nacido el 14 de enero de 1971 en Siggerud, Noruega) es un esquiador retirado que ganó 1 Medalla de Oro Olímpica (5 Medallas en total), 3 Campeonatos del Mundo (11 Medallas en total), 2 Generales de la Copa del Mundo (y 4 Copas del Mundo en diferentes disciplinas) y 18 victorias en la Copa del Mundo de Esquí Alpino (con un total ...
Alpine ski champion Lasse Kjus didn't set out to change the ski apparel industry. He simply felt that functionality and performance were more important than fashion for a full day on the mountain facing the elements.
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Learn about Lasse Kjus, one of the most successful skiiers in Alpine history, who won five Olympic medals and 18 World Cup races. Find out his biography, results, achievements and business career on Olympedia.
On 13 February 1998, Kjus became the first Alpine skier in Olympic history to earn two medals in one day. In the morning he won a silver medal in the downhill, which had been delayed for five days because of bad weather.
Lasse Kjus was already the hero of the Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek before 14 th February 1999, but when he passed the last gate of the slalom on the ‘international‘ piste in the early afternoon, he wrote the perfect ending to the story.