Vegard Ulvang biography

 Vegard Ulvang biography

 Vegard Ulvang, byname Vegard the Viking, (born October 10, 1963, Kirkenes, Norway), Norwegian Nordic skier recognized each for his profitable racing profession and for his many adventurous journeys all through the world. He skied throughout Greenland and climbed a number of the highest mountain peaks on the planet, together with Mont Blanc in Europe, Denali (Mount McKinley) in North America, and Kilimanjaro in Africa.

Ulvang started snowboarding competitively on the age of 10 and joined the World Cup circuit in 1984. He received a bronze medal within the 30-km occasion on the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He received the Holmenkollen 50-km race in 1989 and was the World Cup general champion in 1990. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, he received three gold medals (10-km occasion, 30-km race, and 4×10-km relay) and one silver (mixed pursuit). His win within the 30-km occasion was vital as the primary Olympic gold for a Norwegian male cross-country skier in 16 years, and his time of 1 hour 22 minutes 27.8 seconds set a brand new report for the occasion. He was unable to repeat his spectacular efficiency earlier than his compatriots on the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, due to an injured left hip and the emotional pressure of trying to find his brother Ketil, who had disappeared whereas jogging 4 months previous to the Games and was presumed useless. Ulvang managed solely a silver medal within the 4×10-km relay. His brother’s physique was found 4 months later.

Ulvang retired after the 1996–97 World Cup season as some of the profitable and in style Norwegian skiers ever. He was chosen by his nation to ship the Olympic oath on the 1994 Winter Olympics, and his success on the 1992 Olympics prompted Kirkenes’s retailers to purchase him a mountain cottage and the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) to rename a aircraft Vegard Viking.