Sebastian Foss-Solevåg
At Zagreb in 2015
Personal information
Born (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991
Ålesund, Norway
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubSpjelkavik IL[1]
World Cup debut17 November 2012 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals2 (1 team, 1 individual) (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (2015–2023)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2013–2023)
Wins2 – (2 SL)
Podiums5 – (5 SL)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2021)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SL, 2020, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSlalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d’AmpezzoSlalom
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d’AmpezzoTeam event

Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (born 13 July 1991) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. He is world champion, Olympic bronze medalist and three times national champion in slalom.

Career

Born in Ålesund, he competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in slalom where he placed ninth.[2]

Foss-Solevåg's first World Cup podium came in January 2015 at Zagreb, Croatia,[3] and his first win came six years later at Flachau, Austria. He won the gold medal in the slalom at the World Championships in 2021,[4] and won another in the team event.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in the mixed team competition,[1] along with Nina Haver-Løseth, Kristin Lysdahl, Maren Skjøld, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen and Jonathan Nordbotten.[5]

Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics he won a bronze medal in men's slalom,[1] behind Clément Noël and Johannes Strolz.[6]

Foss Solevåg became national champion in slalom in 2013, 2015 and 2021.[7]

Personal life

Foss Solevåg was born in Ålesund on 13 July 1991.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2014227226—————
201523359————
2016244511————
2017255618————
201826298———40
2019275017————
202028255—————
202129145—————
2022303210————
2023315421————

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (2 SL)
  • 5 podiums – (5 SL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20156 Jan 2015Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
201620 Mar 2016 Switzerland  St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd
202122 Dec 2020Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom2nd
17 Jan 2021Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom1st
202222 Dec 2021Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2015239————5
201725DNF1————5
20192712———345
2021291————1
20233119—————

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2014229————not run
20182610———DNF23
2022303—————

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sebastian Foss Solevåg". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sebastian Foss Solevaag". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Sebastian FOSS-SOLEVAAG Fis Ski. Retrieved 17 October 2019
  4. ↑ Sundby, Jørn. "alpint (verdensmestere)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Team, Mixed". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Slalom, Men". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ↑ 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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