Atle Skårdal (born 17 February 1966) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. Since 2012, he is FIS racing director for women races, as successor of Kurt Hoch.[2] A two-time world champion in the Super-G in 1996 and 1997, he was also the World Cup champion in Super-G in 1996. Skårdal competed at the 1988 and 1994 Winter Olympics, with a 6th place in the 1994 Super G his best finish.[3]
 Skårdal in December 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 February 1966 Lunde, Telemark, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 21 January 1985 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1988, 1992, 1994) injured in 1992 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (1985–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1985–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 – (6 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 26 – (19 DH, 7 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 1990, '91, '93) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SG, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2000, Skårdal was appointed as national team coach of Norway. He has been FIS race director for the women's World Cup since 2005.
He is married to former alpine ski racer Karin Köllerer of Austria; they have three children (2010).
Achievements
edit- World Champion in Super-G at the 1996 and 1997
- Silver in Downhill at the 1993 World Championships
- Won the World Cup season title in the Super-G in 1996
World Cup results
editSeason titles
edit1 title: 1 Super-G
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Super-G |
Season standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| 1986 | 20 | 60 | — | — | — | 22 | — |
| 1987 | 21 | 48 | — | — | — | 17 | — |
| 1988 | 22 | 46 | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| 1989 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 |
| 1990 | 24 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — |
| 1991 | 25 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 26 | 50 | — | — | 22 | 22 | — |
| 1993 | 27 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — |
| 1994 | 28 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 1995 | 29 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 1996 | 30 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 12 | — |
| 1997 | 31 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — |
Race victories
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 Jan 1990 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill |
| 17 Mar 1990 |  Åre, Sweden |
Downhill | |
| 1991 | 15 Dec 1990 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill |
| 15 Mar 1991 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | |
| 1993 | 27 Feb 1993 | Whistler, Canada |
Downhill |
| 1994 | 12 Mar 1994 | Downhill | |
| 1996 | 10 Dec 1995 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Super-G |
World Championships results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 15 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| 1993 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 1996 | 30 | — | — | 1 | 23 | — |
| 1997 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — |
Olympic results 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| 1992 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | — | — | 6 | 9 | — |
Skardal was injured in January 1992 and missed the Olympics.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Skiing". Pittsburgh Press. January 12, 1992. p. D2.
- ^ Atle Skaardal ersetzt Kurt Hoch als FIS-Renndirektor der Damen, 2012-08-23.
- ^ Olympic results
External links
edit- Atle Skaardal at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Atle Skaardal World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Atle Skaardal at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Atle Skaardal at Olympics.com
- Atle Skårdal at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)