Halvor Egner Granerud (born 29 May 1996) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful contemporary ski jumpers, having won 25 World Cup individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, and the Four Hills Tournament once. At the Nordic World Ski Championships, Granerud's best achievements include silver medals in the team and mixed team competitions. He has also won team gold and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships.

Halvor Egner Granerud
Granerud in Bischofshofen, 2017
CountryNorway
Born (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubAsker Skiklubb
Personal best244.5 m (802 ft)
Planica, 13 December 2020
World Cup career
Seasons2015–present
Starts171
Podiums41
Wins25
Overall titles2 (2021, 2023)
Four Hills titles1 (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Mixed team NH
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Team LH
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Men's ski flying
Ski Flying World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Planica Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Planica Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Vikersund Team
Updated on 24 March 2023.

Career edit

Granerud made his Ski Jumping World Cup debut in 2015 and got his best result to win the World Cup event in Kuusamo/Ruka in November 2020. Granerud was part of the team that won the FIS Junior World Championship in 2015, together with Joacim Ødegård Bjøreng, Phillip Sjøen and Johann André Forfang.[1] From the 2018–19 season, he's been a part of the national team.[2]

On 11 February 2016, He set his unofficial personal best in Vikersund as a trial jumper when he jumped 240 metres.[3][4] Two years later in Planica he set his official personal best at 233 metres.

2020/21 World Cup edit

On 29 November 2020, Granerud took his first ever World Cup podium by winning in Kuusamo.[5] At the following weekend, Granerud would win both competitions in Nizhny Tagil, gaining enough points for the leader's jersey.[6] In Planica he would go on to win a silver medal, in the individual competition at the Ski Flying World Championships, and a gold medal in the team competition.[7][8] The last double header of 2020 would see Granerud win both competitions in Engelberg, making him the first Norwegian to win five World Cup competitions in a row.[9] At the Four Hills Tournament, Granerud finished fourth overall. He also took his first podium in the Four Hills by finishing second in the new year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[10]

The first win of 2021 would come in Titisee-Neustadt, where Granerud won the Sunday competition.[11] At the last weekend of January, Granerud won both competitions at Willingen. He won the Willingen Six, with 41 points to countryman Daniel Andre Tande.[12] The following weekend, Granerud would win both competitions in Klingenthal, therefore extending his lead to over 400 points in the overall World Cup.[13] He would win a week later in Zakopane, and was announced the winner of the overall World Cup on 4 March, due to some competitions being cancelled.[14]

2021/22 World Cup edit

In the first competition of the season, Granerud finished third. The following day, Halvor would win his first competition of the season.[15]

2023/23 World Cup edit

On 1 January, Granerud won his first New Years competition at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[16] With a continuous form, and by winning three of the four competitions, Granerud won the Overall Four Hills Tournament.[17] Granerud wins his 2nd world cup in his 8th season of ski jumping in world cup, but lacks 30 points to also win the ski flying competition, which was won by Stefan Kraft.

Personal life edit

Granerud's great-grandfather was Norwegian children's writer Thorbjørn Egner.[18]

Record edit

FIS World Nordic Ski Championships edit

Event Normal hill Large hill Team LH Mixed Team NH
  2019 Seefeld 33 5
  2021 Oberstdorf 4  

FIS Ski Flying World Championships edit

Event Individual Team
  2020 Planica    
  2022 Vikersund  

World Cup edit

Standings edit

 Season  Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
2015/16 55 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016/17 42 32 37 45 N/A N/A N/A
2017/18 20 24 20 22 19 N/A 21
2018/19 15 35 24 37 14 N/A 30
2019/20 61 64 N/A
2020/21   4 19 N/A   N/A 10
2021/22 4   18 6 N/A N/A 8
2022/23         N/A N/A 4
2023/24 24 27 14 23 N/A N/A

Wins edit

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2020/21 29 November 2020     Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 (night) LH
2 5 December 2020     Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) LH
3 6 December 2020     Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) LH
4 19 December 2020     Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 (night) LH
5 20 December 2020     Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 (night) LH
6 10 January 2021     Titisee-Neustadt Hochfirstschanze HS142 (night) LH
7 30 January 2021     Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 (night) LH
8 31 January 2021     Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 (night) LH
9 6 February 2021     Klingenthal Vogtland Arena HS140 LH
10 7 February 2021     Klingenthal Vogtland Arena HS140 LH
11 14 February 2021     Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140 LH
12 2021/22 21 November 2021     Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) LH
13 27 February 2022     Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH
14 2022/23 27 November 2022     Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 LH
15 29 December 2022     Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze HS137 (night) LH
16 1 January 2023     Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze HS142 LH
17 6 January 2023     Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS142 (night) LH
18 15 January 2023     Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140 (night) LH
19 28 January 2023     Tauplitz Kulm HS235 FH
20 29 January 2023     Tauplitz Kulm HS235 FH
21 4 February 2023     Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 (night) LH
22 5 February 2023     Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 (night) LH
23 12 February 2023     Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale Complex HS128 (night) LH
24 14 March 2023     Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 (night) LH
25 18 March 2023     Vikersund Vikersundbakken HS240 (night) FH

Individual starts (171) edit

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2015/16                                                           0
DQ 46 36 q
2016/17                                                     50
36 32 q 28 47 34 37 50 47 45 26 23 16 DQ 22 21
2017/18                                             280
24 22 33 18 37 5 19 23 16 21 32 25 9 17 19 12 12 14 11 28 20
2018/19                                                         422
q 24 7 9 37 16 21 q 9 DQ 7 25 13 5 7 4 8 15 33 5 14 14 q 47 32 28 36 28
2019/20                                                       8
31 23 q q
2020/21                                                   1572
4 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 15 12 2 1 23 4 1 1 1 1 7 1 29 37 18 16
2021–22                                                         1227
3 1 q q 48 2 5 7 6 2 8 3 2 2 25 4 7 2 5 2 1 4 24 9 35 33 9 12
2022-23                                                                 1516
2 4 30 1 5 5 5 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 7 1 4 7 1 6 1 2 46 4 13
2023/24                                                                 409
16 10 15 17 16 13 4 11 48 31 16 7 42 18 16 14 19 23 27 38 7 33 4 12

Podiums edit

Season Podiums
Medals Total
     
2015/16 - - - -
2016/17 - - - -
2017/18 - - - -
2018/19 - - - -
2019/20 - - - -
2020/21 11 2 - 13
2021/22 2 6 2 10
2022/23 12 5 1 18
Total 25 13 3 41

References edit

  1. ^ Carlsen, Jørund Wessel (7 February 2015). "Nytt VM-gull til Forfang: – Det er helt sinnssykt". iTromsø (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Laguttak Hopplandslaget sesongen 2018/2019". Skiforbundet (in Norwegian). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Drzni Norvežan, ki se ne boji golote in norih izzivov" (in Slovenian). Siol.net. 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Halvor Granerud hopper 240-meter". 11 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Maiden World Cup win for Halvor Egner Granerud". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Norway sweeps the podium in Nizhny Tagil". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Karl Geiger is Ski Flying World Champion". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Team Norway soars to gold in Planica". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Granerud skrev norsk hopphistorie". Skiforbundet. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ^ "King Kamil wins the 69th Four Hills Tournament! – Vierschanzentournee.com". vierschanzentournee.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Halvor Egner Granerud back to winning ways in Titisee-Neustadt". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Outstanding performance of Halvor Egner Granerud". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Eisenbichler fällt zurück: Granerud feiert in Klingenthal vierten Sieg in Folge". Skispringen. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Additional Ski Flying competition in Planica". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Halvor Egner Granerud wins in Nizhny Tagil". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Granerud wins second 4HT stage". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Halvor Egner Granerud seals Four Hills title with Bischofshofen victory". olympics.com. 6 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Hoppukedebutanten er Thorbjørn Egners oldebarn". NRK. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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