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National Post
17-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Audun Groenvold, Olympic ski cross medallist, dies after lightning strike
Article content OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49. Article content Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Article content Article content 'It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold's untimely passing,' the federation said. 'The former national Alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin trip.' Article content The federation said Groenvold was 'quickly taken to hospital and received treatment for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike' and then died Tuesday night. Article content Groenvold was a member of Norway's Alpine skiing team before he moved into freestyle and ski cross. He had one podium finish as a World Cup Alpine skier, finishing third in a downhill in Sierra Nevada, Spain, in 1999. Article content He also won a bronze medal in ski cross at the 2005 world championships, and the overall ski cross cup in 2007.
The Guardian
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Norwegian Olympic medalist Audun Grønvold dies after lightning strike
The 2010 Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Grønvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced on Wednesday. He was 49. Grønvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. 'It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Grønvold's untimely passing,' the federation said. 'The former national alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin trip.' The federation said Grønvold was 'quickly taken to hospital and received treatment for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike' but died on Tuesday night. Grønvold was a member of Norway's alpine skiing team before he moved into freestyle and ski cross. He had one podium finish as a World Cup alpine skier, finishing third in a downhill in Sierra Nevada, Spain, in 1999. He also won a bronze medal in ski cross at the 2005 world championships, and the overall ski cross cup in 2007. After his career ended, he became a national-team coach and a TV commentator. 'Norwegian skiing has lost a prominent figure, who has meant so much to both the Alpine and freestyle communities,' the federation president, Tove Moe Dyrhaug, said, adding that his death created 'a huge void'. Grønvold is survived by his wife and three children. Kristin Tandberg Haugsjå said in a Facebook post that her husband was 'my great love and my best friend for 20 years'. She added the accident had happened while they were on their summer vacation.
ABC News
16-07-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Norwegian Olympic medallist Audun Grønvold dies after being struck by lightning
Olympic ski cross medallist Audun Grønvold has died after being struck by lightning. The Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF) confirmed Grønvold's death. He was 49. Grønvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. "It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Grønvold's untimely passing," an NSF statement read. "The former national alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin trip." The NSF said Grønvold was "quickly taken to hospital and received treatment for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike" but died earlier this week. Grønvold was a member of Norway's alpine skiing team before he moved into freestyle and ski cross. He had one podium finish as a World Cup alpine skier, finishing third in a downhill event in Spain, in 1999. Grønvold also won bronze in ski cross at the 2005 world championships and at the overall World Cup in 2007. After his career ended, he became a national team coach and a TV commentator. "Norwegian skiing has lost a prominent figure, who has meant so much to both the Alpine and freestyle communities," NSF president Tove Moe Dyrhaug said. Dyrhaug said Grønvold's death created "a huge void". AP
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Olympic bronze medalist Audun Groenvold dead at 49 after being struck by lightning
Norwegian Olympic bronze medalist Audun Groenveld died Tuesday after being struck by lightning over the weekend. He was 49. Groenveld was reportedly struck by lightning while on a trip to his family's cabin July 12. He was transported to the hospital, where he died days after the incident. The Norwegian Ski Association confirmed Groenveld's death, calling him an "outstanding athlete." Norwegian Ski Association president Tove Moe Dyrhaug issued a statement, saying Groenveld's death will leave a "huge void" in the skiing community. "Norwegian skiing has lost a prominent figure, who has meant so much to both the alpine and freestyle communities. Audun had a great career in both alpine skiing and ski cross, before becoming the national ski cross coach. The Norwegian Ski Association also remembers his efforts on the ski board. There will be a big void after Audun." Groenveld was known for alpine skiing earlier in his career. He eventually took up freestyle skiing, winning the bronze at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in 2005. His performance in the sport resulted in Groenveld competing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where he earned the bronze medal in the men's ski cross freestyle event. Following his Olympics career, Groenveld served as a Norwegian national team coach and sat on the Norwegian Ski Association board. Groenveld also served as a TV commentator for the sport.
CBC
16-07-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Norwegian ski cross racer and 2010 Olympic medallist dies at 49 after lightning strike
Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49. Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. "It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold's untimely passing," the federation said. "The former national Alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin trip." The federation said Groenvold was "quickly taken to hospital and received treatment for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike" and then died Tuesday night. Groenvold was a member of Norway's alpine skiing team before he moved into freestyle and ski cross. He had one podium finish as a World Cup alpine skier, finishing third in a downhill in Sierra Nevada, Spain, in 1999. He also won a bronze medal in ski cross at the 2005 world championships, and the overall ski cross cup in 2007. After his career ended, he became a national team coach and a TV commentator.
