| KJUS Lasse (NOR) |
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14.01.1971 Siggerud (Oslo)
180cm / 88kg
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SKI: Dynastar
BOOTS: Atomic
BINDING: Look
2006 Retired
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| Vail 95 DH |
Park City 99 GS |
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| Kitzbuhel 99 DH/1st |
Soelden 02 GS |
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| Salt Lake 2002 DH/ 2nd |
Salt Lake 2002 GS/ 3rd |
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| 1994 Lillehammer OWG Combi/ 1st |
Val Gardena 04 SG/ 1st |
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| Beaver Creek 05 GS / 1st |
Lenzerheide 05 DH / 1st Podium(2nd Miller, 3rd Strobl) |
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Wcup 99 Overall Winner
WM99 Vail/Beaver Creek
2 Gold, 3 Silver |
World Cup Ranking
General
1990/68th, 1991/9th, 1992/60th, 1993/12th, 1994/7th,
1995/6th, 1996/1th, 1997/13th,
1998/10th, 1999/1st, 2000/53rd, 2001/3rd, 2002/6th, 2003/31st, 2004/6th, 2005 7th,
2006/43rd.
Special
1996 GS/3rd, SG/3rd.
1999 DH/1st.
2001 DH/5th, SG/8th, GS/8th, SL/26th,
2002 DH/15th, SL/18th, GS/25th, SG/9th, K/2nd.
2003 SG/11th, 2004 DH/9th, SG/7th, k/3rd.
2005 DH/18th, SL/53rd, GS/7th, SG/22nd.
2006 DH/41st, GS/57th, SG/22nd, K/12th.
World Championships
1991 Saalbach. SL/10th, SG/25th.
1993 Morioka/Shizukuishi. SL/12th, GS/16th, K/1st.
1996 Sierra Nevada. DH/4th, SL/10th, GS/4th, SG/6th, K/2nd.
1997 Sestriere. DH/2nd, GS/2nd, SG/2nd, K/5th.
1999 Vail/Beaver Creek. SG/1st, GS/1st, DH/2nd, SL/2nd, K/2nd.
2001 St.Anton. SG/4th, GS/7th,
2003 St.Moritz. SG/9th, K/2nd, DH/13th, GS/DNF.
2005 Bormio. K/6th, SG/11th, DH/33rd, GS/DNF.
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer DH/18th, GS/7th, SG/12th,
K/1st.
1998 Nagano DH/2nd, GS/8th, SG/9th, K/2nd.
2002 Salt Lake City DH/2nd, GS/3rd, K/5th
2006 Torino. DH/14th, SG/14th, GS/28th, K/DNF.
World Cup - 18 w. (10 DH, 2 SG, 2 GS, 4 K)
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Bormio 96, Kvitfjell 96, 97, Val d'Isere 99, Val Gardena 99-I, Wengen 99,
Kitzbuhel 99-I, Sierra Nevada 99, Kitzbuhel 04-I, Lenzerheide 05,
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| SG: |
Vail 96, Val Gardena 04, |
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Kranjska Gora 96, Beaver Creek 05, |
| K: |
Kitzbuhel 94, 97, Wengen 99, Kitzbuhel 01, |
| 2. |
DH: |
Whistler 95, Vail 96, Val gardena 99 II, Kvitfjell 99 II, Lake Louise 01,
Beaver Creek 01, Val gardena 02-I, Chamonix 04, |
| SG: |
Vail 94, Val d'Isere 96, Lake Louise 01, Kvitfjell 03, |
| GS: |
Mt.Hutt 91, Kranjska Gora 93, Tignes 96, Vail 96, Park City 96,
Park City 01, Val d'Isere 05, |
| K : |
Kitzbuhel 91, 99, Wengen 05, |
| 3. |
DH: |
Bormio 95, 98 II, Lake Louise 01, |
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Kvitfjell 96, 97, Garmisch 97 II, 98, Val d'Isere 99 |
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Veysonnaz 93, |
| SL: |
Wengen 99, |
| K: |
Wengen 03, Chamonix 04, |
| 4. |
DH: |
Kitzbuhel 94, 99 II, |
| SG: |
Whistler 94, Sierra Nevada 99, |
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Val d'Isere 95, Furano 95, Alta Badia 96, |
| SL: |
Oppdal 91, |
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Garmisch 93, |
| 5. |
DH: |
Val gardena 96, Bormio 98 I, |
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Laax 97, Beaver Creek 01, Lake Louise 04, Kitzbuhel 04, Garmisch 06, |
| GS: |
Are 93, Flachau 96, Alta Badia 04-I, Flachau 04, Adelboden 05, |
| SL: |
Watervill valley 91, Crans Montana 91, Vail 96, Kranjska Gora 96, |
| K : |
Kitzbuhel 95, |
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DH: |
Val Gardena 02-II, Lake Louise 04, Beaver Creek 04-I, |
| SG: |
Aspen 99, Kvitfjell 99, 02, Beaver Creek 04, |
| GS: |
Aspen 91, Sestriere 93, Adelboden 95, Hinterstoder 96, Kranjska Gora 99,
Soelden 03, Alta Badia 04-I, |
| SL: |
Kranjska Gora 98, Crans Montana 98, |
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Lasse Kjus of Norway is the man who wouldn't
give up. Like the Vikings of his heritage,
Kjus keeps coming back for more, and more.
A very unpredictable champion, the Norwegian
has achieved some incredible comebacks in
his career marked by severe injuries and
serious health problems.
His last great season, 1998/1999 was quite exceptional despite health problems
which forced him to the sidelines for several races. Last winter, he was
again plagued by a bad virus which obliged him to skip the greatest part
of the season. Yet what didn't kill him just made him stronger.
He didn't lose his time last winter and launched his own winter sports
clothing lines which is now distributed by Odlo. Working hard during the
summer, he is confident to find back his position among the world leaders,
at least in the speed events.
In February 1999, Kjus wrote one of the most brilliant chapters in ski racing's legend at Vail when he became the first racer in modern alpine competition to reach the podium in all five events at the same FIS World Championships.
A month later, he celebrated his second title in the Overall World Cup
standings after a tough battle with his teammate and friend Kjetil Aamodt
and Austria's Hermann Maier, overall winners in 1994 and 1998 respectively.
In fact, Lasse had to sweat it out through the last giant slalom in Sierra
Nevada at the World Cup finals to nail down his second Crystal Globe.
His first came on home soil in Lillehammer in 1996 after a strong season
start and a dramatic crash at Kitzbuhel. In Sierra Nevada, he could only
win a modest silver medal in combined that year despite finish all his
races among the top-10. He was 4th in downhill and in GS.
An excellent technical skiers in his younger years, Kjus is best known as a cool downhiller with eight career victories. Four of these were on the "Classical" courses of Val d'Isere, Val Gardena, Wengen and Kizbuhel, a feat not done since the great 1974/75 season of the "Kaiser" Franz Klammer of Austria. A very tactical skier, Lasse is mostly looking for the smoothest line down the mountain and he always try to remain perfectly in total control of his skis. His greatest strength is his ability to perfectly focus on the coming race.
A junior World Champion as his pal Aamodt at Zinal in 1990, Kjus made history
in 1994 as the first Norwegian to win Olympic gold in the alpine combined
at Lillehammer. Just a year earlier after his victory at the FIS Worlds
in Morioka in the same event. Despite that, he didn't win his first World
Cup race until November 1995 -- a Super-G in Vail. Lasse won two other
competitions in GS and downhill but in 1996 before his a terrible crash
while training on the "Streif" at Kitzbuhel. He needed several
years to come back to his best form, both physically and mentally.
Winner of two downhills in Kvitfjell
in 1996
and 1997, he also clinched five
silver medals
in 1997 and 1998 before his terrific
accomplishments
at the Vail World's in 1999.
Lasse has won a total of 13 medals (4 in gold) since 1993 and he aims for
more until 2002. Then, he plans to retire and cruise around the world with
a sailing boat.
During the summer, Lasse spends most of his free time on a small Swedish Island near the Norwegian boarder rebuilding some old fishermen's houses and enjoying life with his friends. An avid golfer on mainland, he practices all kinds of water sports there but he enjoys mostly listen to exotic music, cook fine meals and cruise on the sea by night.
Patrick Lang |
Biorama Basel |
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