- Specializes in all alpine disciplines - the downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined.
- Won 5 medals from Junior World Ski Championships over the years - one gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.
- Has 60 podiums.
- On 21 December 1995 won the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora.
- Has 4 discipline titles.
- Won 11 medals from World Championships over the years - 3 gold and 8 silver.
- In February 1999, pulled off one of the most remarkable feats in the history of alpine skiing when he got medals in all 5 events at the 1999 World Championships in Vail, Colorado.
- Won 5 Olympic medals - one gold, 3 silver and one bronze.
- His club is Bærums SK.
- Grew up in Siggerud.
- Speaks English and German.
- Made his World Cup debut on 14 January 1990 at the age of 19.
- Has 18 wins.
- Skies with Dynastar.
- His first race was in January 1990 in Alta Badia, Italy and his last in March 2006 in Are, Sweden.
- On 16 January 1994 won the combined in Kitzbühel.
- Is a former World Cup alpine ski racer.
- Resides in Oslo.
- Has 2 overall titles - in 1996 and 1999.
- Retired from the sport in March 2006 at the age of 35.
- In February 2015 he and Kjetil André Aamodt were selected as recipients of the Legends of Honor by the Vail Valley Foundation, and inducted into the International Ski Racing Hall of Fame.
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