Atle Skårdal

Atle Skårdal
 Alpine skier 

Skårdal in December 2006
Disciplines Downhill, super-G, combined
Born (1966-02-17) 17 February 1966
Lunde, Telemark, Norway
World Cup debut 21 January 1985 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams 3 – (1988, 1992, 1994)
      injured in 1992 [1]
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 7 – (19851997)
Medals 3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 13 – (19851997)
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)

Atle Skårdal (born 17 February 1966, in Lunde, Telemark, Norway) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. 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.[2]

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

World Cup results

Season titles

1 title: 1 Super-G

Season Discipline
1996 Super-G

Season standings

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

Season Date Location Discipline
199020 Jan 1990Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill
17 Mar 1990 Sweden Åre, Sweden Downhill
199115 Dec 1990 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
15 Mar 1991 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
199327 Feb 1993 Canada Whistler, Canada Downhill
199412 Mar 1994 Canada Whistler, Canada Downhill
199510 Dec 1995 France Val d'Isère, France Super-G

World Championships results

  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

  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

  1. 1 2 "Skiing". Pittsburgh Press. January 12, 1992. p. D2.
  2. Olympic results

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