Ole Kristian Furuseth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ole Kristian Furuseth
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1967(1967-01-07)
Age	57
Birthplace	Jessheim
Country	Norway
Birth City	Akershus
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ole Kristian Furuseth Biography

Ole Kristian Furuseth is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on January 7, 1967 in Jessheim, Akershus, Norway. Ole Kristian Furuseth (born 7 January 1967) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. He won his first World Cup victory in Furano in 1989, and then his last World Cup victory in Bormio in 2000. In the total, he’s won the distinction of having three World Cup victories in giant Slalom, and six in slalom. Furuseth was awarded bronze in the slalom race in the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, and also a silver medal in Nagano in 1998. Olympics at Nagano. Nagano.

In the 1990-91 seasons, he was the best at slalom. He won two competitions at Madonna di Campiglio and Kranjska Gora in December. He achieved three second- place finishes, but only one of them was in the huge slalom. In the end, he was 2nd on the Slalom Cup. In the 2001 World Championships, he won the bronze medal in the slalom event and was fourth in both the giant super-G and slalom.

Results improved again in the 1994–95 season. Although he opened with a 23rd place in giant slalom in Tignes in December, he achieved fourth place in slalom the next day. In slalom he recorded two third places; in Kitzbühel in January and Furano in February; he then won his last race for the season, in Bormio in March. In the 1995–96 World Cup he was disqualified in most of his races, failing to reach the podium. He participated in the 1996 World Championships, postponed from 1995, and finished seventh in the slalom race which was won by fellow countryman Tom Stiansen. He performed slightly better in 1996–97, with one third place in slalom in Shigakogen in March and a fourth place at the 1997 World Championships as highlights.

From the 1997–98 season, Furuseth competed exclusively in slalom. He opened with a thirteenth place in Park City in November, but improved gradually until reaching third in Kitzbühel in January. Then, in February he won a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, only defeated by fellow countryman Hans Petter Buraas. A World Cup victory in Yongpyong on 1 March rounded off a successful season. A mediocre 1998–99 season followed, but in 1999–2000 fully reinvigorated his career, achieving two fourth places, one third places, three-second places and one victory in the World Cup. The victory was his last race of the season, Bormio in March. He reached old heights with a second place in the Slalom Cup.

The 1989-90 season began equally good, with two second-place finishes in August at Thredbo. Then he won in his subsequent race a massive Slalom race held in Park City in November. Even though that was the only win of the season, he finished second in three other races including the super-G event on January 1st in Les Menuires. He won again in the Giant Slalom Cup, finished second overall and was second for the Slalom Cup.

Ole Kristian Furuseth Net Worth

Ole Kristian Furuseth is one of the richest Alpine Skier from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ole Kristian Furuseth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first international contest took place at the Junior World Championships, in which he was eleventh downhill, and ninth in the giant Slalom. It was the World Cup debut in December 1986, and placed 10th in the slalom event within Madonna di Campiglio. He did not participate on one of the World Cup races in the 1987 calendar year, however, he returned in the latter part of 1987-88 season to finish in the sixteenth and fifteenth places at Bad Kleinkirchheim and Oppdal, respectively.

In the 1988-89 season , Furuseth did well throughout the 1988-89 season. He started with a 9th place finish at Sestriere in December. He then progressed gradually to reach an appearance on the podium with a second-place finish in Adelboden the following month in. He also took the slalom race during the Alpine Combined Event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships. On March 3 in Furano the race was won by him. He finished 2nd in the giant slalom and taking the win in the race slalom just two days after. The following week, in Shigakogen in Shigakogen, he won the giant slalom event and was second on the slope. In the end, he was awarded the Giant Slalom Cup that year however, he did it along with Pirmin Zurbriggen. At the Slalom Cup he finished third as well in overall rankings, he was fourth. He also participated in the 1988 World Championships, placing eighth in the giant slalom, and 6th in the Slalom. He was awarded an award of Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year award in 1989.

The 1991–92 season saw Furuseth compete more, but top-three achievements were somewhat more few and far between. He won a giant slalom race in Adelboden in January, finished second in a combined race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen the week before, and finished third in a slalom race in Sestriere in December. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he finished fifth in the giant slalom, fourth in the super-G and seventh in the combined race. The 1992–93 season was a disappointment with mediocre results, although he did place twice among the top ten towards the end of the season. At the 1993 World Championships he finished fourteenth in slalom and tenth in giant slalom. In the 1993–94 World Cup circuit he placed mostly in the 20th–30th range, with results as bad as a 61st place in Val d’Isère in December. However, the misère in Val d’Isère was followed by a third place in Sestriere only two days later. He also recorded a second place in Kranjska Gora in January.

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