Norwegian alpine ski racer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thea Louise Stjernesund (born 24 November 1996) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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| Full name | Thea Louise Stjernesund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1996 Lørenskog, Norway[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hakadal IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 27 October 2018 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (2019–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (2 GS, 1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in GS, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competing at the 2016 and 2017 Junior World Championships, her best individual result was eighth in giant slalom, but she also won a mixed team bronze medal in 2016.
Stjernesund made her World Cup debut in October 2018 in the season opener at Sölden, and collected her first points with a ninth-place finish. Her second-best result during the season was twelfth place in Andorra in March. She was eighteenth in the giant slalom and fifth in the team event at the World Championships in February.[2]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2022 | 13 Nov 2021 |  Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 2nd |
| 2023 | 19 Mar 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2024 | 17 Mar 2024 | Saalbach, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
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