Lasse Kjus

Lasse Kjus
Kjus in January 2006
Personal information
Born (1971-01-14) 14 January 1971
Oslo, Norway
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
ClubBærums SK
World Cup debut14 January 1990 (age 19)
RetiredMarch 2006 (age 35)
Olympics
Teams4 – (19942006)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (19912005)
Medals11 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (19902006)
Wins18 – (10 DH, 2 SG, 2 GS, 4 K)
Podiums60
Overall titles2 – (1996, 1999)
Discipline titles4 – (1 DH, 3 K)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 0 1
Giant slalom 2 7 1
Downhill 10 7 6
Super-G 2 4 6
Combined 4 6 4
Total 18 24 18
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 3 1
World Championships 3 8 0
Total 4 11 1
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer Combined
1998 Nagano Downhill
1998 Nagano Combined
2002 Salt Lake City Downhill
2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom
World Championships
1993 Morioka Combined
1999 Vail Super-G
1999 Vail Giant slalom
1996 Sierra Nevada Combined
1997 Sestriere Downhill
1997 Sestriere Super-G
1997 Sestriere Giant slalom
1999 Vail Downhill
1999 Vail Slalom
1999 Vail Combined
2003 St. Moritz Combined
Junior World Ski Championships
1990 Zinal Giant slalom
1990 Zinal Downhill
1990 Zinal Combined
1990 Zinal Super-G
1990 Zinal Slalom

Lasse Kjus (born 14 January 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway. He won the overall World Cup title twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championship medals ranks second all-time behind fellow Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt.