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- Norwegian Olympic skier Audun Groenvold has died after getting struck by lightning throughout a latest cabin journey
- Groenvold, 49, received bronze on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
- Groenvold later grew to become a coach for Norway’s nationwide workforce and a tv commentator
Norwegian Olympic skier Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the nation’s ski federation introduced.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that we’ve got obtained the information of Audun Groenvold’s premature passing,” the Norwegian Ski Federation mentioned in a information launch on Wednesday, July 16 saying Groenvold’s loss of life.
“The previous nationwide alpine and ski cross athlete was just lately struck by lightning throughout a cabin journey,” the federation mentioned. “He was shortly taken to hospital and handled for the accidents he sustained within the lightning strike.”
Groenvold died Tuesday night time, nevertheless, the federation introduced.
He was 49 years outdated.
Groenvold received the bronze medal in ski cross on the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, in addition to a bronze medal on the World Championships in 1999 and a victory within the total ski cross cup in 2007.
The Norwegian skier was remembered by his nation’s ski federation on Wednesday as “an impressive athlete on the nationwide alpine workforce for quite a few years earlier than turning into a pioneer in Norwegian freestyle and ski cross.”
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After retiring from aggressive snowboarding, Groenvold grew to become a coach for Norway’s nationwide workforce and in addition appeared on tv as a commentator for snowboarding occasions, in keeping with The Related Press.
“He confirmed a burning dedication to the game of snowboarding each as an energetic participant, coach and chief,” the federation mentioned.
Trove Moe Dyrhaug, the president of Norway’s Ski Federation, mourned Groenvold’s loss of life in a press release.
“Norwegian snowboarding has misplaced a distinguished determine, who has meant a lot to each the alpine and freestyle communities,” Dyrhaug mentioned. “Audun had a fantastic profession in each alpine snowboarding and ski cross, earlier than turning into the nationwide ski cross coach. The Norwegian Ski Affiliation additionally remembers his efforts on the ski board. There will probably be an enormous void after Audun.”
