Bjarne Solbakken
Bjarne Solbakken (born 18 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup.
Olympics[]
Solbakken participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he finished fifth in super-G, sixth in giant slalom and twelfth in downhill.[1] At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he competed in downhill, super-G and giant slalom, with a twentieth place in giant slalom as best result.[1]
World championships[]
At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 he competed in super-G, downhill and giant slalom.
World Cup[]
He participated in the Alpine skiing World Cup in 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. His best result was at the 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup, when he finished fourth overall in super-G, with one victory, in Beaver Creek, and one second place at Kvitfjell. He left in the summer of 2008 to pursue studies.
References[]
- ^ a b "Bjarne Solbakken – Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- 1977 births
- Norwegian male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers of Norway
- People from Møre og Romsdal
- People from Stranda
- Living people
- Norwegian alpine skiing biography stubs