Kristina Riis-Johannessen
| Alpine skier | |
| Disciplines | Super G, Giant slalom, Combined |
|---|---|
| Club | IF Ready |
| Born | 5 March 1991 Oslo, Norway |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 – (2017, 2021) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
Medal record | |
Kristina Riis-Johannessen (born 5 March 1991) is a Norwegian alpine ski racer. She competes in Super G, Giant slalom and Combined. She competed at the 2017 World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where she placed 21st in the Super-G.[1] Riss-Johannessen attended the University of Vermont where she was a member of the ski team and was the 2014 NCAA National Champion in the women's slalom.[2]
She made her FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut in December 2016 in , but did not finish the race, and collected her first World Cup points with a 24th place in March 2017 in Squaw Valley.[3]
World Championship results[]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | — | 31 | 21 | 29 | DNF1 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Ladies' Super-G Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Kristina Riis-Johannessen - Skiing".
- ^ Kristina Riis-Johannessen at the International Ski Federation
External links[]
- Kristina Riis-Johannessen at FIS (alpine)
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