Morten Ring Christensen

Morten Ring Christensen (born 9 November 1990) is a Norwegian freestyle athlete who is competes in the sport Skicross. He represents . He lives in Trysil, Norway and is a member of the Norwegian Skicross Worldcup Team.

He missed the 2010 Vancouver Olympics due to his diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Early life[]

Born in Odder, Denmark. He lived in Skanderborg, Denmark, until the age of 7 when him and his family moved to Trysil, Norway.

Skiing career[]

Former alpine ski racer in the top of his age class and converted to Skicross before the 2009 season. Ranked as the world's best Junior Skicross racer.^{[citation needed]} Has 5 National championships titles, including 1 in the Senior class and 4 in the Junior.

Cancer[]

Christensen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in the end of August, 2009. H was undergoing radiation treatment for some time, and was given an OK by the doctors to start training again in the end of December 2009.

http://www.vg.no/sport/ski/artikkel.php?artid=586602

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