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Jesper Pedersen

Alpine Skiing
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Competing at PyeongChang 2018 was a life-changing experience for Jesper Pedersen. The young Norwegian alpine skier won gold in the men’s giant slalom sitting and bronze in the super-combined.

“Nobody knew me when I went to Korea but when I got back everybody did. The TV coverage from PyeongChang 2018 was good in Norway so lots of people wanted a chat.

“It was pretty cool. Everyone knows me in my hometown anyway but now I'm the guy with a gold medal. They think, 'Whoa'."

It was the cherry on the cake of a perfect season which also saw him climbing onto the top of the World Cup overall standings for the first time.

Following such outstanding results, he received the Paralympic Honour Award from the Norwegian government. He was also presented with the Gold Medal Honour by the Norwegian Ski Federation.

Pedersen, who was born with spina bifida, competed at one World Championships in 2017, failing to reach the podium.

Results

Unit Date Rank
2017 IPC Alpine skiing World Championships Tarvisio, ITA (Tarvisio, Italy)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Downhill Sitting Race 1 2017-01-25 8
Men's Super-G Sitting Race 1 2017-01-26 7
Men's Super-Combined Sitting Race 1 2017-01-28 6
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Race 1 2017-01-30 9999
Men's Slalom Sitting Race 1 2017-01-31 5
Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Downhill Sitting Final 2018-03-10 6
Men's Super-G Sitting Final 2018-03-11 4
Men's Super Combined Sitting Final 2018-03-13 3
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final 2018-03-14 1
Men's Slalom Sitting Final 2018-03-17 5
Kranjska Gora/Sella Nevea 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships (Kranjska Gora/Sella Nevea, Slovenia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Race 1 2019-01-21 3
Men's Slalom Sitting Race 1 2019-01-23 2
Men's Downhill Sitting Race 1 2019-01-30 7
Men's Super-G Sitting Race 1 (from SC) 2019-01-31 3
Men's Super-Combined Sitting Race 1 2019-01-31 2
Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships (Lillehammer, Norway)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Downhill Sitting Race 1 2022-01-14 1
Men's Super-G Sitting Race 1 2022-01-15 2
Men's Super-Combined Sitting Race 1 2022-01-17 2
Men's Super-G Sitting Race 1 (from SC) 2022-01-17 2
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Race 1 2022-01-19 1
Men's Slalom Sitting Race 1 2022-01-21 1
Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Downhill Sitting Final 2022-03-05 2
Men's Super-G Sitting Final 2022-03-06 1
Men's Super-Combined Sitting Final 2022-03-07 1
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final 2022-03-10 1
Men's Slalom Sitting Final 2022-03-13 1