Olympian Audun Groenvold Dead at 49 After Being Struck by Lightning

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The sports community is mourning a tragic loss.

The Norwegian skier Audun Groenvold, who won a bronze medal in men’s ski cross during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, tragically passed away on July 15 following a lightning strike. He was 49 years old.

With deep regret, we learned that Audun Groenvold has tragically passed away due to being struck by lightning while on a cabin outing,” the federation stated on July 16, in English translation from Norwegian.

The organization stated that Groenvold was rushed to the hospital following a lightning strike, where he received treatment for his injuries. Regrettably, he didn’t make it through this incident.

Groenvold kicked off his sports journey as a part of Norway’s national alpine ski team from the 1993-1994 season all the way to 2003-2004, securing a third place finish at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup finals held in Spain during 1999.

After that, he moved into freestyle skiing and ski cross, which eventually earned him a bronze medal in ski cross at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in 2005. Two years later, he also won the Ski Cross World Cup. Following his performance at the 2010 Olympics, Groenvold took on roles as a national team coach, TV commentator, and member of the Norwegian Ski Association’s board.

Following the sad demise of Groenvold, the president of the Norwegian Ski Federation, Tove Moe Dyrhaug, paid tribute to him by saying he was a highly influential individual who had made such a significant impact on both the alpine skiing and freestyle sports communities.

In the statement, it was mentioned that Audun excelled in both alpine skiing and ski cross prior to taking up the role of the national ski cross coach. Dyrhaug made these remarks in a release, which has been translated from Norwegian. He further expressed that the late athlete’s demise has left a significant emptiness behind.

Groenvold is survived by his wife, Kristin Tandberg Haugsjå, along with their three children.

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