Atle Skårdal
Atle Skårdal (born 17 February 1966) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. Since 2012, he is FIS racing director for women races, as successor of Kurt Hoch. A two-time world champion in the Super-G in 1996 and 1997, he was also the World Cup champion in Super-G in 1996. Skårdal competed at the 1988 and 1994 Winter Olympics, with a 6th place in the 1994 Super G his best finish.
Skårdal in December 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 February 1966 Lunde, Telemark, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 21 January 1985 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1988, 1992, 1994) injured in 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (1985–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (1985–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 – (6 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 26 – (19 DH, 7 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 1990, '91, '93) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SG, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2000, Skårdal was appointed as national team coach of Norway. He has been FIS race director for the women's World Cup since 2005.
He is married to former alpine ski racer Karin Köllerer of Austria; they have three children (2010).
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