Kristina Riis-Johannessen (born 5 March 1991) is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer. She competed 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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1991 Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Super G, giant slalom, combined |
| Club | IF Ready |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 – (2017, 2021) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
Medal record | |
She made her World Cup debut in December 2016 in Semmering, 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
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | — | 31 | 21 | 29 | DNF1 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Ladies' Super-G Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Kristina Riis-Johannessen - Skiing".
- ^ Kristina Riis-Johannessen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
External links
edit- Kristina Riis-Johannessen at FIS (alpine)
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