Finn Christian Jagge
Finn Christian "Finken" Jagge (4 April 1966 – 8 July 2020) was a Norwegian alpine skier.[1][2] He was the son of alpine skier Liv Jagge-Christiansen and tennis player Finn Dag Jagge.[3] In the World Cup he won seven slalom victories.[4] He also won the Norwegian Championship eight times.[5] His career highlight came with the gold medal in the slalom competition at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville.[6] He retired in 2000.[7] He trained the Norwegian women ski team from 2005 to 2007.[8] He worked for the Norwegian telecom company Ludo[9] and later as a Partner Headhunter for Dynamic People Headhunting in Oslo.[10][11] Jagge won the Norwegian reality TV show Mesternes Mester in 2011.[12] He was 54 years old, when he died after a short illness in July 2020. He was married to Trine-Lise Jagge and had two children.[13]
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Alpine skiing | ||
1992 Albertville | Slalom |
World Cup victories
Date[14] | Location | Race |
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17 December 1991 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom |
9 January 1994 | Kranjska Gora | Slalom |
15 March 1997 | Vail | Slalom |
15 December 1997 | Sestriere | Slalom |
14 December 1998 | Sestriere | Slalom |
28 February 1999 | Ofterschwang | Slalom |
13 December 1999 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom |
References
- "Finn Christian Jagge Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "1992 Olympic champion Finn Christian Jagge is dead at 54". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Finn Christian Jagge Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "JAGGE Finn Chr. – Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Finn Christian Jagge Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". web.archive.org. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "JAGGE Finn Chr. – Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Finn Christian Jagge, 1992 Olympic slalom champion, dies at 54". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Norway's Ex-Olympic Slalom Champion Jagge Dies". barrons.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Fra drapstrusler til Ludo". ba.no (in Norwegian). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Finn Christian Jagge (54) er død". www.ifinnmark.no (in Norwegian). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Finn Christian Jagge". dynamicpeople.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Esten O. Sæther (8 July 2020). "OL-mester Finn Christian Jagge er død: Når Mesternes mester plutselig dør". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Finn Christian Jagge (54) er død: OL-vinneren Finn Christian Jagge døde onsdag, 54 år gammel". tv2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "JAGGE Finn Chr. - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.