Sven Thorgren

Sven Thorgren
Personal information
Born	4 October 1994; Sollentuna
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Snowboarding
Winter X Games

Sven Thorgren (born 4 October 1994) is a Swedish snowboarder who competes in slopestyle.[1]

He started snowboarding when he was seven years old and practiced every day after school on a small mountain called Väsjöbacken.[2] Thorgren qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. On 6 February 2014 in the qualification event, Thorgren finished the third in his heat and thereby qualified directly to the finals.[3] In the finals, he finished fourth. His most recent medal was at Air&Style, China where he got the gold medal.[2]

At FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 and 2013 finished 39th and 18th, respectively. His best World Cup result and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Spindleruv Mlyn on 16 March 2013.[1]

References

Sven Thorgren at the International Ski Federation
"ABOUT". 12 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
"Snowboarders launched Sochi Olympics with slopestyle competition". ITAR-TASS. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

External links

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[FIS-1] Sven Thorgren at the International Ski Federation

[sventhorgren.com-2] "ABOUT". 12 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[3] "Snowboarders launched Sochi Olympics with slopestyle competition". ITAR-TASS. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.