Thea Louise Stjernesund

Thea Louise Stjernesund
Stjernesund in 2023
Personal information
Full nameThea Louise Stjernesund
Born (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
Country Norway
SportAlpine skiing
ClubHakadal IL
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
World Cup debut
27 October 2018 (age 21)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2022, 2026)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (2019–2026)
Wins0
Podiums5 – (4 GS, 1 PG)
Overall titles
0 – (20th in 2023 and 2025)
Discipline titles
0 – (4th in GS, 2025)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingTeam event
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d’AmpezzoTeam event
Silver medal – second place2023 MéribelTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2023 MéribelParallel

Thea Louise Stjernesund (born 24 November 1996) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Career

Competing at the 2016 and 2017 Junior World Championships, her best individual result was eighth in giant slalom, but she also won a mixed team bronze medal in 2016.

Stjernesund made her World Cup debut in October 2018 in the season opener at Sölden, and collected her first points with a ninth-place finish. Her second-best result during the season was twelfth place in Andorra in March. She was eighteenth in the giant slalom and fifth in the team event at the World Championships in February.[2]

She represents the sports club Hakadal IL.[2]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
201922495213———N/a
202023442724———14
2021245426———N/a6
202225352717——2nd place, silver medalist(s)
202326201410——N/a
20242725337——
20252820434——
20262931398——

Race podiums

  • 0 wins
  • 5 podiums – (4 GS, 1 PG), 34 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2022 13 November 2021Austria Lech/Zürs, AustriaParallel-G2nd
2023 19 March 2023Andorra Soldeu, AndorraGiant slalom2nd
2024 17 March 2024Austria Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
2025 21 February 2025Italy Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
2026 29 November 2025United States Copper Mountain, United StatesGiant slalom3rd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined
Parallel Team
 event 
201922—18———N/aN/a5
20212422DNS2———DNQ1
202326138———32
202528DNF14——N/a—N/a7

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined
Team event
202225156———N/a3
202629DNF12——N/a—N/a

References

  1. ↑ "Thea Louise STJERNESUND". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Thea Louise Stjernesund at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation