Thomas Alsgaard

Thomas Alsgaard is a Norwegian former professional cross-country skier, born on 10 January 1972 in Flateby, Enebakk, and regarded by many as the best performer of the freestyle skating technique. He began racing at the age of three and made his international breakthrough at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer by winning the 30 km freestyle. In all he won fifteen medals at the Winter Olympics and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, six of them at the Olympics, five gold and one silver. He took at least one gold medal at every Games and World Championships he entered from 1994 to 2003, was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 2001 and retired from racing in 2003. He later owned a Ski Classics team and works as a commentator and boot advisor.