Vegard Ulvang

Vegard Ulvang is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier, born on 10 October 1963, who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver and one bronze. He won the overall World Cup in 1990 and took nine World Cup race victories, and he won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1989, 1991 and 1992. He received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991 and collected nine gold, six silver and two bronze medals at the Norwegian Championships. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games he took the Olympic oath on behalf of all the athletes. After retiring he started a clothing line, became chairman of the International Ski Federation cross-country committee in 2006, and created and organizes the Tour de Ski.