Finn Hågen Krogh

Finn Hågen Krogh
Born (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990
Alta, Norway
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) (2014)[1]
Ski club Tverrelvdalen IL
World Cup career
Seasons 2011–present
Individual wins 7
Indiv. podiums 21
Overall titles 1 in Sprint Discipline (2014–15)
Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
2015 Falun Team sprint

Finn Hågen Krogh (born 6 September 1990) is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed at FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2011.

Career

Krogh was born in Alta. He has Norwegian and Sami[2] ancestry.

Krogh represents Tverrelvdalen IL. In addition to being a cross-country skier, he played for Tverrelvdalen's senior football team in the 3. Divisjon before he had to choose between football and skiing. As Krogh was selected for youth national team in cross country skiing, he chose to quit football, but said in an interview with Norwegian TV 2 in 2011 that he believes he could have been a professional Tippeligaen player if he had chosen football ahead of skiing. In the same interview he stated that he thinks it is more fun to play football than to compete in cross country skiing.[3]

2009–2013

Krogh participated in the 2009 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Praz de Lys - Sommand, Haute-Savoie where he won bronze in the 4x5 km relay.[4] The next year, Krogh won the relay race in the junior world championship in Hinterzarten, along with Tomas Northug, Didrik Tønseth and Paal Golberg.[5] Krogh also won a bronze in the 20 km skiathlon,[6] and finished fourth at 5 km classic.[7] Krogh won gold in 10 km freestyle in the Norwegian youth championship in 2010.[8]

He made his break-through in the World Cup when he finished second behind Petter Northug in the race in Falun on 20 March 2011.[9] He won his first World Cup relay with Eldar Rønning, Lars Berger and Petter Northug on 20 November 2011 at Sjusjøen.[10]

2013–2014

On 1 January 2013 he won the third stage of the 2012–13 Tour de Ski, which was a sprint.[11] In the Norwegian skiing championship in 2013 at Gåsbu in Hamar, he was number two on the 15 free with individual start, 5.1 seconds behind Martin Johnsrud Sundby.[12]

On 28 January 2014, after the Norwegian championship at Lillehammer, the national team coach Arild Monsen stated that Krogh would go the individual sprint in the 2014 Winter Olympics on 11 February 2013 along with Eirik Brandsdal and Anders Gløersen, while the fourth spot was to be decided after the sprint in Toblach.[13] While Petter Northug was one of the favourites to win the Olympic sprint, Ola Vigen Hattestad won the sprint in Toblach, and on 5 February 2014 the national team decided to select both Hattestad and Northug to compete in the sprint at the expense of Krogh.[14][15][16]

2014–2015

Krogh won the World Cup title in the sprint discipline. He also won the team freestyle sprint at the FIS World Championships in Falun, with Petter Northug.

2015–2016

Krogh placed second overall in the Tour de Ski.

References

  1. ↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 44.
  2. ↑ "Støtt over å bli prakket på at man bor i Sameland". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Landslagsløperens fotball-stikk: – Ganske lett å komme til Tippeligaen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Lindi, Marte (6 February 2009). "VM-bronse til Finn Hågen Krogh". Finnmark Dagblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dobbel stafettjubel for Norge i junior-VM". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Grythaugen, Stian (29 January 2010). "Ny medalje i junior-VM". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Avisenes Nyhetsbytå. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Isaksen, Oddgeir (29 January 2010). "Mistet skien – tok VM-bronse". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Ek, Magne (6 March 2010). "Norgesmester Krogh". Altaposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Snøre, Kaja Marie (20 March 2011). "Norsk supersensasjon i Falun". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Krogh til topps (Norwegian) Nordlys. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2014
  11. ↑ Holden, Lillian; Øgar, Sindre (1 January 2013). "Krogh slo sammenlagtfavoritten og vant sprinten". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Resultater menn 15 km Individuell" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norges Skiforbund. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Rasmussen, John (4 February 2014). "Hvem skal ut?". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Holden, Lillian; Strøm, Ole Kristian; Christiansen, Anders K. (5 February 2014). "Krogh vraket fra sprinten: - Han er svært skuffet". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Norway faces cross-country selection dilemma". Sports Illustrated/CNN. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Norway drops skier from cross-country sprint team". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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