Henrik KRISTOFFERSEN

Historical Results

Motocross, hockey, golf. (oakley.com)

Athlete

Father, Lars Kristoffersen. Mother, Hilde Kristoffersen. Brother, Magnus Kristoffersen. Girlfriend, Tonje Barkenes.

Norwegian, English, German

Raelingen SK

Father Lars Kristoffersen (Alpine skiing): Former ski racer.

Brother Magnus Kristoffersen (Alpine skiing): Competed in the national and FIS level, retiring in 2016.

2009 FIS event in Geilo (Giant slalom - 25th)
2012 World Cup in Kranjska Gora (Slalom - DNQ1)

May 2021: Left leg injury, fracturing a fibula, as the result of a motocross accident. Going into the 2021/22 Olympic season, he continued dryland training with a focus on stationary and road cycling, going back on snow in late August. (france24.com, 7 May 2021; news-in-24.com, 7 May 2021; Instagram)

He was introduced to skiing by his father Lars, a former ski racer. He got his first pair of skis when he was four, learning the sport at the Marikollen Skisenter near his home. By the age of eight, he wanted to become a professional ski racer. His father was his first coach. (henrikkristoffersen.com; oakley.com)

"I love skiing, that's the reason I do it. I just love the feeling I get when I do a turn. That feeling is one of the best feelings I can have in my life." (oakley.com)

His girlfriend, Tonje Barkenes, is a dietitian and provides him with support on his daily diet. “She does a lot of small tricks to pump up the calorie level of the food I eat. I need a lot of calories. I should eat over 4000 calories a day. It’s not easy. A couple calories here, a couple there, in the end, can mean 500 calories more. She’s really on point with that and she knows what to look for, which I don’t. She helps out a lot.” (olympics.com, 2 Jan 2021)

His first World Cup win, taking the Schladming World Cup night slalom in January 2014. “When 50,000 people come to see the race, the atmosphere and feeling around the event are special. It reminded me of how big a sport this is." (scandinaviantraveler.com, 17 Mar 2015)

Alpine skier Kjetil Andre Aamodt (NOR), eight-time Olympic medallist (four gold, two silver, two bronze), 12-time World Championships medallist (five gold, four silver, three bronze). (Norway Olympic Media Guide, 2014)

“The gap between winning and losing is so narrow. We talk about hundredths of a second, making the distance between heaven and hell very short. A poor finish is mentally tough, but there’s nothing I can do except try harder and train more." (scandinaviantraveler.com, 17 Mar 2015)