Fabian Wilkens SOLHEIM

Norway

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: OSLO

Birth Country:

Norway

Residence: OSLO

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Alpine Skiing	Mixed Team Parallel NOR Norway	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Mixed Team Parallel Small Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Team Parallel Mixed	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Giant Slalom
2021/2022	100	27
2020/2021	104	34
2019/2020	99	30
2018/2019	136	48

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Giant Slalom	Parallel	Parallel Giant Slalom
2021/2022	1 x 14th
2020/2021	1 x 13th	1 x 34th
2019/2020	1 x 9th		1 x 21st
2018/2019	1 x 22nd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
14	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Adelboden, SUI	2:38.44
22	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Alta Badia, ITA	2:26.88
27	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Alta Badia, ITA	2:29.55

Nickname:

Fab (Athlete, 10 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Windsurfing, surfing. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Attended high school from 2012-15. Graduated from Norges Toppidrettsgymnas in Baerum. Presently studying business and administration. (Facebook; Athlete, 10 Jul 2021)

Family:

Stepmother, Anne Christine Norseth Solheim. (Facebook)

Languages spoken:

Norwegian, English

Club name:

IL Heming

Debut:

2011 FIS event in Geilo (Slalom - 55th)
2018 World Cup in Val d'Isere (Giant slalom - DNF1)

National team:

2017

Reason:

"I loved the speed and the feeling of arcing good turns down the mountain." (Athlete, 10 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To win an Olympic gold medal. "The 2020/2021 season is over and it has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me with some big ups and some downs. But I’m very motivated for more, and hungry for the upcoming Olympic season." (Instagram, 30 Apr 2021; Athlete, 10 Jul 2021)

Training:

Participated in a training camp in May 2021 with the Norwegian coastal ranger commandos (Kystjegerkommandoen), an amphibious military unit. (Instagram, 27 May 2021)

Memorable:

Joined his teammates to win gold in the mixed team parallel event at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo. "To become world champions together as a team is a moment I’ll remember forever." (Instagram, 22 Feb 2021)

Hero:

Alpine skier Kjetil Andre Aamodt (NOR), eight-time Olympic medallist (four gold, two silver, two bronze). (Athlete, 10 Jul 2021)

General Interest

EQUIPMENT CHANGE
After 13 years racing on Rossignol skis, he switched to Head for the 2020/21 season. (Instagram, 27 Apr 2020)

Milestones

Won team parallel bronze at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

In his debut at the World Championships in 2021, he won a gold medal in the mixed team parallel, over Sweden.

At the 2017 Junior World Championships in Are, his best finish was 12th in giant slalom.

The fabled Swiss venue of Adelboden has become one of his favourites, scoring his first World Cup top-10 there in January 2020, starting 37th in the giant slalom and finishing ninth. His top four World Cup results have come at the venue, including a 14th in giant slalom in January 2022.

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze
:: Bronze Medal Event

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