Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
- Birthday:
- 1987-11-29
- Gender:
- male
- Nationality:
- Norway
- Favorite Ski Resort:
- Narvik
- Favorite World Cup:
- Beaver Creek
- FIS:
- Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen at FIS
Biography
Successful ski pro & dad. Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen is one of the best-established skiers in the World Cup. The Norwegian athlete celebrated his breakthrough in 2017 and joined the HEAD World Cup Rebels in 2021. At the World Championships in St. Moritz, he won the Bronze in the Giant Slalom. In the same year, he finished second in the Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora to podium in the World Cup for the first time. He confirmed his strength in this discipline with third places in the Giant Slalom in Beaver Creek in 2019 and in the Giant Slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2020. Nestvold-Haugen also got to celebrate winning an Olympic Bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. He is a member of the Lommedalens IL ski club in Norway and is a passionate father. He studied at the University of Denver in the USA. His sister Kristine is also an active ski athlete in the World Cup.
