Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen ( Haugen, born 29 November 1987) is a Norwegian retired World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
Haugen made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his first World Cup points with a 26th place. He won a bronze medal in giant slalom at the World Championships in 2017 and attained his first World Cup podium in March 2017 at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Nestvold-Haugen represents the sports club Lommedalens IL, and hails from Lommedalen. At the Junior World Championships, he achieved two seventh places in 2006 in Mont-Sainte-Anne and an eighth place in 2007 in Flachau.
Personal life Nestvold-Haugen is from Lommedalen, Norway. His sister is Norwegian alpine skier Kristine Gjelsten Haugen. He studied finance and international business in the United States at the University of Denver and graduated in 2012. He married Marthe Gausen Nestvold in 2017, taking her last name also.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Parallel 2010 22 101 — 30 2011 23 89 58 26 — 2012 24 97 40 37 — 2013 25 51 27 24 13 2014 26 36 30 10 rowspan=6 2015 27 44 45 11 2016 28 41 30 13 2017 29 17 24 6 2018 30 24 20 8 2019 31 40 35 13 2020 32 21 43 6 9 2021 33 39 49 14 21 2022 34 99 — 29 21 2023 35 91 — 29
Race podiums
3 podiums – (3 GS); 34 top tens Season Date Location Discipline Place2017 4 Mar 2017 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd2020 8 Dec 2019 Beaver Creek, USA Giant slalom 3rd2 Feb 2020 Garmisch, Germany Giant slalom 3rd
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2011 23 DNF2 16 — — — 2013 25 23 24 — — — 2015 27 — DNF1 — — — 2017 29 15 3 — — — 2019 31 40 7 — — —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined Team event 2010 22 DNF1 28 — — — 2014 26 12 16 — — — 2018 30 13 8 — — — 3
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