Stig Strand
Swedish alpine skier
Stig Strand | |
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Stig Strand in December 2014
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Country | Sweden |
Full name | Stig Ivar Strand |
Born |
(
1956-08-25
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August 25, 1956
(age
66)
Tärnaby , Västerbotten , Sweden |
Stig Strand (born 25 August 1956 in Tärnaby , Storuman , Västerbotten ) is a Swedish former alpine skier and a sports commentator on alpine skiing. [1] [2] [3] He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his career, and a few years on Eurosport , [4] but ended TV commenting in 2016. [5] He has also worked as a political advisor for the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and as a hotel owner.
Although successful, he was during his active years always in the shadow of his childhood neighbour Ingemar Stenmark . [1] However, in the 1982–83 season, Strand also had 110 points like Stenmark in the slalom World Cup .
Individual World Cup victories
Date | Location | Race |
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22 December 1982 | Madonna di Campiglio | Slalom |
20 March 1983 | Furano | Slalom |
References
- 1 2 http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/sport-tv-kronika-heja-stig-strand-1.790665 [ dead link ]
- ↑ "FIS-Ski - biographie" . Archived from the original on 2012-10-21 . Retrieved 2010-05-23 .
- ↑ "Alpine Ski Database - Ski Legends' Home" .
- ↑ Jönsson, Fredrik (17 November 2014). "Stig Strand klar för Eurosport" . Aftonbladet (in Swedish) . Retrieved 22 July 2015 .
- ↑ Stig Strand slutar med tv: "Jag är inte kvar"
External links
- Stig Strand at FIS (alpine)
- Stig Strand at Olympedia
- Stig Strand at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)