Vegard Ulvang


Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. He has retired from international and Olympic competition. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991, and won the World Cup in 1990. He has also won nine gold, six silver, and two bronze medals in the Norwegian Championships. He earned nine World Cup race victories. Ulvang also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1989, 1991 and 1992.
After retiring from professional skiing, he started his own clothing line which has made him a multimillionaire.
On 25 May 2006 Ulvang was named chairman of the executive board of the International Ski Federation's cross-country committee, taking over from Peter Petriček of Slovenia, who decided to step down after four years in the job. Ulvang was given the position without election after the board of the FIS decided unanimously that Ulvang was the best man for the job.
Ulvang is also a part of Norwegian TV 2's television travel-series Gutta på tur, together with fellow skier Bjørn Dæhlie, TV personality Arne Hjeltnes and chef Arne Brimi. He is also the creator and organizer of the Tour de Ski.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season titles

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1985–86 15 January 1986 Bohinj, Yugoslavia5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2 1985–86 14 March 1986 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
3 1986–87 10 December 1986 Ramsau, Austria15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
4 1986–87 14 March 1987 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
5 1987–88 15 February 1988 Calgary, Canada30 km Individual COlympic Games3rd
61988–897 January 1989 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
71988–8913 January 1989 Nové Město, Czechoslovakia15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
81988–8915 January 1989 Nové Město, Czechoslovakia30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
91988–8918 February 1989 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
101988–8922 February 1989 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Championships3rd
111988–894 March 1989 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
121988–8911 March 1989 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
13 1989–90 9 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
14 1989–90 13 January 1990 Moscow, Soviet Union30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
15 1989–90 17 February 1990 Campra, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
16 1989–90 21 February 1990 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
17 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland15 km + 15 km Pursuit F/CWorld Cup2nd
18 1990–91 7 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual CWorld Championships3rd
19 1990–91 16 March 1991 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
201991–927 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
211991–928 December 1991 Silver Star, Canada15 km Pursuit CWorld Cup1st
221991–9214 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
231991–924 January 1992 Kavgolovo, Russia30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
241991–9210 February 1992 Albertville, France30 km Individual COlympic Games1st
251991–9213 February 1992 Albertville, France10 km Individual COlympic Games1st
261991–9215 February 1992 Albertville, France15 km Pursuit FOlympic Games2nd
271991–9229 February 1992 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
281991–9214 March 1992 Vang, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
291992–9312 December 1992 Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
301992–939 January 1993 Ramsau, Austria15 km Pursuit CWorld Cup2nd
311992–9320 February 1993 Ulrichen, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
321992–9320 February 1993 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
331992–9322 February 1993 Falun, Sweden10 km Individual CWorld Championships3rd
34 1993–94 18 December 1993 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1984–85 17 March 1985 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Cup3rdHole / Mikkelsplass / Aunli
2 1985–86 9 March 1986 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Hole
3 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Championships3rdAunli / Mikkelsplass / Langli
4 1986–87 8 March 1987 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMikkelsplass / Aunli / Langli
5 1987–88 13 March 1988 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDæhlie / Bjørn / Mikkelsplass
6 1987–88 17 March 1988 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stMonsen / Mikkelsplass / Bjørn
7 1988–89 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMikkelsplass / Dæhlie / Langli
8 1988–89 12 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdLangli / Mikkelsplass / Dæhlie
9 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkaanes / Sivertsen / Langli
10 1989–90 16 March 1990 Vang, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSkinstad / Langli / Skaanes
111990–9115 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stSkaanes / Langli / Dæhlie
121991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games1stLangli / Skjeldal / Dæhlie
131991–9228 February 1992 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndLangli / Dæhlie / Skjeldal
141991–928 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSivertsen / Langli / Dæhlie
151992–9326 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stSivertsen / Langli / Dæhlie
16 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FOlympic Games2ndSivertsen / Alsgaard / Dæhlie
17 1993–94 13 March 1994 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stSivertsen / Jevne / Dæhlie
181994–9526 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDæhlie / Skjeldal / Alsgaard
19 1995–96 14 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndAlsgaard / Jevne / Dæhlie
20 1995–96 25 February 1996 Trondheim, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard
21 1995–96 17 March 1996 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndKristiansen / Eide / Dæhlie
22 1996–97 24 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdSkjeldal / Eide / Dæhlie
23 1996–97 8 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdSkjeldal / Eide / Sivertsen

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.