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    Sochi 2014

    XXII Olympic Winter Games
    Hot. Cool. Yours.
    7-23 February 2014
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    Gjermund BRAATEN

    Norway
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: Norway
    • Birthday: 23 October 1990
    • Age: 23
    • Height: -
    • Weight: -
    • Place of Birth: Norway, DRAMMEN
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 6 February, 12:00 Men's Slopestyle Qualification
    • Gjermund BRAATEN
      Score: 91.25
    • Rank: 4
    • 8 February, 12:45 Men's Slopestyle Finals
    • Gjermund BRAATEN
      Score: 24.75
    • Rank: 12

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocation
    World Snowboarding Championships
    45Slopestyle2012Oslo, NOR

    FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonBAAFUBA/SBS
    2012/2013-25-
    2011/20121228-
    2010/2011-5925

    Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011
    SeasonBASBS
    2012/2013-1 x 7th
    2011/20121 x 7th-
    2010/20111 x 8th-

    RankEventYearLocation
    X Games
    6Slopestyle2012Aspen, CO, USA
    7Big Air2012Aspen, CO, USA
    8Slopestyle2013Aspen, CO, USA
    9Big Air2013Aspen, CO, USA
    13Slopestyle2014Aspen, CO, USA
    FIS Junior World Championships
    8Slopestyle2010Wanaka, NZL


    Legend
    ALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Nickname: G-man (snowstoked.com, 16 Oct 2010)
    • Occupation: Athlete
    • Club Name: Torpo, Norway
    • Position Style: Goofy (worldsnowboardtour.com, 24 Oct 2013)
    • Debut: 2007 for Norway (worldsnowboardtour.com, 23 Oct 2012)
    • Hobbies: Skateboarding, football. (nitrousa.com, 2013)
    • Languages Spoken: English, Norwegian
    • Coach: Thomas Harstad [national] (adressa.no, 18 Dec 2013)
    • Sporting Relatives: His younger brother Oystein was selected to represent Norway in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (sochi2014.com, 07 Jan 2014; nbcolympics.com, 02 Jan 2014)
    • Injuries: In December 2013 he broke three ribs and punctured a lung while training in the United States. (Olympic Village Daily, 13 Feb 2014; adressa.no, 18 Dec 2013)

      He dislocated his collarbone at the 2012 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, and was unable to snowboard for a month. (massivemoves.com, 24 May 2012)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    He first tried snowboarding in 2000 in Torpo, Norway. He began competing in 2006. (worldsnowboardtour.com, 24 Oct 2013; massivemoves.com, 24 May 2012)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    He got a snowboard for Christmas and his passion for the sport developed from there. (massivemoves.com, 24 May 2012)

    Ambitions
    To learn as many tricks as possible. (monsterenergy.com, 16 Apr 2013)

    Training
    He spends the winters training on homemade parks near his home in Torpo, Norway. (monsterenergy.com, 16 Apr 2013)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning a tour event at Breckenridge, CO, United States, in 2011. (massivemoves.com, 24 May 2012)

    Hero
    Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris, Norwegian snowboarders Torstein Horgmo and Terje Haakonsen, Finnish snowboarder Eero Ettala, US snowboarder Travis Rice. (worldsnowboardtour.com, 23 Oct 2013)

    Superstitions / Rituals
    He always listens to music when he competes as it motivates and inspires him. (Olympic Village Daily, 13 Feb 2014)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "It's important to have fun. I'm not breaking the rules, I'm just doing what makes me feel good. Enjoying yourself is important, even at the Olympics." (Olympic Village Daily, 13 Feb 2014)

    General
    OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
    He believes much of the responsibility for ensuring a successful snowboard competition at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi lies with the International Ski Federation [FIS]. "I hope they provide a good park for the Olympic Games. The judging is very important too. If the judges are good it makes everything easier." (massivemoves.com, 24 May 2012)

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    Men's Slopestyle
    • Stance: Goofy
    • Bib: 18
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