Ole Kristian Furuseth

Ole Kristian Furuseth (born 7 January 1967) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. He scored his first World Cup victory in Furano in 1989 and his final World Cup victory in Bormio in 2000, and in total he has three World Cup victories in giant slalom and six in slalom. Furuseth won a bronze medal in the slalom competition at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, and a silver medal at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.

Early life and career Born in Oslo, he represented the skiing club Ullensaker SK.

International breakthrough In the 1988–89 season Furuseth performed consistently well. He opened with a ninth place in Sestriere in December, then improved gradually until reaching the podium for the first time, with a second place from Adelboden in January. He also won the slalom run in the Alpine combined Event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships. On 3 March in Furano, he finished second in the giant slalom, winning the slalom race two days later. One week later in Shigakogen, he won the giant slalom race and finished second in the slalom. He also competed at the 1989 World Championships, placing eighth in the giant slalom and sixth in the slalom.

Post-sporting career After his active sporting career, Furuseth has turned to a business career. He has made his mark in construction, among others as a real estate developer at the ski resort Kvitfjell. He has cooperated with his brothers Paal Mogens and Jon Emil Furuseth.

Furuseth is married, and resides in Oslo. His hobbies include boat trips and surfing.