Vegard Ulvang

Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. 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 (shared with Trond Einar Elden, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog), 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.

On 25 May 2006, Ulvang was named chairman of the executive board of the International Ski Federation's (FIS) cross-country committee, taking over from Peter Petriček of Slovenia, who decided to step down after four years in the job.

Ulvang was 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 (FIS).

Olympic Games 6 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1988 24 7 Bronze 4 6 1992 28 Gold Silver Gold 9 Gold 1994 30 7 — 10 Silver

World Championships 8 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km classical 15 km freestyle Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1987 23 6 5 7Bronze 1989 25 Bronze — Silver DNF 4 1991 27 4 — Bronze 16 Gold 1993 29 Bronze 4 Silver 5 Gold 1995 31 12 DNF 8 — —

World Cup Season titles 1 title – (1 overall) SeasonDiscipline1990 Overall

Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1984 20 38 1985 21 46 1986 22 8 1987 23 4 1988 24 92 1989 25 1990 26 1991 27 1992 28 1993 29 1994 30 6 1995 31 16 1996 32 12 1997 33 31 19 45

Individual podiums 9 victories 34 podiums

Team podiums 9 victories 23 podiums

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