Sven Thorgren

Sven Thorgren (born 4 October 1994) is a Swedish snowboarder who competes in slopestyle.[1]

Sven Thorgren
Personal information
Born (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994
Sollentuna
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Winter X Games
2017 HafjellSlopeStyle
2019 OsloBig air
2021 AspenBig air
2015 Aspen SlopeStyle
2019 AspenBig air
2020 AspenBig air
2022 AspenSlopeStyle

He started snowboarding when he was seven years old and practiced every day after school on a small mountain called Väsjöbacken.[2] Thorgren qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. On 6 February 2014 in the qualification event, Thorgren finished the third in his heat and thereby qualified directly to the finals.[3] In the finals, he finished fourth. His most recent medal was at Air&Style, China where he got the gold medal.[2]

At FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 and 2013 finished 39th and 18th, respectively. His best World Cup result and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Spindleruv Mlyn on 16 March 2013.[1]

References
  1. Sven Thorgren at the International Ski Federation
  2. "ABOUT". 12 September 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. "Snowboarders launched Sochi Olympics with slopestyle competition". ITAR-TASS. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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