Overview

• The Norwegian Ski Federation said Groenvold was struck by lightning during a family cabin trip on July 12, taken to hospital and died Tuesday night.
• Groenvold won ski cross bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics after earning a World Cup alpine podium in Sierra Nevada in 1999 and a world championship bronze in 2005.
• He claimed the overall ski cross World Cup title in 2007 before retiring into roles as Norway’s national ski cross coach and a television commentator.
• Federation president Tove Moe Dyrhaug mourned his passing as creating “a huge void” in both Alpine and freestyle skiing communities.
• He is survived by his wife, Kristin Tandberg Haugsjå, and their three children.