Overview

• The Norwegian Ski Federation confirmed Groenvold was struck by lightning on July 12 and succumbed to his injuries in hospital on July 15.
• Groenvold earned Olympic bronze in ski cross at the 2010 Vancouver Games and previously won world championship bronze in 2005 and the overall World Cup ski cross title in 2007.
• Before focusing on ski cross, he achieved a World Cup Alpine podium with a downhill third-place finish in Sierra Nevada, Spain, in 1999.
• After retiring from competition, Groenvold served as a national team coach, TV commentator and federation board member, shaping Norway’s skiing programs.
• Federation president Tove Moe Dyrhaug said his unexpected passing leaves a huge void in both Alpine and freestyle skiing communities.