Overview

• He was struck by lightning during a mountain hut vacation and succumbed to his injuries in hospital days later.
• His wife, Kristin Tandberg Haugsjaa, announced his death on Facebook, calling him her “great love and best friend of 20 years.”
• The Norwegian Ski Federation paid tribute to a “remarkable personality” and Olympic champion Kjetil André Aamodt lamented the sudden loss as deeply tragic.
• Grønvold won bronze in skicross at the 2005 World Championships and at the uver Vancouver Olympics after transitioning from alpine skiing.
• After retiring in 2010 due to health issues, he led Norway’s national skicross team as coach, shaping a new generation of competitors.