Hedda has been a member of the Norwegian Telemark, Alpine and Freestyle team. Currently she is an associate professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and works with athletes to maximize their performance.
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Nickname: hedda
Hometown: Hemsedal
Age: 47
Schools Attended: Middlebury College, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Degrees: phd
Occupation: associate professor sport sciences and educational sciences
Current Team: Norwegian Pro Ski Team
Career Highlights:
World Champion in Telemark skiing 1997
Bronze medal at the Alpine World Championships in St. Anton in the slalom event 2001
Olympic Silver medalist skiercross in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Attended the Salt Lake Olympics 2002
Silver medal in the x-games 2008, 2012 in skiercross
3 times NCCA All Americal Middlebury College 1996, 1998, 1999
Nordic Freeride Champion 1998
Top National or World Rank:
Cuurently not ranked
Sponsors:
Atomic, Norrønna
Other Sports & Interests:
Alpine skiing
Hobbies:
tennis, mountain biking, skateboarding, surfing, foiling, watersports
Fun Facts:
Hedda dreamed about joining the Pro tour in the USA as a child.
Skien World Cup slalom in Aspen in 2001
Attended x-games in Aspen 2008-2012 – two silver medals at the skiercross.
Favorite Skier as a Child:
Kjetil Andre Aamodt
