Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 19 April 1982) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 2002 through 2018. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he became Olympic champion in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.
Career Hattestad has 13 individual World Cup victories, all in the sprint events. He also won the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2013–14 World Cup in the sprint discipline and finished third in the overall 2008–2009 world cup.
Hattestad won two gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earning them in the individual and team sprint events. Having ranked sixth in the qualifying round, Hattestad progressed through the quarterfinals and semifinals by winning each round, eventually taking the title ahead of fellow Norwegian Johan Kjølstad. The subsequent day, the two of them teamed up for the team sprint and won another gold medal.
He was initially not qualified for the Norwegian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but this changed before the opening individual sprint, where he emerged victorious after the fastest prologue, and winning the quarterfinal, semifinal and final.
On 3 May 2018, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2006 23 — — — 9 — — 2010 27 — — — 4 — — 2014 31 — — — Gold — 4
World Championships 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2009 26 — — — Gold — Gold 2011 28 — — — 4 — Silver 2013 30 — — — 9 — — 2015 32 — — — Bronze — —
World Cup Season titles 3 titles – (3 sprint) SeasonDiscipline2008 Sprint2009 Sprint2014 Sprint
Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2003 20 2004 21 — 2005 22 28 — 9 2006 23 42 — 16 2007 24 30 — 9 — 2008 25 14 — 2009 26 —69 2010 27 20 5 — 2011 28 18 — 2012 29 21 5 38 2013 30 51 — 16 — — — 2014 31 15 86 49 — 35 2015 32 33 — 9 — 2016 33 26 72 7 —— 2017 34 98 — 46 — — —
Individual podiums 13 victories – (13 ) 32 podiums – (31 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2004–05 16 March 2005 Gothenburg, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd2 2005–06 11 December 2005 Vernon, Canada 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd3 2006–07 15 February 2007 Changchun, China 1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st4 2007–08 16 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd5 23 January 2008 Canmore, Canada 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd6 10 February 2008 Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd7 1 March 2008 Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd8 5 March 2008 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st9 2008–09 29 November 2008 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st10 14 December 2008 Davos, Switzerland 1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st11 20 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st12 16 January 2009 Whistler, Canada 1.6 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd13 25 January 2009 Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st14 13 February 2009 Valdidentro, Italy 1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st15 7 March 2009 Lahti, Finland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd16 12 March 2009 Trondheim, Norge 1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st17 2009–10 28 November 2009 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st18 17 January 2010 Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd19 2010–11 15 January 2011 Liberec, Czech Republic 1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st20 23 January 2011 Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd21 5 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd22 16 March 2011 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd23 2011–12 3 December 2011 Düsseldorf, Germany 1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st24 21 January 2012 Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd25 17 February 2012 Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd26 2012–13 9 March 2013 Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd27 2013–14 2 February 2014 Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup 1st28 5 March 2014 Drammen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup 1st29 2014–15 17 January 2015 Otepää, Estonia 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd30 11 March 2015 Drammen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd31 2015–16 3 February 2016 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd32 11 February 2016 Stockholm, Sweden 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 4 victories – (4 ) 6 podiums – (6 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate12008–09 21 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Hetland22010–11 5 December 2010 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Gløersen3 16 January 2011 Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Kjølstad4 2011–12 4 December 2011 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.7 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Golberg52013–14 22 December 2013 Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Rønning6 12 January 2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Golberg
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