Robert Høneren Johansson (born 23 March 1990) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. He held the ski flying world record in 2017, landing a jump of in Vikersund. Johansson has often been nicknamed the "Wing Commander" for his distinctive handlebar moustache. He announced his retirement on May 20, 2025.
Ski jumping career He finished fourth in the team competition at the 2009 Junior World Ski Championships, and also competed at the 2010 Junior World Ski Championships. In January 2012 he took his first Continental Cup podium, with a third place in Neustadt, and in March 2012 he won his first Continental Cup race in Kuopio. In the World Cup he has finished once among the top 15, with a 13th place from Kuusamo in November 2013. He managed two more top-20 placements that season, with a 20th and a 19th place from Sapporo in January 2014.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Johansson won bronze in both the men's normal hill individual and men's large hill individual event.
FIS Ski Flying World Championships EventIndividualTeam 2018 Oberstdorf 9 2020 Planica 5
World Cup Standings Season Overall 2008/09 — — — N/A N/A N/A N/A —2013/1461 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014/1575 — — N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2015/1658 — 31 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2016/1716 26 15 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A2017/185 5 4 N/A N/A2018/196 8 12 13 N/A 19 N/A2019/2017 12 7 6 21 11 N/A N/A2020/215 17 7 N/A 10 N/A 8 N/A2021/2212 6 — 7 N/A N/A — N/A 2022/2321 16 17 20 N/A N/A 12 N/A 2023/2429 — 13 25 N/A N/A 14 N/A
Wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size12017/18 18 March 2018 Vikersund Vikersundbakken HS240 FH22018/19 10 March 2019 Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH32020/21 24 January 2021 Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 (night) LH
Individual starts (201) Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points 2008/09 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –q – – 2013/14 43 –134250qq4146 – – – –3439413520194635 – – – – – – – – 2014/15 5 – – –26 – – – – – – – – – – – –4445 – – – –37 – – – – – – – –¨ 2015/16 19 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –253318 – – – – – – – – – –2016/17 424 – –25143134233930220229q242714227101062910872017/18 8401372611591511177541284124331442018/19 974 16 8 7 6 9 17 7 7 19 11 9 13 423 9 17 5 153 17 1512 10 6 25 162019/20 503 11DQ 25 9 11 9 8 8 14 17 16 38 26 13 15 15 14 15 25 8 8 – – 12 8 5 13 2020/21 884 44 6 632 44 11 39 18 12 5 6 2031 13 11 8 4 93 11 7 5 9 2021/22 531 9 11 12 50 10 8 4 13 213 13 7 6 34 – – – 15 12 23 31 113 8 – – – – 2022/23 387 11 13 20 16 13 7 13 9 25 16 17 21 – 12 26 37 37 23 – – – – – q 23 17 33 9 6 21 15 162023/24 195 – – – q – – – – – – – – – – q 17 – – – – – – 20 15 44 5 39 38 5 15 19 7
Ski jumping national record DateHillLocationNationMetresFeet18 March 2017 Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund Norway252827
Moustache Johansson competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics with a manicured handlebar moustache which he began growing two years earlier. The moustache attracted considerable media attention.
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