Halvor Egner Granerud (born 29 May 1996) is a Norwegian ski jumper. He is one of the most successful contemporary ski jumpers, having won 25 World Cup individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, and the Four Hills Tournament once. At the Nordic World Ski Championships, Granerud's best achievements include silver medals in the team and mixed team competitions. He has also won team gold and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships.
Career Granerud made his Ski Jumping World Cup debut in 2015 and got his best result to win the World Cup event in Kuusamo/Ruka in November 2020. Granerud was part of the team that won the FIS Junior World Championship in 2015, together with Joacim Ødegård Bjøreng, Phillip Sjøen and Johann André Forfang. From the 2018–19 season, he's been a part of the national team.
On 11 February 2016, he set his unofficial personal best in Vikersund as a trial jumper when he jumped 240 metres. Two years later in Planica he set his official personal best at 233 metres.
2020/21 World Cup On 29 November 2020, Granerud took his first ever World Cup podium by winning in Kuusamo. At the following weekend, Granerud would win both competitions in Nizhny Tagil, gaining enough points for the leader's jersey. In Planica he would go on to win a silver medal, in the individual competition at the Ski Flying World Championships, and a gold medal in the team competition. The last double header of 2020 would see Granerud win both competitions in Engelberg, making him the first Norwegian to win five World Cup competitions in a row. At the Four Hills Tournament, Granerud finished fourth overall. He also took his first podium in the Four Hills by finishing second in the new year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The first win of 2021 would come in Titisee-Neustadt, where Granerud won the Sunday competition. At the last weekend of January, Granerud won both competitions at Willingen. He won the Willingen Six, with 41 points to countryman Daniel-Andre Tande. The following weekend, Granerud would win both competitions in Klingenthal, therefore extending his lead to over 400 points in the overall World Cup. He would win a week later in Zakopane, and was announced the winner of the overall World Cup on 4 March, due to some competitions being cancelled.
2021/22 World Cup In the first competition of the season, Granerud finished third. The following day, Halvor would win his first competition of the season.
2022/23 World Cup On 1 January, Granerud won his first New Years competition at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. With a continuous form, and by winning three of the four competitions, Granerud won the Overall Four Hills Tournament. Granerud wins his 2nd world cup in his 8th season of ski jumping in world cup, but lacked 30 points to also win the ski flying competition, which was won by Stefan Kraft.
Personal life Granerud's great-grandfather was Norwegian children's writer Thorbjørn Egner.
Record FIS World Nordic Ski Championships EventNormal hillLarge hillTeam LHMixed Team NH 2019 Seefeld – 33 5 – 2021 Oberstdorf 4 – –
FIS Ski Flying World Championships EventIndividualTeam 2020 Planica 2022 Vikersund
World Cup Standings Season Overall 2015/16 — 55 — N/A N/A N/A N/A 2016/17 42 32 37 45 N/A N/A N/A2017/18 20 24 20 22 19 N/A 212018/19 15 35 24 37 14 N/A 302019/20 61 — — 64 — — N/A2020/21 4 19 N/A N/A 102021/224 186 N/A N/A 82022/23 N/A N/A 42023/2424 27 14 23 N/A N/A —
Wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size1 2020/21 29 November 2020 Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 (night) 25 December 2020 Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) LH36 December 2020 Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) LH419 December 2020 Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 (night) LH520 December 2020 Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 (night) LH610 January 2021 Titisee-Neustadt Hochfirstschanze HS142 (night) LH730 January 2021 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 (night) LH831 January 2021 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 (night) LH96 February 2021 Klingenthal Vogtland Arena HS140 LH107 February 2021 Klingenthal Vogtland Arena HS140 LH1114 February 2021 Zakopane Wielka Krokiew HS140 LH12 2021/22 21 November 2021 Nizhny Tagil Tramplin Stork HS134 (night) LH1327 February 2022 Lahti Salpausselkä HS130 LH14 2022/23 27 November 2022 Ruka Rukatunturi HS142 LH1529 December 2022 OberstdorfSchattenbergschanze HS137 (night)LH161 January 2023 Garmisch-PartenkirchenGroße Olympiaschanze HS142LH176 January 2023 BischofshofenPaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS142 (night)LH1815 January 2023 ZakopaneWielka Krokiew HS140 (night)LH1928 January 2023 Tauplitz Kulm HS235 FH2029 January 2023 Tauplitz Kulm HS235 FH214 February 2023 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 (night)LH225 February 2023 Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 (night)LH2312 February 2023 Lake Placid LH2414 March 2023 Lillehammer LH2518 March 2023 Vikersund FH
Individual starts (171) 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 Points2015/16 0 –DQ – – – – – – 46 36 – – q – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –2016/17 50 36 32 q – – – – 28 47 34 37 50 47 – – – – 45 26 23 16DQ 22 21 –2017/18 280 24 22 33 18 37 5 19 23 16 21 32 25 9 17 19 – 12 12 14 11 28 202018/19 422 q 24 7 9 37 16 21 q 9DQ 7 25 13 5 7 4 8 15 33 5 14 14 q 47 32 28 36 282019/20 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 31 23 – – q q2020/21 1572 4 411111 42 15 1221 23 41111 71 29 37 18 162021–22 122731 q q 482 5 7 62 8322 25 4 72 52 1 4 24 9 35 33 9122022-2315162 43015554112 11322111171–471612464132023/24 409 16 10 15 17 16 13 4 11 48 31 16 7 42 18 – – – – – – 16 14 19 23 27 38 7 33 4 12 – –
Podiums SeasonPodiums Medals Total2015/16----2016/17----2017/18----2018/19----2019/20----2020/21112-132021/222 62102022/23125118Total2513341
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