Anette Sagen

Norwegian former ski jumper (born 1985)
Anette Sagen
Country Norway
Born (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)
Mosjøen, Norway
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Personal best174.5 m (573 ft)
Vikersund, Mar 2004
World Cup career
Seasons2012–2015
Starts37
Podiums7
Wins1
Updated on 17 Jan 2016.

Anette Sagen (born 10 January 1985) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Career

She is one of the best female jumpers of all time. She received a lot of media attention in 2004, when she was denied the opportunity to jump K-185 in Vikersund, in spite of her good results. The struggle was over whether the quality of female ski jumpers was high enough to allow women to jump in these venues. Torbjørn Yggeseth, the chairman of the ski jump committee of the International Ski Federation, was Sagen's main opponent. The debate soon developed into a struggle over women's rights in the world of sports.

Competing since 2003, Sagen won the women's ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2004 and 2005, the last two years the event was held. She also has forty additional victories as of 2009.

On 20 February 2009 Sagen won the bronze medal in the first ever World Championship ski jumping competition for women.[1]

After a plebiscite and the decision by the city council in Oslo, Sagen received the honour of being the de jure first ski jumper in the new Holmenkollen.

World Cup

Standings

 Season  Overall
2011/12 6
2012/13 5
2013/14 40
2014/15 38

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2012/13 6 January 2013   Germany Schonach Langenwaldschanze HS106 NH

References

  1. ^ "Bronze for Norway in historic ski jumping event". The Norway Post. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
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