Ola Vigen Hattestad
Country	Norway
Born	(1982-04-19) 19 April 1982 (age 41) Askim, Østfold, Norway
Spouse(s)	Katja Višnar
Ski club	Ørje IL
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (2003–2017)
Starts	117
Podiums	32
Wins	13
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 2009)
Discipline titles	3 – (3 SP)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 2 1 1 Total 3 1 1 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Individual sprint World Championships 2009 Liberec Individual sprint 2009 Liberec Team sprint 2011 Holmenkollen Team sprint 2015 Falun Individual sprint

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

• 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

• 3 titles – (3 sprint)

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2003	20	NC	—	NC	—	—	—	—
2004	21	NC	—	NC	—	—	—	—
2005	22	28	—	9	—	—	—	—
2006	23	42	—	16	—	—	—	—
2007	24	30	—	9	—	—	—	—
2008	25	14	NC		—	—	DNF	—
2009	26		NC		—	—	69	—
2010	27	20	NC	5	—	—	DNF	—
2011	28	18	NC		DNF	—	DNF	—
2012	29	21	NC	5	DNF	DNF	38	—
2013	30	51	—	16	—	—	—	—
2014	31	15	86		49	—	35	—
2015	32	33	—	9	DNF	—	—	—
2016	33	26	72	7	—	—	—	DNF
2017	34	98	—	46	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 13 victories – (13 WC)
• 32 podiums – (31 WC, 1 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2004–05	16 March 2005	Gothenburg, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
2	2005–06	11 December 2005	Vernon, Canada	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3	2006–07	15 February 2007	Changchun, China	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
4	2007–08	16 December 2007	Rybinsk, Russia	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
5		23 January 2008	Canmore, Canada	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
6		10 February 2008	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
7		1 March 2008	Lahti, Finland	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
8		5 March 2008	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
9	2008–09	29 November 2008	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
10		14 December 2008	Davos, Switzerland	1.7 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
11		20 December 2008	Düsseldorf, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
12		16 January 2009	Whistler, Canada	1.6 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
13		25 January 2009	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
14		13 February 2009	Valdidentro, Italy	1.7 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
15		7 March 2009	Lahti, Finland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
16		12 March 2009	Trondheim, Norge	1.6 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
17	2009–10	28 November 2009	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
18		17 January 2010	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
19	2010–11	15 January 2011	Liberec, Czech Republic	1.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
20		23 January 2011	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
21		5 February 2011	Rybinsk, Russia	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
22		16 March 2011	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
23	2011–12	3 December 2011	Düsseldorf, Germany	1.7 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
24		21 January 2012	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
25		17 February 2012	Szklarska Poręba, Poland	1.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
26	2012–13	9 March 2013	Lahti, Finland	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
27	2013–14	2 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
28		5 March 2014	Drammen, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
29	2014–15	17 January 2015	Otepää, Estonia	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
30		11 March 2015	Drammen, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
31	2015–16	3 February 2016	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
32		11 February 2016	Stockholm, Sweden	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 4 victories – (4 TS)
• 6 podiums – (6 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate
1	2008–09	21 December 2008	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Hetland
2	2010–11	5 December 2010	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Gløersen
3		16 January 2011	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Kjølstad
4	2011–12	4 December 2011	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.7 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Golberg
5	2013–14	22 December 2013	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Rønning
6		12 January 2014	Nové Město, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Golberg