Silje Norendal

Silje Norendal (born 1 September 1993) is a former Norwegian snowboarder. She competes in slopestyle and Big Air. Her local club is Kongsberg IF.[2]

Silje Norendal
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
Kongsberg, Norway
EmployerROCKST★R (Sponsor)
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNorway
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
Coached byPer Iver Grimsrud og Sondre Hylland
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Norway
World Championships
2019 UtahSlopestyle
2017 Sierra NevadaBig air
Winter X Games
2014 AspenSlopestyle
2015 AspenSlopestyle
2018 AspenDual slalom
Winter X Games Europe
2013 TignesSlopeStyle
2017 HafjellBig air

She won gold in women's slopestyle in Winter X Games Europe in Tignes in 2013.[3][4]

In January 2014, she won women's slopestyle in Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.[5]

In the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea, Norendal finished in fourth place in the Slopestyle finals[6] with a score of 78.75. In the Ladies Big Air Finals she scored 49.50 ending in the eleventh position.[7]

In January 2015 she won women's slopestyle for the second time in Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.[8]

On 27 July 2018, Norendal got engaged to hockey player Alexander Bonsaksen.[9]

References
  1. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 95.
  2. Det smitter at gutta er mer gærne NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
  3. Norsk slopestyle-gull i X-Games Europa Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
  4. "Women's Snowboard Slopestyle results".
  5. Dette har jeg drømt om siden jeg var åtte år NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
  6. http://www.tv2.no/2014/01/20/sport/sotsji/ol/vintersport/5167636#.Uua2JbSUnIU Her er Norges OL-tropp til Sotsji TV2. Retrieved 27 November 2014
  7. "Sochi 2014 Olympics". Archived from the original on 8 February 2014.
  8. "Silje Norendal Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlvC4KfAcWb/
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