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Norwegian Olympic Ski Cross Medalist Audun Groenvold Dies After Being Struck by Lightning

NORWAY, JUL 16 – Audun Grönvold, 49, Olympic bronze medalist and national ski cross coach, died four days after a lightning strike during a family cabin trip, Norwegian Ski Federation confirmed.

  • Olympian Audun Groenvold died on July 15 after being struck by lightning, according to the Norwegian Ski Federation.
  • He was injured while on a cabin trip and was treated at a hospital but unfortunately did not survive the strike.
  • Tove Moe Dyrhaug praised Groenvold as 'a prominent figure who has meant so much to both the alpine and freestyle communities.'
  • Dyrhaug noted that Groenvold's passing leaves 'a big void' in the skiing community.
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The ex-skier, bronze in Vancouver 2010 in skiing cross, died at 49 during a holiday with his wife in a country cabin

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He was the winner of an Olympic bronze medal and a bronze medal at the World Freestyle Championships.

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The alpine ski world mourns Audun Groenvold. According to the Norwegian Ski Association, the bronze medalist of the 2010 Olympic Games died.

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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