Terje Haakonsen

Terje Håkonsen (born October 11, 1974, Vinje) is a Norwegian snowboarder.

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October 11 - 1974 - Vinje - Norwegian - Snowboarder

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Håkonsen dominated freestyle snowboarding in the 1990s winning the ISF World Championships in halfpipe three times in a row, in 1993, 1995 and 1997. He has also won 5 European championships in halfpipe (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997) , the U.S. Open in halfpipe 3 times (1992, 1993, 1995), and the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom 6 times (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004). Håkonsen is widely considered one of the most influential snowboard riders of all time.

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Snowboarding - 1990s - ISF - Halfpipe - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - U.S. Open - Mt. Baker Banked Slalom

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When Snowboard halfpipe was introduced as an Olympic event in the 1998 Winter Olympics Håkonsen boycotted the qualification. Håkonsen, and many other snowboarders, were displeased with the IOC, and particularly the fact that the IOC selected FIS to handle the qualification instead of the snowboarders own federation, ISF.

Related Topics:
1998 Winter Olympics - IOC - FIS

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Håkonsen, together with Daniel Franck started The Arctic Challenge as a snowboard event where the riders would be in focus. The Arctic Challenge was first arranged in 2000, and has been arranged in different places in Norway annually since.

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Daniel Franck - The Arctic Challenge

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