Bjarne Solbakken is a retired Norwegian alpine skier

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 from Stranda

Stranda

Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda....

 who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup.

Olympics

Solbakken participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 in Salt Lake City, where he finished fifth in super-G, sixth in giant slalom and twelfth in downhill

Downhill

Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....

. At the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

 he competed in downhill

Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Downhill

The men's downhill competition is one of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics, and is the first alpine event on the schedule. It consists of a single high-speed run down a challenging slope, with a vertical drop exceeding 2624 feet ....

, super-G

Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Super-G

In the Super-G competitions, skiers must navigate between gates at high speed, and the gates are further apart than in slalom and giant slalom competitions. As in the downhill, there is only one run of the Super-G...

, and giant slalom

Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Giant Slalom

The giant slalom is conducted in two runs, with emphasis on manoeuvering rather than speed as the gates are fairly close together – but not as close as in slalom...

, with a twentieth place in giant slalom as best result.

World championships

At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 he competed in super-G

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's Super G

Event: Super-G MenDate: February 6, 2007Place: Åre, SwedenStart Time: 10:00 CETEnd Time: 11:43 CET-Results:...

, downhill

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's Downhill

Event: Downhill MenDate: February 11, 2007Start Time: 10:20 CET-Results:...

 and giant slalom

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's Giant Slalom

Event: Giant slalom MenDate: February 14, 20071st Run Start Time: 10:00 CET2nd Run Start Time: 13:00 CET- Results :...

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World Cup

He participated in the Alpine skiing World Cup

Alpine skiing World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

 in 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. His best result was at the 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup

2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup

The 38th World Cup season began in October 2003 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals in Sestriere, Italy, in March 2004. Sestriere would host the alpine skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics....

, when he finished fourth overall in super-G, with one victory, in Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek Resort

Beaver Creek Resort is a major United States ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west...

, and one second place at Kvitfjell

Kvitfjell

Kvitfjell is a ski resort in the municipality of Ringebu, Norway. Kvitfjell is one of the most modern resorts in the world, with 85% of the alpine skiing pistes covered in artificial snow. Based near the river Gudbrandsdalslågen, the resort offers 23 pistes: 5 green , 9 blue , 6 red , and 3 black...

. He left in the summer of 2008 to pursue studies.