Daniel Biveson, born 16 December 1976 in Lidingö, Stockholm County

Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...

, is a Swedish snowboard

Snowboard

Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...

er (Alpine

Alpine snowboarding

Alpine snowboarding is a small niche of the sport of snowboarding. It is typically practised with hard plastic shelled boots called "hardboots" and carving or race-oriented snowboards. Loosely, it is the pursuit of snowboarding mostly on the ground, in the forward direction, with the primary goal...

). Biveson competes on the snowboard cross World Cup tour

FIS Snowboard World Cup

The FIS Snowboard World Cup is an annual snowboarding competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1998.-Overall:-Giant Slalom:-Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Snowboard Cross:-Parallel Slalom / Parallel Giant Slalom:-Overall:...

 and has tallied 18 podium appearances and four World Cup wins. His first win was in 2001

FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001

The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2001 took place between January 22nd and January 28th in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 28th.-Giant Slalom:...

 in Ischgl

Ischgl

Ischgl is a small village in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol . Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland. Together this ski area belongs to the largest skiing resorts in the Alps...

, Austria

Austria

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.

Biveson has represented Sweden in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Sweden competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayWomen...

 in Salt Lake City, at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports...

 in Turin

Turin

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, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Sweden participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 106 competitors competed in nine of the fifteen disciplines.-Medalists:The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:- Alpine skiing:Men...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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. Both in Salt Lake City and Turin, as well as in Vancouver

Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's parallel giant slalom

The men's parallel giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 27, 2010.-Qualification:-Elimination Round:-Classification 5-8:...

, he qualified for the elimination round but lost in the Round of 16, finishing 16th, 11th and 14th respectively.

World Cup victories

FIS Snowboard World Cup

FIS Snowboard World Cup

The FIS Snowboard World Cup is an annual snowboarding competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1998.-Overall:-Giant Slalom:-Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Snowboard Cross:-Parallel Slalom / Parallel Giant Slalom:-Overall:...

 victories: 4 (2 Parallel Slalom, 2 Parallel Giant Slalom).

Date	Location	Race
2001	Switzerland Ischgl Ischgl Ischgl is a small village in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol . Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland. Together this ski area belongs to the largest skiing resorts in the Alps...	Parallel Slalom
2002	Sweden Tandadalen Sälen Sälen is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 508 inhabitants in 2005.In the winter tens of thousands of tourists enter the area. Sälen is noted for hosting the start of Vasaloppet, the oldest , longest , and largest cross country ski race in the world...	Parallel Giant Slalom
2003	France Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier is one of the major French ski resorts. Located in the southern part of the Alps, close to the Parc National des Ecrins, in the Hautes-Alpes department of the French Alps, it enjoys a large skiing area and very sunny weather, boasting 300 days of sunshine a year...	Parallel Slalom
2006	Japan Furano Furano Ski Resort , also known as Furano Ski Area, is a resort in Furano, Hokkaido, owned and operated by Prince Hotels. One of the leading ski areas in Hokkaido, the resort became famous for its long-standing relationship with the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. In more recent years, it has held the mid-February...	Parallel Giant Slalom

External links

• International Ski Federation - Biography and results
• http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/daniel-biveson-1.html
• http://www.theskichannel.com/athletes/Daniel-Biveson