Espen Rian
Encyclopedia
Espen Rian is a Norwegian
Nordic combined skier
who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
, he finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team and 35th in the individual large hill event.
Rian's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
was a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at Sapporo in 2007 with his best individual finish of eighth in the 15 km individual event at those same championships.
in 2007 while his best individual finish was fifth at a 7.5 km compact sprint event at Norway
the following year.
to attend sports high school at 15. Rian's hobbies include golf, tennis, football and hunting. He lives in Trondheim.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Nordic combined skier
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
, he finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team and 35th in the individual large hill event.
Rian's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
was a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at Sapporo in 2007 with his best individual finish of eighth in the 15 km individual event at those same championships.
Professional information
His best World Cup finish was third in a 4 x 5 km team event in ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 2007 while his best individual finish was fifth at a 7.5 km compact sprint event at Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
the following year.
Personal information
Rian is 1.77 m tall, weighing 67 kg, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He spent his first years in Stadsbygd, Norway, with his parents and an older brother, later moving to TrondheimTrondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
to attend sports high school at 15. Rian's hobbies include golf, tennis, football and hunting. He lives in Trondheim.