Tore Ruud Hofstad
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Tore Ruud Hofstad (born August 9, 1979) is a Norwegian cross-country
skier who competed from 1998 to 2010. A freestyle specialist, Hofstad is best noted as a member of the Norwegian relay
team during three successful FIS Nordic World Ski Championship
campaigns. In total, he won six medals in the World Ski Championships: four golds (Team sprint: 2005, 4 × 10 km: 2003, 2005, 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2003), and one bronze (15 km: 2005).
Hofstad has eight individual victories from 2001 to 2005 and presently skis for Lillehammer SK
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He suffered long term illness that kept him out for the entire 2008 season, which was diognised as TWAR.
In 2009 he was part of the record-setting Norwegian relay team which won the men's 4 × 10 kilometer relay for a record fifth consecutive time. Hofstad expressed joy in being able to prove his doubters wrong, after he had performed well, gaining over ten seconds on Germany
's Franz Göring
.
Hofstad announced his retirement from professional cross-country skiing in July 2010.
Hofstad announced he will be launching a comeback attempt in 2012.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
skier who competed from 1998 to 2010. A freestyle specialist, Hofstad is best noted as a member of the Norwegian relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
team during three successful FIS Nordic World Ski Championship
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...
campaigns. In total, he won six medals in the World Ski Championships: four golds (Team sprint: 2005, 4 × 10 km: 2003, 2005, 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2003), and one bronze (15 km: 2005).
Hofstad has eight individual victories from 2001 to 2005 and presently skis for Lillehammer SK
Lillehammer SK
Lillehammer Skiklub is a Norwegian skiing club from Lillehammer, Norway.It was founded in 1883. It is best known for arranging Birkebeinerrennet together with Rena IL...
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He suffered long term illness that kept him out for the entire 2008 season, which was diognised as TWAR.
In 2009 he was part of the record-setting Norwegian relay team which won the men's 4 × 10 kilometer relay for a record fifth consecutive time. Hofstad expressed joy in being able to prove his doubters wrong, after he had performed well, gaining over ten seconds on Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's Franz Göring
Franz Göring
Franz Göring is a German cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and had his best individual finish of sixth in the 15 km at the 2007 championships in Sapporo.Göring also...
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Hofstad announced his retirement from professional cross-country skiing in July 2010.
Hofstad announced he will be launching a comeback attempt in 2012.