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Henrik Kristoffersen joins the HEAD Worldcup Rebels
High-profile signing for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels: twice World Champion and 34-time World Cup race winner, Henrik Kristoffersen joins the HEAD team. The 31-year-old Norwegian athlete, who has already won the overall ranking in the Slalom four times, earned the Bronze medal in this discipline at the Olympic Games in Mailand-Cortina 2026. His fifth victory in the Night Slalom on the Planai run in Schladming in 2026 saw him set a new record.
"Henrik Kristoffersen is one of the most outstanding athletes of the last ten years. He has won so many victories in both the Slalom and Giant Slalom. I am very proud that he has now chosen to join HEAD; an athlete of his standing will do well in our strong team," says HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber. "Atle Lie McGrath is in our team as the current overall champion of the World Cup in Slalom. So, we know what Henrik Kristoffersen expects from us and the faith he is putting in our equipment. He is an athlete with tremendous skill and motivation. The goals he has set himself were not achievable recently in the way he imagined. We want to give him the best possible support in our team."
"I've always had a bit of a rebellious mindset"
“I’m proud to join the Head Rebels team. A team with a strong history of success, and I’m excited to be part of what’s ahead. Feeling welcomed from day one and ready to get to work. I’ve always had a bit of a rebel mindset, so being part of the Worldcup Rebels suits me perfectly.”
Profile: Henrik Kristoffersen
- Born: 2 July 1994 in Lørenskog (Norway)
- Nationality: Norwegian
- Skiing club: Rælingen Skiklubb
- Disciplines: Slalom and Giant Slalom
- Achievements: 34 World Cup victories (26 in the Slalom, eight in the Giant Slalom); second overall in the World Cup 2024/25, 2017/18, 2015/16; Giant Slalom World Cup winner 2019/20; Slalom World Cup winner, 2024/25, 2021/22, 2019/20, 2015/16; Bronze in the Slalom at the Olympic Games in Mailand-Cortina 2026; Bronze in the Slalom at the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014; Silver in the Giant Slalom at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang 2018; Bronze in the World Championships in Slalom; Cortina d’Ampezzo 2021; World Champion in the Slalom, Courchevel/Méribel 2023; World Champion in the Giant Slalom, Aare 2019
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