Ronny André Hafsås (born November 14, 1985) is a retired Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier.
Biathlon career Hafsås first competed in the Biathlon World Cup in Pyeongchang, South Korea in February 2008. His initial appearance (in a 10 km sprint) was spoiled by bad shooting, but he earned the first World Cup points of his career in the pursuit that followed, with a 21st place. Hafsås claimed his first top ten placing in the World Cup the next week, placing ninth in another sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk.
Hafsås' best finish in the Biathlon World Cup so far is a sixth place, which he earned (again in a sprint) during the opening weekend of the 2008-09 season at Östersund.
Cross-country skiing career As a cross-country skier, Hafsås has two World Cup victories (one individual and one in a relay), both of which he earned during the opening weekend of the 2009-10 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Beitostølen, Norway. On November 21, 2009, Hafsås, who had been better established at the professional level as a biathlete, surprisingly won the 15 km freestyle individual competition that opened the year, by the very narrow margin of 0.2 seconds ahead of Vincent Vittoz. This earned him a spot in the Norwegian team for the next day's 4 × 10 km relay. Hafsås' performance on the third leg was not as stellar as the day before, as he gave up some ground to Alexander Legkov of Russia and René Sommerfeldt of Germany; however, Norway still won thanks to Petter Northug as the anchor.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he finished 42nd in the 15 km event.
Hafsås retired after the 2012–13 season after having been hampered by illness for three seasons.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2010 24 42 — — — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2007 21 — — 2010 24 66 37 — — — 2012 26 — — — —
Individual podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 1 podium – (1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2009–10 21 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 1 podium – (1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2009–10 22 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Sundby / Northug
References
External links
IBU profile