Oscar Andreas Sandvik
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| Born | 12 July 2004 Bærum, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IF Ready | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 18 November 2023 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 3 – (2020–2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (124th in 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (43rd in SL, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oscar Andreas Sandvik (born 12 July 2004) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Career
Born in Bærum and a member of the IF Ready ski club,[1] Sandvik began his international racing career in FIS races in late 2020 when he was sixteen years old.[2]
He made his first start on the Europa Cup in February 2022, then participated in his first major international competition at the 2022 Junior World Championships at Panorama in British Columbia, Canada.[2] The next year at the 2023 Junior World Championships in St Anton, Austria, Sandivk won bronze in the giant slalom and just missed the podium with a fourth place in slalom.[3][2]
Sandvik's World Cup debut came on 18 November 2023 at the 2023–24 slalom season opener in Grugl, Austria.[4] In April 2024, Sandvik edged out 2021 slalom World Champion Sebastian Foss-Solevåg to surprisingly win the Norwegian National Championship in slalom at his second race back after three months away to recover from an injury.[5]
Sandvik earned his first Europa Cup victory at the 2024–25 season's first stop in Levi, Finland, and would proceed to collect two more wins and six other podiums that winter.[2] He claimed the overall and slalom Europa Cup season titles, and was third in the giant slalom standings.[6]
On the World Cup tour full-time for the 2025–26 season, Sandvik achieved the best two results of his young career in consecutive December weeks with a fifth place in the slalom at Val d’Isère and a ninth at Alta Badia.[7][8] His results were good enough to be named to the Norwegian team for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9] The Norwegian men had multiple specialists in the technical disciplines qualify for the team, however, and ultimately Sandvik was not able to secure one of Norway's four starting spots in either the slalom or giant slalom.[10] So despite being a member of the team, Sandvik was not able to participate in the Games and was instead the first reserve.[11] His overall season results were sufficient to place in the top 25 of the World Cup slalom standings, so he qualified for the season final in Hafjell, Norway, at the end of March.[12]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2025 | 20 | 124 | 43 | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 21 | 60 | 22 | 37 | — | — |
- Standings through 13 March 2026
Top-ten results
- 0 podiums, 2 top tens
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2026 | 14 December 2025 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom | 5th |
| 22 December 2025 | Alta Badia, Italy | Slalom | 9th |
References
- ^ "Athletes". olympiatoppen.no. Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Oscar Andreas Sandvik - Athlete Biography". FIS-Ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ Olsson, Helen (22 January 2023). "JWSC Podium Remains Elusive for US Junior Racers". Ski Racing. Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Gurgl og Zermatt-Cervinia" [Gurgl and Zermatt-Cervinia]. skiforbundet.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ski Federation. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Ukjente Oscar (19) snøt Foss-Solevåg for NM-gullet i slalåm: – Et veldig godt comeback" [Unknown Oscar (19) snowed Foss-Solevåg for the NC gold in slalom: – A very good comeback] (in Norwegian). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "European Cup 2024/25 Season recap: Rising stars and World Cup tickets". FIS-Ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Lange, Peter (14 December 2025). "Haugan Wins Val d'Isère Slalom as Norway Dominates Top Six". Ski Racing. Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian; Korsnes, Oscar Strøm; Sørhus, Martine (22 December 2025). "Fra stav-kasting til eufori – turte ikke se på da seieren ble sikret" [From pole throwing to euphoria – he didn't dare watch when victory was secured]. nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Granerud vraket til OL – Lindvik, Forfang og Sundal fikk klarsignal" [Granerud scrapped for the Olympics – Lindvik, Forfang and Sundal got the go-ahead]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Schibsted. Norwegian News Agency. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Hodel, Dominic (5 February 2026). ""Aus Norwegen zu sein, hat seine Nachteile"" ["Being from Norway has its disadvantages"]. sport.ch (in German). Ringier. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ Sørhus, Martine; Jullumstrø, Fredrik Solbu (3 February 2026). "Mens kompisene jublet stod han og gråt: – Følte jeg hadde sviktet" [While his friends cheered, he stood and cried: – I felt like I had failed.]. nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Lange, Peter (15 March 2026). "Men's Slalom and Giant Slalom World Cup Finals Qualifiers Set for Hafjell". Ski Racing. Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
External links
- Oscar Andreas Sandvik at FIS (alpine)
- Oscar Andreas Sandvik at Olympedia
- Oscar Andreas Sandvik at InterSportStats
- Oscar Andreas Sandvik at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Oscar Andreas Sandvik on Instagram