# Ola Vigen Hattestad

Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 19 April 1982) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 2002 through 2018. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he became Olympic champion in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.

## Career

Hattestad has 13 individual World Cup victories, all in the sprint events. He also won the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2013–14 World Cup in the sprint discipline and finished third in the overall 2008–2009 world cup.
Hattestad won two gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earning them in the individual and team sprint events. Having ranked sixth in the qualifying round, Hattestad progressed through the quarterfinals and semifinals by winning each round, eventually taking the title ahead of fellow Norwegian Johan Kjølstad. The subsequent day, the two of them teamed up for the team sprint and won another gold medal.
He was initially not qualified for the Norwegian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but this changed before the opening individual sprint, where he emerged victorious after the fastest prologue, and winning the quarterfinal, semifinal and final.
On 3 May 2018, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2006 | 23 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | — | — | — | Gold | — | 4 |

### World Championships

* 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2009 | 26 | — | — | — | Gold | — | Gold |
| 2011 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | — | Silver |
| 2013 | 30 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — |

### World Cup
#### Season titles

* 3 titles – (3 sprint)
| Season |
| Season | Discipline |
| 2008 | Sprint |
| 2009 | Sprint |
| 2014 | Sprint |

#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2003 | 20 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 28 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 42 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 30 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 14 | NC | | — | — | DNF | — |
| 2009 | 26 | | NC | | — | — | 69 | — |
| 2010 | 27 | 20 | NC | 5 | — | — | DNF | — |
| 2011 | 28 | 18 | NC | | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| 2012 | 29 | 21 | NC | 5 | DNF | DNF | 38 | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 51 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 15 | 86 | | 49 | — | 35 | — |
| 2015 | 32 | 33 | — | 9 | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 33 | 26 | 72 | 7 | — | — | — | DNF |
| 2017 | 34 | 98 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 13 victories – (13 WC)
* 32 podiums – (31 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2004–05 | 16 March 2005 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1.1 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2005–06 | 11 December 2005 | Vernon, Canada | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2006–07 | 15 February 2007 | Changchun, China | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 2007–08 | 16 December 2007 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 2007–08 | 23 January 2008 | Canmore, Canada | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2007–08 | 10 February 2008 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 2007–08 | 1 March 2008 | Lahti, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 8 | 2007–08 | 5 March 2008 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 9 | 2008–09 | 29 November 2008 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 10 | 2008–09 | 14 December 2008 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.7 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 11 | 2008–09 | 20 December 2008 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 12 | 2008–09 | 16 January 2009 | Whistler, Canada | 1.6 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 13 | 2008–09 | 25 January 2009 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 14 | 2008–09 | 13 February 2009 | Valdidentro, Italy | 1.7 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 15 | 2008–09 | 7 March 2009 | Lahti, Finland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 16 | 2008–09 | 12 March 2009 | Trondheim, Norge | 1.6 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 17 | 2009–10 | 28 November 2009 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 18 | 2009–10 | 17 January 2010 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 19 | 2010–11 | 15 January 2011 | Liberec, Czech Republic | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 20 | 2010–11 | 23 January 2011 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 21 | 2010–11 | 5 February 2011 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 22 | 2010–11 | 16 March 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1.0 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 23 | 2011–12 | 3 December 2011 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1.7 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 24 | 2011–12 | 21 January 2012 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 25 | 2011–12 | 17 February 2012 | Szklarska Poręba, Poland | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 26 | 2012–13 | 9 March 2013 | Lahti, Finland | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 27 | 2013–14 | 2 February 2014 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 28 | 2013–14 | 5 March 2014 | Drammen, Norway | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 29 | 2014–15 | 17 January 2015 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 30 | 2014–15 | 11 March 2015 | Drammen, Norway | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 31 | 2015–16 | 3 February 2016 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 32 | 2015–16 | 11 February 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 4 victories – (4 TS)
* 6 podiums – (6 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
| 1 | 2008–09 | 21 December 2008 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Hetland |
| 2 | 2010–11 | 5 December 2010 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Gløersen |
| 3 | 2010–11 | 16 January 2011 | Liberec, Czech Republic | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Kjølstad |
| 4 | 2011–12 | 4 December 2011 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 1.7 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Golberg |
| 5 | 2013–14 | 22 December 2013 | Asiago, Italy | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Rønning |
| 6 | 2013–14 | 12 January 2014 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Golberg |