Roar Ljøkelsøy

Ski jumper infobox|name= Roar Ljøkelsøy


fullname = Roar Ljøkelsøy
nickname = "Ljøken"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|5|31
cityofbirth = Orkdal
countryofbirth = Norway
height =
club = Orkdal IL / Trønderhopp
skis = Fischer
personalbest = 230.5 m (Planica)
seasons = 1993-
wins = 11
podiums = 21
totalpodiums = 32
updated = August 2007

Roar Ljøkelsøy (born May 31, 1976 in Orkdal) is a world-class Norwegian ski jumper. Ljøkelsøy's early career was not particularly brilliant. While considered almost flawless technically, he did not win an individual World Cup event until January 25, 2003, at age 26. However, he was very consistent at a high level in both 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 seasons, always finishing second in the World Cup table behind Finland's Janne Ahonen. In 2003/2004, he won 7 out of the last 11 World Cup competitions, finishing 10 points short of Ahonen. In addition to winning 10 individual and 3 team World Cup competitions, he became the individual ski-flying world champion in Planica in 2004. In the same event, Ljøkelsøy also won the team event with fellow teammates Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Sigurd Pettersen. At the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won a silver medal in the individual large hill and a bronze medal in the team large hill. In 2006, Ljøkelsøy retained his ski-flying world championship in Kulm, Bad Mitterndorf, winning with over 20 points to the next competitor, despite being sick. The next day, he led the Norwegian team to another Ski-flying World Championship in the Team event, together with his teammates Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Lars Bystøl. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, Ljøkelsøy won a silver in the team large hill and a bronze in the individual large hill.

Ljøkelsøy also won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2004.

His personal best ski jump is 230.5 metres, achieved in Planica in March 2005. This is the worlds 7th longest ski jump.

In April 2004 his long-time girlfriend gave birth to Sokrates.

Honors

Olympics

*Bronze, Individual normal hill 2006 Turin
*Bronze, Team large hill 2006 Turin

World Championships

*Silver, Individual large hill: 2005 Oberstdorf
*Silver, Team large hill: 2007 Sapporo
*Bronze, Team large hill: 2005 Oberstdorf
*Bronze, Individual large hill: 2007 Sapporo

Ski-flying World Championships

*Gold, Individual competition, Planica 2004
*Gold, Team event, Planica 2004

*Gold, Individual competition, Kulm 2006
*Gold, Team event, Kulm 2006

Ski jumping World Cup
"Over-all":
runner-up 2003/2004
runner-up 2004/2005

"Single wins": 11

References

*FIS|S=JP|ID=35605|name=Roar Ljoekelsoey
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.roarlj.com Official website]