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Thomas Maloney Westgård

Thomas Maloney Westgård

Norwegian-Irish cross-country skier (born 1995)

Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgård (born 10 October 1995) is a Norwegian-Irish cross-country skier who competes for Ireland internationally.[1][2]

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Westgård was born and grew up in Leka, Norway.[3] His father is Norwegian, and his mother is Irish, and he is a dual citizen of Ireland and Norway. He began skiing competitively in Norway at age 16 or 17. In the summer of 2016, he began representing Ireland in the World Cup.[3][4] Westgård had begun his nationality transfer process in 2014,[5] and was assisted in the process by Rory Morrish, the head of the Irish Skiing Federation.[6] In local competitions in Norway, he represents the ski club Steinkjer SK in Steinkjer, Norway.[5][7] Westgård's mother's family name is Maloney,[8] and the Snowsports Association of Ireland refer to him as Thomas Maloney Westgaard.[2]

Westgård lives in Meråker, Norway, and is being trained by the retired champion cross-country skier Frode Estil. Since joining the Irish skiing team, Westgård has participated in the 2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, débuting for Ireland in Lillehammer, Norway, on 2 December 2016 and also taking part in further World Cup races in Estonia and Sweden.[2][3][4]

He competed for Ireland at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland, one of five Irish participants in the championships.[9] In his world championship début in the Men's sprint on 23 February 2017, Westgård ranked as number 77,[1][10] while at the Men's 30 kilometre pursuit on 25 February 2017, he came in last of the participating contestants.[11] He achieved his best result of the championship in the Men's 15 kilometre classical on 1 March 2017, ranking as 49th.[8] Westgård brought a three-man team to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, including his father as a helper and Irish cross-country skier Dominic McAleenan as team manager.[12]

Westgård participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics, representing Ireland.[3][13]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[14]

Olympic Games

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a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

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World Cup

Season standings

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References

  1. [1]
    Thomas Maloney Westgård at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. [2]
    "Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon". snowsports.ie. Snowsports Association of Ireland. 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. [3]
    Bugge, Mette (19 February 2017). "Trønderen er ikke god nok for Norge: – Jeg skal delta i ski-VM for et u-land". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. [4]
    Holberg, Jonas A. (29 November 2016). "Thomas fra Leka går verdenscup i helga – for Irland". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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    Hovd, Svein Tore (20 January 2014). "Her går Irlands nye OL-håp". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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    Sandmo, Andreas Bugge (10 August 2016). "Skiløperen fra Leka har fått irsk statsborgerskap – Må utnytte muligheten". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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    Malmo, Erlend (25 January 2014). "KM i langrenn i bilder". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. [8]
    Joakimsen, Trygve Strand; Sae-Khow, Nareas (2 March 2017). "Thomas fra Leka byttet nasjon for å få gå i VM" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Distriktsnyheter Midtnytt: Halvtrønder går for Irland i VM" (in Norwegian). NRK. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. [10]
    Hovd, Svein Tore (23 February 2017). "Thomas utslått i VM-debuten". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. [11]
    Alstad, Bastian Øien (25 February 2017). "Westgård fikk det tøft i VM". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. [12]
    Ringstad, Emil (21 February 2017). "17 nordtrøndere med sentrale roller under VM". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. [13]
    "Athletic profile - Thomas Maloney Westgaard". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  14. [14]
    "MALONEY WESTGAARD Thomas". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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