Thomas Maloney Westgård
Thomas Maloney Westgård | |
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![]() Thomas Maloney Westgård during the World Championships in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, in February 2019 | |
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Full name | Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgård |
Born | Leka, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway | 10 October 1995
Ski club | Steinkjer SK |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 7 – (2017–present) |
Starts | 85 |
Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 – (59th in 2023) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Updated on 29 March 2023. |
Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgård (born 10 October 1995) is a Norwegian-Irish cross-country skier who competes for Ireland internationally.[1][2]
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
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2018 | 22 | 63 | 60 | DNS | 62 | — | — |
2022 | 26 | 14 | 43 | 29[a] | — | — | — |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2017 | 21 | 47 | 60 | — | 75 | — | — |
2019 | 23 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 65 | — | 26 |
2021 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 25 | 44 | — | — |
2023 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 47 | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final | ||
2017 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | NC | 76 | — | — | — |
2018 | 22 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
2019 | 23 | 127 | 88 | NC | — | 77 | — | — | — |
2020 | 24 | 97 | 62 | NC | — | — | 48 | 44 | — |
2021 | 25 | 73 | 58 | 90 | — | 61 | 38 | — | — |
2022 | 26 | 142 | NC | NC | — | — | 43 | — | — |
2023 | 27 | 59 | 39 | NC | — | — | 37 | — | — |
References
- ^ a b Thomas Maloney Westgård at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ a b c "Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon". snowsports.ie. Snowsports Association of Ireland. 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Holberg, Jonas A. (29 November 2016). "Thomas fra Leka går verdenscup i helga – for Irland". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b Hovd, Svein Tore (20 January 2014). "Her går Irlands nye OL-håp". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Sandmo, Andreas Bugge (10 August 2016). "Skiløperen fra Leka har fått irsk statsborgerskap – Må utnytte muligheten". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Malmo, Erlend (25 January 2014). "KM i langrenn i bilder". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Distriktsnyheter Midtnytt: Halvtrønder går for Irland i VM" (in Norwegian). NRK. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Hovd, Svein Tore (23 February 2017). "Thomas utslått i VM-debuten". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Alstad, Bastian Øien (25 February 2017). "Westgård fikk det tøft i VM". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Ringstad, Emil (21 February 2017). "17 nordtrøndere med sentrale roller under VM". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Athletic profile - Thomas Maloney Westgaard". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "MALONEY WESTGAARD Thomas". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
External links
- Thomas Hjalmar Westgård at FIS (cross-country)
- Thomas Hjalmar Westgård at Olympedia