About Me

Personal information

Name: Janette Hargin
Birth date: October 4, 1977
Birth place: Stockholm, Sweden

Height: 169 cm
Weight: 64 kg

Sport: Alpine skiing
Events:
Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom,
Slalom, Combined,
Big Mountain Free ride skiing

 Janette Hargin
 
Photo: Gösta Fries

How I got there?

Grew up with a family who loved skiing, three brothers and one sister that was also into racing on international level. Always a lot of skiing together with the family!
In august -94 I raced my first internationally fis-race in Coronet Peak on New Zealand.
I was representing Sweden in two world junior championships. -95 in Voss, Norway and -96 in Schwys/Ybrig, Switzerland. Best results 15 in downhill and 13 in slalom.
In -96 I was winning my first internationally fis race in Trondheim, Norway.
Was racing my first World Cup race in Sölden, Austria in -98.
My best results ever in a World Cup race came in Åre, Sweden -02. I was second in the combined!
07, after 9 years in the alpine world cup i took a further step in my life and i am now an international licensed personal trainer. The focus in the future will be a mix of working as a fitness trainer and explore the freeskiing world.

My career

6 times Swedish champion in alpine skiing
2 times Swedish champion in big mountain extreme skiing
2 times Scandinavian champion in big mountain extreme skiing
6 times top ten in Alpine World cup
3 times top three in Alpine European cup
15 times winning Alpine FIS-race


Photo: Gösta Fries

Big moments!

Olympic Games -02, Salt Lake City, USA. Downhill 25, Super-G, 27, Giant Slalom, 31.
Olympic Games -06, Turin, Italy. Combined 12, Downhill 17, Super-G 22.
World Championships -03, St Moritz, Switzerland. Super-G 12, Downhill 21
World Championships -05, St Catarina, Italy. Super-G 19, Downhill 19.
World Championships -07, Åre, Sweden.
 

What else?

Skiing is what I love most of all. I like it in all different ways. Training and racing in between gates in an icy slope, fresh powder on a big mountain, having fun and jumping around in a fun park, free skiing in a slope or just hanging around with a lot of friends.
It all makes a lot of fun in a different way, to be out in the fresh air and make the most out of the nature, the material and the body. For me this is the perfect feeling.
Aside from skiing I am also a big fan of other sports. I have a big passion for surfing, wakeboarding, and running, mountain biking, hiking, and climbing.
For me some kind of challenge makes it more fun.


Photo: Gösta Fries