Terje haakonsen biography template
Terje Håkonsen (born 11 October ) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder..
Terje Håkonsen
Norwegian snowboarder
Terje Håkonsen (born 11 October 1974) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder.
He is considered one of the most influential snowboarders in the history of the sport.[1] In the book The way of the snowboarder, Rob Reed wrote that "Haakonsen took the young sport of snowboarding and revolutionized nearly every aspect of it".[2]
Håkonsen dominated freestyle competitions during the 1990s.
He won the International Snowboarding Federation (ISF) World Championship in halfpipe three times: 1993, 1995 and 1997.
Terje Haakonsen has left an indelible mark on snowboarding.
He won the European Championship in halfpipe each and every time he participated (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1997). Håkonsen won the US Open Halfpipe Finals three times (1992, 1993 and 1995), and the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom seven times (1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2012).
He also took victory in the influential Innsbruck Air & Style competition in 1995. In 2007, Håkonsen set the world record for the highest