Stig Strand

Stig Strand
Stig Strand in December 2014
CountrySweden
Full nameStig Ivar Strand
Born (1956-08-25) 25 August 1956 (age 68)
Tärnaby, Sweden

Stig Strand (born 25 August 1956) is a Swedish former alpine skier and a sports commentator on alpine skiing.[1][2][3] He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his career, and a few years on Eurosport,[4] but ended TV commenting in 2016.[5] He has also worked as a political advisor for the Swedish Social Democratic Party, and as a hotel owner.

Although successful, he was during his active years always in the shadow of his childhood neighbour Ingemar Stenmark.[1] However, in the 1982–83 season, Strand also had 110 points like Stenmark in the slalom World Cup.

  1. ^ a b http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/sport-tv-kronika-heja-stig-strand-1.790665 [dead link]
  2. ^ "FIS-Ski - biographie". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  3. ^ "Alpine Ski Database - Ski Legends' Home".
  4. ^ Jönsson, Fredrik (17 November 2014). "Stig Strand klar för Eurosport". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Stig Strand slutar med tv: "Jag är inte kvar"