Thomas Maloney Westgård | |
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Country | Ireland Norway |
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]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [14]
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 22 | 63 | 60 | DNS | 62 | — | — |
2022 | 26 | 14 | 43 | 29 [a] | — | — | — |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 21 | 47 | 60 | — | 75 | — | — |
2019 | 23 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 65 | — | 26 |
2021 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 25 | 44 | — | — |
2023 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 47 | — | — |
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 | — | — |
Thomas Maloney Westgård | |
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Country | Ireland Norway |
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]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [14]
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 22 | 63 | 60 | DNS | 62 | — | — |
2022 | 26 | 14 | 43 | 29 [a] | — | — | — |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 21 | 47 | 60 | — | 75 | — | — |
2019 | 23 | 35 | 50 | 55 | 65 | — | 26 |
2021 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 25 | 44 | — | — |
2023 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 47 | — | — |
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 | — | — |