Thomas Maloney Westgaard
Snowsports
BIOGRAPHY
Thomas Maloney Westgaard is a three time Olympian in cross-country skiing.
At the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, he finished 35th in the men’s 10km+10km skiathlon, 54th in the 10km freestyle interval start, and 23rd in the gruelling 50km mass start classic.
His best Olympic result is 14th, which he achieved at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the men’s 15 km classical cross-country event.
Thomas was born in Norway to an Irish mother from County Galway and is based in Trondheim, where he trains.
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Athletics Eugene Diamond League - July 4th Cork City Sports - July 8th Morton Games - July 10th Monaco Diamond League - July 10th Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix - July 14th London Diamond League - July 18th National Senior Track and Field Championships - July 25th & 26th Badminton Japan Open World Tour 750 [...]