Thomas Maloney Westgaard

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BIOGRAPHY

Two time Olympian, Thomas Maloney Westgaard grew up on the tiny Norwegian island of Leka (600 inhabitants), represents Ireland thanks to his mother. Celia Maloney from Dunmore Co Galway, moved to Norway 35 years ago after meeting her Norwegian husband on a sun holiday in the Canaries.

Thomas lines up for this third Olympic Games at Milano Cortina 2026.

Find Out More About Thomas

 

Gender

Male

Discipline

15k, Skiathlon, Sprint

Date Of Birth

October 10, 1995

Hometown

Trondheim, Norway

Games

Milano Cortina 2026, Beijing 2022, Pyeongchang 2018

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SNOWSPORTS NEWS

GRITTY REACTION ON TESTING COURSE FOR CORMAC COMERFORD IN FINAL RACE

Day Ten – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 A gritty performance from Cormac Comerford in the Men’s Slalom at the Olympic Winter Games in Bormio saw the Dubliner finish 31st overall with a combined time of 2:10.24, following a dramatic recovery on the infamous Stelvio course. In a race marked by extremely challenging conditions, [...]

ANABELLE ZURBAY MAKES HISTORY, BECOMING IRELAND’S YOUNGEST ALPINE SKIING OLYMPIAN

Anabelle Zurbay became Ireland’s 35th Winter Olympian today, making history as the youngest Alpine skier to represent Team Ireland at the Winter Games. The 17-year-old finished 48th in the Women’s Giant Slalom in a time of 2:31.70, delivering a composed performance on the Olympic stage in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Racing among the sport’s elite, Zurbay clocked [...]

CORMAC COMERFORD COMMENCES TECHNICAL EVENTS WITH SOLID SHOWING IN GIANT SLALOM

Day Eight – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26   In his third race of the Olympic Games, Cormac Comerford finished 42nd in the Giant Slalom, posting a combined time of 2:41.75. Racing in Bormio, the Dubliner contested the first of his technical events, recording a time of 1:24.32 on the opening run before clocking [...]

THOMAS MALONEY WESTGÅRD REFLECTS ON HARD-FOUGHT RACE IN CROSS-COUNTRY 10KM FREE

Day Seven – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Team Ireland’s Thomas Maloney Westgård was the sole Irish athlete in action today at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The Norway-based skier was competing in the Cross-Country 10km Free Interval Start at the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium, in what was his second race of three in [...]

FROM KILTERNAN TO THE STELVIO SLOPES – CORMAC COMERFORD COMPLETES SPEED EVENTS WITH SUPER-G

Day Five – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Alpine Skier Cormac Comerford was back in action this morning, competing in the Men’s Super-G speed event in Bormio. The Dubliner held his form on one of the toughest courses in the world to finish 37th with a time of 1:34.58. The event was dominated by [...]

Swim Ireland Appoint Andy Reid as New National Performance Director

Swim Ireland announced the appointment of Andy Reid as the organisation’s new National Performance Director. Reid has been Interim National Performance Director since May 2025 and is the former Head of Performance Pathways & Operations, having worked in the Swim Ireland Performance team since 2010. He is also a former Irish international swimmer and represented Ireland at European and World [...]

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