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.

Gender

Male

Discipline

15k, Skiathlon, Sprint

Games

Milano Cortina 2026, Beijing 2022, Pyeongchang 2018

Date Of Birth

October 10, 1995

Hometown

Trondheim, Norway

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