Olympic medalist dies in tragic lightning strike during trip

An Olympic medalist has died after being struck by lightning Alpine skier and ski cross athlete Audun Groenvold was struck by lightning during a cabin trip the Norwegian Ski Federation released on Wednesday He was It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold's untimely passing the federation reported The former national Alpine skier and ski cross athlete was in recent months struck by lightning during a cabin trip CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM The federation declared Groenvold was rapidly taken to hospital and received therapy for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike and then died Tuesday night Groenvold was struck by the bolt on Saturday Groenvold was a member of Norway's Alpine skiing association before he moved into freestyle and ski cross in He earned a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver He had one podium finish as a World Cup Alpine skier finishing third in a downhill in Sierra Nevada Spain in He also won a bronze medal in ski cross at the world championships and the overall ski cross cup in After his career ended he became a national band coach and a TV commentator BAM MARGERA SAYS SKATEBOARDING HELPED WITH SOBRIETY 'I NEED IT IN MY LIFE OR ELSE I'LL DIE' Norwegian skiing has lost a prominent figure who has meant so much to both the Alpine and freestyle communities federation president Tove Moe Dyrhaug commented adding that his passing creates a huge void Groenvold finished behind Switzerland's Michael Schmid and Andreas Matt of Austria at the Vancouver games He competed in his first race at the age of and earned Alpine Ski World Cup points for the first time two months before his st birthday in Groenvold competed in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup throughout Europe where he earned three victories Two of them came within a one-month span in and the other came in He also finished second three other times The Associated Press contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter