Tennis
foxsports
Inge Braten, the renowned cross-country skiing coach who led Norway through two Olympics and later also coached Sweden and Canada, has died. He was 63.
Citing his family, Norwegian broadcaster NRK says Braten passed away early Friday after a short period of illness.
Braten coached the Norwegian national team from 1990-94, leading stars such as Vegard Ulvang and Bjoern Daehlie through their multiple medal successes in both the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville as well as the 1994 games in Lillehammer. He left his job with the national team shortly afterward and later went on to coach the Swedes, from 2005-2007, and then also Canada and Switzerland.
Latterly, he worked as a sports commentator.
ADVERTISEMENT
share
in this topic
