Skier Audun Groenvold, a bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, died this week at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning.

Audun Groenvold, 49, won a bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

He won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

A Norwegian Olympic medalist has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. | Sports

Norwegian ski cross star Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning at his cabin on Saturday. He was 49 years old.

The Olympic ski cross medalist died following a lightning strike.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olympic ski cross medalist Audun Groenvold has died after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian ski federation announced Wednesday. He was 49.Groenvold won bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games.“It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Groenvold’s untimely passing,” the federation said. “The former national Alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin trip.”The federation said Groenvold was “quickly taken to hospital and received treatment for the injuries he sustained in the lightning strike” and then died Tuesday night.Groenvold was a member of Norway’s Alpine skiing team before he moved into freestyle and ski cross. He had one podium finish as a World Cup Alpine skier, finishing third in a downhill in Sierra Nevada, Spain, in 1999.He also won a bronze medal in ski cross at the 2005 world championships, and the overall ski cross cup in 2007.After his career ended, he became a national team coach and a TV commentator.“Norwegian…