What is Stein Eriksen?
[[File:Stein Eriksen, Aspen, Colorado, March 3, 1967.jpg|thumb|Eriksen in March 1967]] '''Stein Eriksen''' (11 December 1927 &ndash; 27 December 2015) is a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]]-[[Americans|American]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]]. He won gold and two silvers at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]]. He retired in 1954. Eriksen was born in Oslo. His parents were [[Marius Eriksen]] (1886&ndash;1950) and Birgit Heien (1900&ndash;1996). He lived in the [[United States]] for six decades. Eriksen died on 27 December 2015 in [[Park City, Utah|Park City]], [[Utah]]. He was 88.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.good4utah.com/sports/legendary-skier-stein-eriksen-dies-at-the-age-of-88|title=Legendary skier Stein Eriksen dies at the age of 88|work=good4utah.com|date=27 December 2015|access-date=28 December 2015|archive-date=31 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231085102/http://www.good4utah.com/sports/legendary-skier-stein-eriksen-dies-at-the-age-of-88|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=15844&type=result Stein Eriksen] at the [[International Ski Federation]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksen, Stein}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:1952 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:American skiers]] [[Category:Norwegian skiers]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Norway]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Norway]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Oslo]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}