| Thomas Maloney Westgård | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgård |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Leka, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Club: | Steinkjer SK |
| Seasons: | 7 – (2017–present) |
| Totalpodiums: | 0 |
| Individual Starts: | 85 |
| Team Starts: | 0 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (59th in 2023) |
| Wctitles: | 0 |
| Updated: | 29 March 2023 |
Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgård (born 10 October 1995) is a Norwegian-Irish cross-country skier who competes for Ireland internationally.[1]
Westgård was born and grew up in Leka, Norway.[2] His father is Norwegian, and his mother is Irish, and he is a dual citizen of Ireland and Norway. He began skiing competitively in Norway at age 16 or 17. In the summer of 2016, he began representing Ireland in the World Cup.[2] [3] Westgård had begun his nationality transfer process in 2014,[4] and was assisted in the process by Rory Morrish, the head of the Irish Skiing Federation.[5] In local competitions in Norway, he represents the ski club Steinkjer SK in Steinkjer, Norway.[4] [6] Westgård's mother's family name is Maloney,[7] and the Snowsports Association of Ireland refer to him as Thomas Maloney Westgaard.[1]
Westgård lives in Meråker, Norway, and is being trained by the retired champion cross-country skier Frode Estil. Since joining the Irish skiing team, Westgård has participated in the 2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, débuting for Ireland in Lillehammer, Norway, on 2 December 2016 and also taking part in further World Cup races in Estonia and Sweden.[1] [2] [3]
He competed for Ireland at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland, one of five Irish participants in the championships.[8] In his world championship début in the Men's sprint on 23 February 2017, Westgård ranked as number 77,[9] while at the Men's 30 kilometre pursuit on 25 February 2017, he came in last of the participating contestants.[10] He achieved his best result of the championship in the Men's 15 kilometre classical on 1 March 2017, ranking as 49th.[7] Westgård brought a three-man team to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, including his father as a helper and Irish cross-country skier Dominic McAleenan as team manager.[11]
Westgård participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics, representing Ireland.[2] [12]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[13]
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | — | |||||||
| 26 | — |
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | |||||||
| 23 | 26 | |||||||
| 25 | ||||||||
| 27 | 30 |
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | |||
| 21 | 76 | — | — | |||||||
| 22 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 23 | 127 | 88 | 77 | — | — | |||||
| 24 | 97 | 62 | — | 48 | 44 | |||||
| 25 | 73 | 58 | 90 | 61 | 38 | |||||
| 26 | 142 | 43 | ||||||||
| 27 | 59 | 39 | 37 | |||||||