Norwegian skier Audun Grønvold, who won bronze in men’s ski cross at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, has died at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning, the Norwegian Ski Federation said on Wednesday. The incident occurred during a family cabin trip on Saturday; Grønvold was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries late Tuesday. “Norwegian skiing has lost a remarkable figure, who has meant so much to both the alpine and freestyle communities,” federation president Tove Moe Dyrhaug said in a statement announcing his death. Grønvold first competed as an alpine skier, representing Norway’s national team from the 1993-94 to the 2003-04 season and earning a World Cup downhill podium in Sierra Nevada in 1999. He switched to ski cross in 2004, claiming bronze at the 2005 World Championships and winning the overall World Cup title in 2007 before taking Olympic bronze when the discipline made its Games debut in 2010. After retiring from competition, Grønvold coached Norway’s national ski cross team and worked as a television commentator. He is survived by his wife, Kristin Tandberg Haugsjå, and their three children.