and also served as host of the Stein Eriksen Lodge, a ski lodge in Deer Valley (not owned by Eriksen, but named in his honor). Eriksen was married to Gerrysue Eriksen then to Françoise and had five children: Julianna Eriksen, Ava, Stein Jr., Anja and Bjørn. He called both Utah and Montana home. In 1997, Eriksen was honored by the King of Norway. He was knighted with the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for his contribution to Norway, the highest honor that the Norwegian government can give to people living outside Norway. Eriksen celebrated his 80th birthday December 2007 in Deer Valley. He died on 27 December 2015, sixteen days after his 88th birthday, in his Park City, Utah home. Major championship results From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. References External links Stein Eriksen Ski Films 1927 births 2015 deaths American male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Norwegian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Norway Norwegian emigrants to the United States Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal People from Park City, Utah Alpine skiers from Oslo