Tärna IK Fjällvinden in Tärnaby,ärnaIKFjä Sweden is arguably the most successful alpine skiing club in the history of the sport. Although Tärnaby has a population of a mere 500, Fjällvinden has produced several of the greatest alpine skiers of all time: Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Pärson, Stig Strand, Jens Byggmark, and Bengt Fjällberg.
History
IK Fjällvinden was founded in Umfors, while Tärna IK was founded in Tärnaby. The two clubs merged in 1928, adopting cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing was adopted in 1937.
Notable winnings
Three Olympic gold medals
One Olympic silver medal
Five Olympic bronze medals
Ten World Championship gold medals
Six World Championship silver medals
Six World Championship bronze medals
129 Alpine Skiing World Cup victories
More than 100 Swedish National Championship gold medals. 5 overall World Cup victories 22 World Cup discipline victories
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Anja Pärson: 7 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze
Ingemar Stenmark: 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Jens Byggmark: 3 silver
Bengt Fjällberg: 1 bronze
Winter Olympics
Ingemar Stenmark: 2 gold, 1 bronze
Anja Pärson: 1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze
FIS World Cup discipline champions
Ingemar Stenmark: 3 overall, 8 slalom, 8 giant slalom
Anja Pärson: 2 overall, 3 giant slalom, 1 slalom, 1 combined
Stig Strand: 1 slalom
Etymology
The name "Fjällvinden" fittingly translates to "The wind on the mountains".