Lasse Kjus (b. January 14th 1971 in Siggerud, Norway) is a Norwegian alpine skier. Kjus is one of the most succesful Norwegian alpine skiers in history with two World Cup wins, one Olympic gold and several World Championship wins; his total of 16 career Olympic and World Championship medals make him the second most decorated Norwegian skier behind Kjetil André Aamodt. Kjus was gold medalist in the combined competition of the 1994 Winter Olympics.