George Hovland, Jr. (June 10, 1926 – May 9, 2021) was an American cross-country skier who had been competing since the 1950s.
Hovland was a four-time Central USSA four-event champion (jumping, cross-country, slalom, and downhill) and completed every American Birkebeiner, with the exception of the first one, until 2012, completing his 33rd at age 85.
He was the age group champion for National Alpine NASTAR seven times and was the first non-European to complete the Swedish 90 kilometer Vasaloppet.
Hovland was the founder of the Spirit Mountain Ski Area, Snowflake Nordic Ski Center in Duluth, Minnesota, and the Northshore Inline Marathon.
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