Therese Johaug (born 25 June 1988) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier from the village of Dalsbygda in Os municipality who has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen. [2] In World Ski Championships she has won ten individual gold medals along with four gold medals in relays, and she is a four-time Olympic gold medallist.
In October 2016, Johaug tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug clostebol. She was suspended for 18 months, missing the 2018 Winter Olympics. She returned to international competition at the World Cup in 2019.
On 4 March 2022, Johaug announced her retirement from elite cross-country skiing following the 2021–2022 season. [3]
After skiing some domestic races in the 2006 season, Johaug took part at the Norwegian Championships in 2007, winning a bronze at the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. [4] She was selected for two World Cup races before the World Championships, finishing eighth and 33rd in two interval start races over 10 km, which was enough to be selected for competition in the 30 km distance at the 2007 Sapporo World Championships where she won a surprising bronze medal.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, came sixth in the 15 km pursuit and seventh in the 30 km mass start (classic) race.
Johaug won her first individual gold medal in the 30 km mass start race at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo. She also won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay, bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and fourth in the 10 km individual start. At the 2013 World Championships, she won her second individual gold medal in the 10 km freestyle race.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she won the silver medal in the 30 km mass start (free), the bronze medal in the 10 km classical, and finished fourth in the 15 km skiathlon.
Johaug and compatriot Martin Johnsrud Sundby became the first Norwegians to win the Tour de Ski when they won the women's and men's competitions in the 2013–14 edition of the race. [5] Johaug subsequently won the overall and distance competitions in the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. [6]
She won the Birkebeinerrennet ski marathon in 2015 with a time of 2.41.46. That year she also enjoyed her most successful World Championship performance in Falun, where she took three gold medals: two in individual events (the 15km skiathlon and the 30km classic mass start) and one as part of the Norwegian women's team in the 4x5km relay. [7] [8] [9]
Johaug followed her World Championship success with her best-ever World Cup season in 2015–16, winning a second Tour de Ski by overturning a 39-second deficit to Ingvild Flugstad Østberg on the final stage to complete the climb up Alpe Cermis with a lead of 2 minutes 21 seconds over runner-up Østberg. [10] She went on to capture the overall and distance World Cups, rounding off her season by winning the inaugural Ski Tour Canada in a similar fashion to her Tour de Ski win, eradicating Heidi Weng's 30-second lead on the final stage pursuit to take victory by over a minute. [11]
Until 2016 Egil Kristiansen coached Johaug, and was described (by media) as "in reality her best coach ... [and he had] helped her master freestyle" skiing. [12]
In August 2019, Johaug competed in the Norwegian national athletics championship and won the 10,000 metres on 32:20.87. [13] She followed this up with a time of 31:33.15 in May 2021 falling just 8 seconds short of an Olympic berth. [14]
In September 2016, Johaug tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug called Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Johaug said that the substance came from an ointment for her sore, sunburnt lips, which she used from 4 to 15 September. She claims to have used the ointment called Trofodermin. It contains Clostebol. The word "Doping" behind a 'No Symbol' is normally printed on the back of its packaging in Italy; however, it's not an international or European standardized marking, it's not used in Norway, and some argue it can be interpreted inversely and should instead be an open circle. [15] [16] [17] Johaug said that the drug was given to her by the team's physician, Fredrik S. Bendiksen. Bendiksen said that he did not notice that it contained a forbidden substance. Under interrogation, he explained how in retrospect, a combination of three causes reduced his focus to allow the unlikely mistake to occur: 1) His wife's eye surgery (potentially cancer) had him to have to leave Livigno the next day. 2) Another athlete was hospitalized, 3) He had to prepare for a press conference presentation about the team's asthma medication protocols the next day. [18] [19] After the incident he resigned his position as a team's physician, but he remains closely associated with elite Norwegian skiing. [20] [21] [22] Bendiksen had previously worked for Pfizer, the medical company that produces the salve in question, but it is not a product marketed in Norway. [23]
Some pieces of evidence corroborated Johaug's testimony. Her lip symptom was pictured in media two days after the cream was bought. [24] A receipt and the doctor's bank statement existed for purchase of the cream on the claimed date. [25] [26] Johaug filed the drug on the doping form prior to testing. The latter is quite extraordinary to alert the doping agency of which uncommon substance to test for when you don't have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). It was also expressed by the plaintiff (FIS) that "the Clostebol found in Ms Johaug's system was a result of inadvertence" and that "she did not act with intention to cheat or gain any competitive advantage", but that "failing to examine the box and entirely missing the warning sign" did not put her in the 'No Fault (NF)' category, but rather in the 'No Significant Fault (NSF)' category, which under the WADA code warrants a 12-24mth suspension. [27]
The concentration of clostebol that was measured in her blood is by itself consistent with her explanation of using Trofodermin on her lips right before the test was taken. It is also consistent with using Clostebol in large doses in the weeks before the test. The positive drug test was taken after Johaug did not have any doping control for a period of four months. [28]
On 19 October, Johaug was suspended by Anti-Doping Norway for two months while the case was investigated. The Norwegian Olympic Committee later gave Johaug a 13-month suspension. This ban would have expired in time to allow Johaug to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics, but in March 2017, the International Ski Federation appealed this decision. They argued that the suspension was at the low end of applicable suspensions and failed to reflect the fact that the athlete had missed a printed doping warning label. [29] [30] On 22 August 2017 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a decision "in which Ms Johaug is suspended for a period of 18 months commencing on 18 October 2016". [31] As a result of the suspension Johaug was not able to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [32]
Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
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2010 | 21 | — | 6 | 7 | — | Gold | — |
2014 | 25 | Bronze | 4 | Silver | — | 5 | — |
2022 | 33 | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | 5 | — |
Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
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2007 | 18 | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — |
2009 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
2011 | 22 | 4 | Bronze | Gold | — | Gold | — |
2013 | 24 | Gold | Silver | Bronze | — | Gold | — |
2015 | 26 | 27 | Gold | Gold | — | Gold | — |
2019 | 30 | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | Silver | — |
2021 | 32 | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | Gold | — |
Season | |
Discipline | |
2014 | Overall |
Distance | |
2016 | Overall |
Distance | |
2019 | Distance |
2020 | Overall |
Distance | |
2022 | Distance |
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | ||
2007 | 18 | 44 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2008 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 47 | — | 4 | — | 21 | — |
2009 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 89 | — | 6 | — | — | |
2010 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 61 | — | DNF | — | 7 | — |
2011 | 22 | 4 | 70 | 10 | — | — | |||
2012 | 23 | 38 | — | 4 | — | ||||
2013 | 24 | 39 | 4 | — | — | ||||
2014 | 25 | 32 | — | — | |||||
2015 | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||
2016 | 27 | 16 | — | — | |||||
2019 | 30 | 72 | — | — | — | ||||
2020 | 31 | 17 | — | — | |||||
2021 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
2022 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2006–07 | 24 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 2007–08 | 2 January 2008 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
3 | 9 January 2008 | Otepää, Estonia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
4 | 2008–09 | 6 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd |
5 | 4 January 2009 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
6 | 21 March 2009 | Falun, Sweden | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
7 | 22 March 2009 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
8 | 18–22 March 2009 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
9 | 2009–10 | 6 March 2010 | Lahti, Finland | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd |
10 | 13 March 2010 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd | |
11 | 20 March 2010 | Falun, Sweden | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
12 | 2010–11 | 28 November 2010 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
13 | 11 December 2010 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
14 | 8 January 2011 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
15 | 9 January 2011 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
16 | 31 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
17 | 22 January 2011 | Otepää, Estonia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
18 | 12 March 2011 | Lahti, Finland | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
19 | 18 March 2011 | Falun, Sweden | 2.5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
20 | 19 March 2011 | Falun, Sweden | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
21 | 20 March 2011 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
22 | 16–20 March 2011 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
23 | 2011–12 | 27 November 2011 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
24 | 25–27 November 2011 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
25 | 10 December 2011 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
26 | 17 December 2011 | Rogla, Slovenia | 10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
27 | 30 December 2011 | Oberhof, Germany | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
28 | 1 January 2012 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
29 | 5 January 2012 | Toblach, Italy | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
30 | 8 January 2012 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
31 | 29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
32 | 22 January 2012 | Otepää, Estonia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
33 | 5 February 2012 | Rybinsk, Russia | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
34 | 11 February 2012 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
35 | 18 February 2012 | Szklarska Poręba, Poland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
36 | 3 March 2012 | Lahti, Finland | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
37 | 11 March 2012 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
38 | 17 March 2012 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
39 | 18 March 2012 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
40 | 2012–13 | 24 November 2012 | Gällivare, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
41 | 2 December 2012 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
42 | 30 December 2012 | Oberhof, Germany | 9 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
43 | 3 January 2013 | Toblach-Cortina | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
44 | 6 January 2013 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
45 | 29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
46 | 19 January 2013 | La Clusaz, France | 10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
47 | 17 February 2013 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
48 | 17 March 2013 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
49 | 23 March 2013 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
50 | 24 March 2013 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
51 | 20–24 March 2013 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
52 | 2013–14 | 30 November 2013 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
53 | 1 December 2013 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
54 | 29 November – 1 December 2013 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
55 | 14 December 2013 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
56 | 1 January 2014 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 10 km Mass Start | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
57 | 3 January 2014 | Toblach-Cortina | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
58 | 4 January 2014 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
59 | 5 January 2014 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
60 | 28 December 2013 – 5 January 2014 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
61 | 1 February 2014 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
62 | 2 March 2014 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
63 | 9 March 2014 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
64 | 15 March 2014 | Falun, Sweden | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
65 | 16 March 2014 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
66 | 14–16 March 2014 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
67 | 2014–15 | 30 November 2014 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
68 | 6 December 2014 | Lillehammer, Norway | 5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
69 | 7 December 2014 | Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
70 | 5–7 December 2014 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
71 | 13 December 2014 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
72 | 4 January 2015 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
73 | 7 January 2015 | Toblach, Italy | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
74 | 8 January 2015 | Toblach, Italy | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
75 | 10 January 2015 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
76 | 11 January 2015 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
77 | 3–11 January 2015 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
78 | 15 February 2015 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
79 | 15 March 2015 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
80 | 2015–16 | 28 November 2015 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
81 | 29 November 2015 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
82 | 27–29 November 2015 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
83 | 5 December 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
84 | 12 December 2015 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
85 | 20 December 2015 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
86 | 2 January 2016 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
87 | 3 January 2016 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 5 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
88 | 6 January 2016 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
89 | 9 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
90 | 10 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
91 | 1–10 January 2016 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
92 | 23 January 2016 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
93 | 7 February 2016 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
94 | 13 February 2016 | Falun, Sweden | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
95 | 14 February 2016 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
96 | 21 February 2016 | Lahti, Finland | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
97 | 2 March 2016 | Montreal, Canada | 10.5 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
98 | 5 March 2016 | Quebec City, Canada | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
99 | 9 March 2016 | Canmore, Canada | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
100 | 12 March 2016 | Canmore, Canada | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
101 | 1–12 March 2016 | Ski Tour Canada | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
102 | 2018–19 | 25 November 2018 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
103 | 1 December 2018 | Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
104 | 2 December 2018 | Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
105 | 30 November – 2 December 2018 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
106 | 8 December 2018 | Beitostølen, Norway | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
107 | 16 December 2018 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
108 | 20 January 2019 | Otepää, Estonia | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
109 | 26 January 2019 | Ulricehamn, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
110 | 10 March 2019 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
111 | 17 March 2019 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
112 | 23 March 2019 | Quebec City, Canada | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
113 | 24 March 2019 | Quebec City, Canada | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
114 | 24 March 2019 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
115 | 2019–20 | 30 November 2019 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
116 | 1 December 2019 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
117 | 29 November – 1 December 2019 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
118 | 7 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
119 | 15 December 2019 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
120 | 28 December 2019 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 10 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
121 | 31 December 2019 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
122 | 1 January 2020 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
123 | 5 January 2020 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 10 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
124 | 28 December 2019 – 5 January 2020 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
125 | 18 January 2020 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
126 | 19 January 2020 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 10 km Pursuit C | World Cup | 1st | |
127 | 25 January 2020 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
128 | 9 February 2020 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
129 | 15 February 2020 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
130 | 16 February 2020 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
131 | 18 February 2020 | Åre, Sweden | 0.7 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
132 | 20 February 2020 | Meråker, Norway | 34 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
133 | 23 February 2020 | Trondheim, Norway | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
134 | 15–23 February 2020 | FIS Ski Tour 2020 | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
135 | 29 February 2020 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
136 | 7 March 2020 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
137 | 2020–21 | 28 November 2020 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
138 | 29 November 2020 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
139 | 27–29 November 2020 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
140 | 23 January 2021 | Lahti, Finland | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
141 | 29 January 2021 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
142 | 30 January 2021 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
143 | 2021–22 | 27 November 2021 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
144 | 28 November 2021 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 1st | ||
145 | 4 December 2021 | Lillehammer, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
146 | 12 December 2021 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
147 | 27 February 2022 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
148 | 5 March 2022 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
149 | 12 March 2022 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 2007–08 | 25 November 2007 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jacobsen / Skofterud / Bjørgen |
2 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Stemland / Steira / Skofterud | |
3 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Bjørgen / Steira / Kristoffersen |
4 | 7 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Stemland / Nilsen / Steira | |
5 | 2009–10 | 22 November 2009 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen |
6 | 7 March 2010 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Kristoffersen / Steira / Bjørgen | |
7 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen |
8 | 19 December 2010 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen | |
9 | 2011–12 | 21 November 2011 | Sjusjøen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen |
10 | 19 December 2011 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud / Jacobsen / Bjørgen | |
11 | 2012–13 | 25 November 2012 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud / Hagen / Bjørgen |
12 | 20 January 2013 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Weng / Steira / Bjørgen | |
13 | 2013–14 | 8 December 2013 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Weng / Steira / Bjørgen |
14 | 2015–16 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Falla / Østberg / Weng |
15 | 24 January 2016 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Østberg / Weng / Jacobsen | |
16 | 2018–19 | 9 December 2018 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Weng / Haga / Østberg |
17 | 27 January 2019 | Ulricehamn, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Weng / Jacobsen / Østberg | |
18 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Falla / Jacobsen / Weng |
19 | 1 March 2020 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | T. Udnes Weng / Østberg / Weng | |
20 | 2020–21 | 24 January 2021 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | T. Udnes Weng / Fossesholm / Weng |
21 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | T. Udnes Weng / Weng / Fossesholm |
22 | 13 March 2022 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Weng / Holund / Tønseth |
Result | Distance Races [a] | Sprint | Ski Tours | Individual Events | Team Events | All Events | |||||||
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≤ 5 km [b] | ≤ 10 km [b] | ≤ 15 km [b] | ≤ 30 km [b] | ≥ 30 km [b] | Pursuit [c] | Skiathlon | Team Sprint | Relay | |||||
1st place | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 5 | — | 6 | 48 | — | 14 | 62 |
2nd place | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 28 | — | 1 | 29 |
3rd place | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 30 | — | 1 | 31 |
Podiums | 7 | 30 | 7 | 6 | — | 33 | 7 | — | 16 | 106 | — | 16 | 122 |
Top 10 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 8 | — | 38 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 152 | — | 18 | 170 |
Points | 26 | 59 | 10 | 8 | — | 42 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 204 | — | 18 | 222 |
Others | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 [d] | 19 | — | — | 19 |
Starts | 27 | 60 | 10 | 8 | – | 42 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 223 | — | 18 | 241 |
As of 13 October 2016, her sponsors were Tag Heuer, Huawei, Isklar and Eger. [33]
Marit Bjørgen is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories. She headed the medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning five medals, including three gold. A five-time Olympian, her five Olympic medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games brought her total number of medals up to a record 15, the most by any athlete in Winter Olympics history.
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is a retired German cross-country skier and biathlete from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998. She was born in Traunstein, West Germany. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won five medals with two golds and three silvers.
Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova, name also spelled Ljubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, multiple world champion, winner of the World Cup (1993) and Hero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of Seversk (1992), Saint Petersburg (1994), and Tomsk Oblast (2005).
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former Estonian female cross-country skier and politician. She is the most successful Estonian female cross-country skier with two Olympic gold medals. In 2019 she was elected as a Member of the Estonian Parliament.
Justyna Maria Kowalczyk-Tekieli is a Polish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row. Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for wins in the Tour de Ski with 14, and had 29 podiums in total. She also won the Vasaloppet women's edition in 2015.
Yulia Anatolyevna Chepalova is a former Russian cross-country skier.
Kristin Størmer Steira is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. She competed from 2002 to 2015, and won six individual World Cup victories and five individual medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and Winter Olympic Games. She also won four gold medals with the Norway relay team. In Norwegian media, Steira was dubbed "the eternal fourth" due to her many finishes in fourth place.
Cross-country skiing was one of the three disciplines of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007, held between February 22 and March 4, 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. The sprint events were held at the Sapporo Dome and the distance races were held at the Shirahatayama Open Stadium.
Marianna Longa is an Italian cross-country skier from Livigno. She started her professional career in 1997, and her first appearance in a world cup race was on 17 March 2000 in Bormio. Longa is currently part of the Fiamme Gialle, and the Italian cross-country national team. Longa is also a strong runner. She retired from cross-country skiing after the 2010–11 season.
Martin Johnsrud Sundby is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2021. He is a two time Olympic champion at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the team sprint and relay and was also a silver and bronze medalist in the 30 km skiathlon in 2014 and 2018. Sundby is a 4-time world champion, winning his sole individual gold medal at the 15 km at the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld. In 2014, he became the first Norwegian to win the Tour de Ski, a feat he repeated in 2016. He also won the overall world cup in 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Dario Cologna is a Swiss retired cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, twelve cross-country skiing events were held with six for men and six for women. The format of the program was unchanged since the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. For the men's events, Norway won five of the six events and a total of six medals with Petter Northug winning golds in the pursuit, 50 km and relay events. Ola Vigen Hattestad won two golds in the sprint events. The only event the Norwegians did not win was in the 15 km event, won by Estonia's Andrus Veerpalu, who became the oldest world champion ever.
Elizabeth "Liz" Stephen is a retired American cross-country skier who competed between 2005 and 2018.
Krista Pärmäkoski is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. Among other career achievements, she is a five-time Olympic medalist.
Kerttu Elina Niskanen is a Finnish cross-country skier. She is a four-time Olympic medalist.
Stina Nilsson is a Swedish biathlete and former cross-country skier. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and the 2018 Olympic champion in the individual sprint. In March 2020 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon.
The men's 30 kilometre skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held on 9 February 2014 at 14:00 MSK at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex. The event is split into half distance classic skiing and half distance skate skiing.
The women's 30 kilometre mass start freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympics took place on 22 February at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex. Three Norwegian athletes, Marit Bjørgen, Therese Johaug, and Kristin Størmer Steira, took the lead from 1 km on and skied in the group, never being threatened by other competitors. At the finish line, Bjørgen won gold, Johaug finished second, and Størmer Steira was third. This is the first gold for Norway in women's 30 km race, and the first clean sweep in Olympic cross country skiing since 1992. For Bjørgen, this was the sixth Winter Olympic gold medal, which, together with Lidiya Skoblikova and Lyubov Yegorova, made her a woman with the largest number of Winter Olympics gold medals won. Størmer Steira won her first individual Olympic medal. The defending 2010 champion Justyna Kowalczyk did not finish.
The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
Gyda Westvold Hansen is a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who represents IL Nansen. She became the first ever World Champion in women's Nordic combined after winning the gold medal in the inaugural World Championship race, individual normal hill/5 km, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021. She is the 2021 World Junior Champion in individual normal hill and won the silver medal at the same event in 2019 and 2020. Westvold Hansen was also a member of the Norwegian team that took the gold medal in the mixed team normal hill competition at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
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