Additional Information
Highlights
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Olympic Winter Games |
2 | Individual Sprint LH / 7.5km | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 18:34.4 |
3 | Individual Gundersen NH / 15km | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 40:00.8 |
5 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 50:25.9 |
9 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 26:22.7 |
15 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 27:09.9 |
| Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2006 | Torino, ITA | DNS |
World Championships |
1 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2005 | Oberstdorf, GER | 49:45.5 |
2 | Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 57:34.4 |
2 | Individual Sprint LH / 7.5km | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN | 17:40.5 |
2 | Individual Sprint LH / 7.5km | 2005 | Oberstdorf, GER | 20:26.7 |
3 | Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 48:48.4 |
3 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 47:52.9 |
3 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2009 | Liberec, CZE | 48:35.9 |
3 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN | 50:26.9 |
5 | Team Sprint LH / 2x7.5km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 36:41.2 |
8 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 28:20.5 |
14 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 26:21.9 |
17 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 30:30.0 |
| Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | DNF |
World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
Season | Overall | Individual Sprint |
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2013/2014 | 7 | - |
2012/2013 | 5 | - |
2011/2012 | 12 | - |
2010/2011 | 12 | - |
2009/2010 | 3 | - |
2008/2009 | 2 | - |
2006/2007 | 3 | 2 |
2005/2006 | 2 | 2 |
Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
Season | NH/15km | NH/10km | NH/5km | LH/15km | LH/10km | PR-LH/10km | Team NH/4x5km | TSP LH/2x7.5km | TSP NH/2x7.5km |
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2013/2014 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 1st | 1 x 2nd | - | 1 x 5th | - | - | 1 x 4th | - |
2012/2013 | - | 2 x 1st | - | 1 x 12th | 1 x 12th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 2nd | - |
2011/2012 | - | 1 x 2nd | - | - | 2 x 5th | 1 x 4th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 4th |
2010/2011 | - | 1 x 1st | - | - | 1 x 10th | - | 1 x 1st | - | - |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
1 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Schonach, GER | 24:58.5 |
2 | Individual Gundersen NH / 5km | 2013/2014 | Seefeld, AUT | 12:45.8 |
3 | Individual Gundersen NH / 15km | 2013/2014 | Seefeld, AUT | 38:55.3 |
3 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Seefeld, AUT | 25:17.5 |
4 | Team Sprint LH / 2x7.5km | 2013/2014 | Chaux-Neuve, FRA | 35:03.3 |
5 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Chaux-Neuve, FRA | 27:18.5 |
7 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Lillehammer, NOR | 27:20.6 |
12 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Schonach, GER | 24:14.1 |
19 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Ramsau, AUT | 22:36.7 |
FIS World Ranking List |
14 | Individual | 2013/2014 | | 299 (in progress) |
LegendNH-Normal Hill, LH-Large Hill, PR-Penalty Race, TSP-Team Sprint, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for main competition, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Black Snake, Monster Moan (Athlete, 29 Jan 2010)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: English, Norwegian
- Coach: Kristian Hammer [national] (NOR) (nettavisen.no, 01 Dec 2013)
- Injuries: He suffered from Achilles problems and tonsillitis between 2010 and 2012. (nrk.no, 24 Nov 2012)
- Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, golf, motorcycles. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
- Family: Wife Irene, sons Henrik and Ludvig
- Club Name: Byaasen IL, Trondheim, NOR
- Debut: 2003 for Norway, World Cup (Oberhof) (Athlete, 29 Jan 2010)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began the sport at age eight in Trondheim, Norway. (Athlete, 29 Jan 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning a gold medal in the team event at the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Anything is possible." (Athlete, 29 Jan 2010)
GeneralOLYMPIC SUCCESS
He won silver in the large hill/10km event at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, becoming the fourth Norwegian to win three winter Olympic medals in the sport. He needs one more to equal the Norwegian record of four. (ONS, 18 Feb 2014)
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