Marit Bjørgen
Norwegian cross-country skier
Marit Bjørgen Marit Bjørgen during FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup sprint competitions in Stockholm, Sweden in March 2013
Country Norway Born (1980-03-21 ) 21 March 1980 (age 44) [1] Trondheim , NorwayHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Spouse(s) Fred Børre Lundberg Ski club Rognes IL Seasons 18 – (2000 –2015 , 2017 –2018 ) Starts 303 Podiums 184 Wins 114 Overall titles 4 – (2005 , 2006 , 2012 , 2015 ) Discipline titles 8 – (3 DI , 5 SP )
Marit Bjørgen (born 21 March 1980) 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.[2]
On 6 April 2018, Bjørgen announced her retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2017–18 season .[3] In May 2020, she announced that she would return to competition with long-distance cross-country ski squad Team Ragde Eiendom, with a focus on competing in Vasaloppet in March 2021.[4]
On 28 April 2022, she announced the end of her career by also finishing her long-distance career.[5]
World Cup
Marit Bjørgen initially excelled at the sprint events, and seven victories in that event was enough to give her second place overall in the 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season. However, in the 2004–05 season, Bjørgen became an accomplished distance skier.
On 19 March 2006 in Sapporo , Japan, Bjørgen claimed her second FIS World Cup title. Bjørgen led the overall World Cup by 66 points, ahead of Canada's Beckie Scott going into the final race of the season, the 2 x 7.5 km double pursuit. Scott needed to win the race and for Bjørgen to finish no higher than eighth to claim the title. Scott did win the race but Bjørgen came fourth, winning the crystal globe with 1036 points to Scott's 1020. Bjørgen also won the sprint title for the season, 6 points ahead of Norway's Ella Gjømle , making the 2005–06 season the fourth season in a row that Bjørgen won the sprint title. Bjørgen finished the distance standings in fourth place, 108 points behind Russia's Julija Tchepalova .
Marit Bjørgen in Otepää during the 2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Bjørgen made the podium eight times during the 2005–06 season, six of them in first place, one second and one third place. Bjørgen now has 70 podium finishes, 46 of them in first place, 13 in second and 11 in third. 22 of her victories have been in the sprint, which is by far her most successful event. Seven of these victories were in the 2003–04 season and they had decreased in the previous few seasons whilst her results in the other disciplines improved. She has nine victories in the 10 km and seven in the pursuit. Her four other victories have been in longer races (30 km. and Vasaloppet ).
Bjørgen has competed in the World Cup since 2000, when she finished the season in 53rd place overall and 48th in the sprints. The season after, she finished the overall season in 32nd and the sprint in 36th. The following season (2002–03), she won the sprint title and finished in 6th place overall. The 2003–04 season was Bjørgen's best season up until that time when she again won the sprint title, and came 11th in the distance standings, finishing the season in 2nd place behind Gabriella Paruzzi . In the 2004–05 season she won all the titles, and again won the overall and sprint title in 2005–06.
In 2011–12 she claimed the overall title for the third time, ahead of Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk .
In 2015 Bjørgen won her first Tour de Ski after nine attempts, defeating reigning champion and compatriot Therese Johaug by over one and a half minutes.[6]
World Championships
Bjørgen has eighteen World Championship gold medals , twelve of them individual. Her first gold medal in the World Championships came in the individual sprint in Val di Fiemme in 2003 , where she also picked up a silver in the 4 × 5 km. She took three medals in Oberstdorf in 2005 in the 30 km classical, team sprint, and 4 × 5 km. She also won a silver in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and a bronze in the 10 km free in the same games. At the 2007 championships in Sapporo , Bjørgen won two bronze medals in team sprint (with Astrid Jacobsen ) and in the 4 × 5 km. In Holmenkollen 2011 she won the individual sprint , the pursuit , the 10 km classical , the 4 × 5 km , and a silver in the 30km . In the 2013 Val di Fiemme World Championships she won the individual sprint, the double pursuit, the 4 x 5 km, the 30 km, and a silver in the 10 km freestyle.
In the World Championships 2011 , held at Holmenkollen , Oslo , during February and March 2011, Bjørgen won gold medals in the Sprint, the 10-kilometre classic, the 15-kilometre pursuit and the 4 × 5-kilometre relay. She also finished second to Therese Johaug in the 30-kilometre freestyle.
Olympics
Marit Bjørgen celebrates sprint gold at the 2010 Olympics
Bjørgen had a disappointing Winter Olympics in Turin. She suffered from bronchitis a week before the games started and was prescribed antibiotics , then in the first race of the games, the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, Bjørgen withdrew during the classic phase complaining of an upset stomach. In the next event, the team sprint, Bjørgen and Hilde G. Pedersen came fourth, and despite winning a silver in the 10 km, the remainder of the games went poorly for her. The next event was the 4 × 5 km relay, where Bjørgen took the anchor leg and finished in fifth place, the first time since 1988 that Norway had failed to reach the podium in the women's relay. In the individual sprint, Bjørgen failed to make the semi-finals, and both Bjørgen and Pedersen decided not to compete in the 30 km and returned home to Norway. Afterwards she was quoted as saying she was "sick and tired of Pragelato and OL (Olympic games)".[7]
However Bjørgen recovered to win the 45 km Vasaloppet from Oxberg to Mora on 4 March, eight days after the end of the Winter Olympics. Bjørgen broke away with Hilde Pedersen and Vibeke Skofterud after only 10 km, but Skofterud could not keep up with the pace and fell back, and Bjørgen powered away from Pedersen with a few kilometres left, winning in a time of 2:17:53, 1:22 ahead of Pedersen and 3:23 ahead of Petra Majdič of Slovenia. Winning a purse of 88,000 SEK and also winning two of the three sprints during the race to add another 10,000 SEK. Then three days later on 7 March, Bjørgen finished second in the individual sprint event in Borlänge , Sweden.
In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Bjørgen finished third in the 10 km freestyle event, before winning her first Olympic gold medal in the sprint . In the sprint she was up against a very strong field, consisting of Petra Majdič of Slovenia who had taken a serious fall earlier in the day during qualification, and Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland who was leading the overall World Cup standings coming into the race. Bjørgen won her second gold in the 2 × 7.5-kilometre on 19 February 2010. Bjørgen was also part of the 4 × 5 km relay team that won gold on 25 February 2010, finishing with enough time to cross the line with a large Norwegian flag given to her by a spectator near the finish, and jumping over the finish line. She closed out her trip in Vancouver by taking silver 0.3 seconds behind Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk in the women's 30 km event.
Bjørgen won gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in the 15 km skiathlon , the Team sprint and the 30km freestyle race . These three Olympic medals brought her total up to ten, equaling the record for most Winter Olympic medals held by a woman, already achieved by Stefania Belmondo and Raisa Smetanina ; but of the three record holders at the time, Bjørgen had the most golds.[8]
Bjørgen is a five-time Olympian, having competed in every Winter Olympics since Salt Lake City in 2002 where she won her first silver medal. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she won her 11th–15th Olympic medals, the highest number of medals won by any athlete in Winter Olympics history .[9]
Holmenkollen
Bjørgen won the women's 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2005. She won the same event five years later in 2010. This was the first World Cup event to be held at Holmenkollen since the completion of the new ski jumping hill. For her win in both the 30 km and the sprint event, along with her successes at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Bjørgen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal . On 11 March 2018, Bjørgen won a record seventh 30 km in Holmenkollen.[10]
International Fair Play Mecenate Award
Bjørgen was awarded the International Fair Play Mecenate award for 2014. The jury of the Fair Play Mecenate consists of members from all continents and represents the international sports media and various international sports organisations. The jury states that the Fair Play Mecenate is awarded Marit Bjørgen "for the particular ethical and fair play behaviour that you have always had both in your agonistic career and in your demonstrations of great sportsmanship and solidarity".[11]
Asthma medications
In the 2009–2010 season Bjørgen had a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) issued by the International Ski Federation (FIS) for the asthma medication Symbicort which contained substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.[12] Bjørgen continued to use the medication over the 2010 Olympics and was strongly criticized by Justyna Kowalczyk who accused her of doping.[13] [14] As of September 2011[update] athletes no longer need a TUE for Symbicort, and the drug can be used by any athlete but only in a restricted dose.[15]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) .[16]
Olympic Games
15 medals – (8 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
World Championships
26 medals – (18 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
Season titles
12 titles – (4 overall, 3 distance, 5 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2003
Sprint
2004
Sprint
2005
Overall
Distance
Sprint
2006
Overall
Sprint
2012
Overall
Distance
2015
Overall
Distance
Sprint
Season standings
Season
Age
Discipline standings
Ski Tour standings
Overall
Distance
Long Distance
Middle Distance
Sprint
Nordic Opening
Tour de Ski
World Cup Final
2000
20
NC
—
NC
—
NC
—
—
—
2001
21
53
—
—
—
48
—
—
—
2002
22
32
—
—
—
36
—
—
—
2003
23
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
2004
24
11
—
—
—
—
—
2005
25
—
—
—
—
—
2006
26
4
—
—
—
—
—
2007
27
4
—
—
6
—
—
2008
28
11
6
—
—
16
—
DNF
6
2009
29
10
9
—
—
14
—
10
20
2010
30
—
—
—
—
2011
31
—
—
4
—
2012
32
—
—
2013
33
4
6
—
—
7
—
2014
34
—
—
DNF
2015
35
—
—
—
2017
37
5
—
—
15
4
—
2018
38
5
5
—
—
26
—
Individual podiums
114 victories – (84 WC , 30 SWC )
184 podiums – (126 WC , 58 SWC )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
1
2002–03
26 October 2002
Düsseldorf , Germany
2.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
2
11 December 2002
Clusone , Italy
1.4 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
3
15 December 2002
Cogne , Italy
1.0 km Sprint C
World Cup
2nd
4
21 December 2002
Ramsau , Austria
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
2nd
5
12 February 2003
Reit im Winkl , Germany
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
6
20 March 2003
Borlänge , Sweden
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
3rd
7
2003–04
16 December 2003
Val di Fiemme , Italy
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
8
18 January 2004
Nové Město , Czech Republic
1.2 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
9
18 February 2004
Stockholm , Sweden
1.1 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
10
21 February 2004
Umeå , Sweden
10 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
11
24 February 2004
Trondheim , Norway
1.5 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
12
26 February 2004
Drammen , Norway
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
13
5 March 2004
Lahti , Finland
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
14
12 March 2004
Pragelato , Italy
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
15
2004–05
23 October 2004
Düsseldorf , Germany
0.8 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
16
20 November 2004
Gällivare , Sweden
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
17
28 November 2004
Rukatunturi , Finland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
18
5 December 2004
Bern , Switzerland
0.8 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
19
11 December 2004
Val di Fiemme , Italy
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
1st
20
14 December 2004
Asiago , Italy
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
21
8 January 2005
Otepää , Estonia
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
22
15 January 2005
Nové Město , Czech Republic
10 km Individual F
World Cup
2nd
23
16 January 2005
1.2 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
24
13 February 2005
Reit im Winkl , Germany
1.5 km Sprint C
World Cup
2nd
25
12 March 2005
Oslo , Norway
30 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
26
16 March 2005
Gothenburg , Sweden
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
27
19 March 2005
Falun , Sweden
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
1st
28
2005–06
22 October 2005
Düsseldorf , Germany
0.8 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
29
19 November 2005
Beitostølen , Norway
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
30
26 November 2005
Rukatunturi , Finland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
31
10 December 2005
Vernon , Canada
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
1st
32
14 January 2006
Lago di Tesero , Italy
15 km Mass Start F
World Cup
3rd
33
4 March 2006
Mora , Sweden
45 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
34
7 March 2006
Borlänge , Sweden
0.75 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
35
15 March 2006
Changchun , China
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
36
2006–07
28 October 2006
Düsseldorf , Germany
0.8 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
37
18 November 2006
Gällivare , Sweden
10 km Individual F
World Cup
3rd
38
25 November 2006
Rukatunturi , Finland
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
3rd
39
26 November 2006
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
40
31 January 2006
Munich , Germany
1.1 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
1st
41
5 January 2006
Asiago , Italy
1.2 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
2nd
42
6 January 2006
Cavalese , Italy
15 km Mass Start C
Stage World Cup
3rd
43
31 December 2006 – 7 January 2007
Tour de Ski
Overall Standings
World Cup
2nd
44
3 February 2007
Davos , Switzerland
10 km Individual F
World Cup
3rd
45
24 March 2007
Falun , Sweden
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
1st
46
2007–08
27 October 2007
Düsseldorf , Germany
0.8 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
47
24 November 2007
Beitostølen , Norway
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
48
2 December 2007
Rukatunturi , Finland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
49
29 December 2007
Nové Město , Czech Republic
10 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
50
30 December 2007
1.0 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
3rd
51
23 February 2008
Falun , Sweden
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
2nd
52
2008–09
22 November 2008
Gällivare , Sweden
10 km Individual F
World Cup
2nd
53
30 November 2008
Rukatunturi , Finland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
54
13 December 2008
Davos , Switzerland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
55
14 December 2008
1.4 km Sprint F
World Cup
3rd
56
28 December 2008
Oberhof , Germany
10 km Pursuit C
Stage World Cup
2nd
57
31 December 2008
Nové Město , Czech Republic
9 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
3rd
58
2009–10
21 November 2009
Beitostølen , Norway
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
59
13 December 2009
Davos , Switzerland
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
60
19 December 2009
Rogla , Slovenia
1.0 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
61
20 December 2009
15 km Mass Start C
World Cup
2nd
62
16 January 2010
Otepää , Estonia
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
63
6 March 2010
Lahti , Finland
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F
World Cup
1st
64
11 March 2010
Drammen , Norway
1.0 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
65
13 March 2010
Oslo , Norway
30 km Mass Start F
World Cup
1st
66
14 March 2010
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
67
17 March 2010
Stockholm , Sweden
1.1 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
3rd
68
19 March 2010
Falun , Sweden
2.5 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
2nd
69
20 March 2010
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F
Stage World Cup
1st
70
19–21 March 2010
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
71
2010–11
20 November 2010
Gällivare , Sweden
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
72
26 November 2010
Rukatunturi , Finland
1.2 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
1st
73
27 November 2010
5 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
1st
74
26–28 November 2010
Nordic Opening
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
75
11 December 2010
Davos , Switzerland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
76
12 December 2010
1.4 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
77
18 December 2010
La Clusaz , France
15 km Mass Start F
World Cup
1st
78
22 January 2011
Otepää , Estonia
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
79
19 February 2011
Drammen , Norway
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
80
13 March 2011
Lahti , Finland
1.4 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
81
16 March 2011
Stockholm , Sweden
1.0 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
2nd
82
18 March 2011
Falun , Sweden
2.5 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
1st
83
19 March 2011
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F
Stage World Cup
1st
84
16–20 March 2011
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
85
2011–12
19 November 2011
Sjusjøen , Norway
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
86
25 November 2011
Rukatunturi , Finland
1.2 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
1st
87
26 November 2011
5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
1st
88
27 November 2011
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F
Stage World Cup
2nd
89
25–27 November 2011
Nordic Opening
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
90
10 December 2011
Davos , Switzerland
15 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
91
29 December 2011
Oberhof , Germany
2.5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
2nd
92
30 December 2011
10 km Pursuit C
Stage World Cup
3rd
93
31 December 2011
Oberstdorf , Germany
1.2 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
2nd
94
1 January 2012
5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F
Stage World Cup
1st
95
3 January 2012
Toblach , Italy
3.3 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
1st
96
4 January 2012
1.3 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
1st
97
5 January 2012
15 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
1st
98
7 January 2012
Val di Fiemme , Italy
10 km Mass Start C
Stage World Cup
2nd
99
8 January 2012
9 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
100
29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012
Tour de Ski
Overall Standings
World Cup
2nd
101
21 January 2012
Otepää , Estonia
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
2nd
102
22 January 2012
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
103
4 February 2012
Rybinsk , Russia
10 km Mass Start F
World Cup
1st
104
5 February 2012
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F
World Cup
3rd
105
11 February 2012
Nové Město , Czech Republic
15 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
106
18 February 2012
Szklarska Poręba , Poland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
107
3 March 2012
Lahti , Finland
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F
World Cup
2nd
108
4 March 2012
1.4 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
109
7 March 2012
Drammen , Norway
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
110
11 March 2012
Oslo , Norway
30 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
111
14 March 2012
Stockholm , Sweden
1.0 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
1st
112
16 March 2012
Falun , Sweden
2.5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
1st
113
14–18 March 2012
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
114
2012–13
24 November 2012
Gällivare , Sweden
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
115
30 November 2012
Rukatunturi , Finland
1.4 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
1st
116
1 December 2012
5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
1st
117
2 December 2012
10 km Pursuit C
Stage World Cup
1st
118
30 November – 2 December 2012
Nordic Opening
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
119
19 January 2013
La Clusaz , France
10 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
120
16 February 2013
Davos , Switzerland
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
2nd
121
9 March 2013
Lahti , Finland
1.55 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
122
10 March 2013
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
123
20 March 2013
Stockholm , Sweden
1.1 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
2nd
124
22 March 2013
Falun , Sweden
2.5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
1st
125
23 March 2013
10 km Mass Start C
Stage World Cup
1st
126
20–24 March 2013
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
127
2013–14
30 November 2013
Rukatunturi , Finland
5 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
2nd
128
1 December 2013
10 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
129
29 November – 1 December 2013
Nordic Opening
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
130
7 December 2013
Lillehammer , Norway
10 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
131
14 December 2013
Davos , Switzerland
15 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
132
15 December 2013
1.5 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
133
28 December 2013
Oberhof , Germany
3 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
1st
134
1 February 2014
Toblach , Italy
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
135
2 February 2014
1.3 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
136
2 March 2014
Lahti , Finland
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
137
5 March 2014
Drammen , Norway
1.3 km Sprint C
World Cup
2nd
138
9 March 2014
Oslo , Norway
30 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
139
14 March 2014
Falun , Sweden
1.2 km Sprint C
Stage World Cup
1st
140
15 March 2014
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F
Stage World Cup
2nd
141
16 March 2014
10 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
2nd
142
14–16 March 2014
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
2nd
143
2014–15
29 November 2014
Rukatunturi , Finland
1.4 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
144
30 November 2014
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
145
5 December 2014
Lillehammer , Norway
1.5 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
1st
146
6 December 2014
5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
2nd
147
7 December 2014
10 km Pursuit C
Stage World Cup
3rd
148
5–7 December 2014
Nordic Opening
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
149
13 December 2014
Davos , Switzerland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
2nd
150
20 December 2014
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
151
21 December 2014
1.3 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
152
3 January 2015
Oberstdorf , Germany
3 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
1st
153
4 January 2015
10 km Pursuit C
Stage World Cup
1st
154
6 January 2015
Val Müstair , Switzerland
1.4 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
1st
155
7 January 2015
Toblach , Italy
5 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
1st
156
8 January 2015
15 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
1st
157
10 January 2015
Val di Fiemme , Italy
10 km Mass Start C
Stage World Cup
2nd
158
11 January 2015
9 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
159
3–11 January 2015
Tour de Ski
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
160
14 February 2015
Östersund , Sweden
1.2 km Sprint C
World Cup
1st
161
15 February 2015
10 km Individual F
World Cup
2nd
162
7 March 2015
Lahti , Finland
1.5 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
163
8 March 2015
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
164
11 March 2015
Drammen , Norway
1.3 km Sprint C
World Cup
3rd
165
15 March 2015
Oslo , Norway
30 km Mass Start F
World Cup
1st
166
2016–17
27 November 2016
Rukatunturi , Finland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
167
3 December 2016
Lillehammer , Norway
5 km Individual F
Stage World Cup
3rd
168
17 December 2016
La Clusaz , France
10 km Mass Start F
World Cup
2nd
169
21 January 2017
Ulricehamn , Sweden
10 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
170
29 January 2017
Falun , Sweden
15 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
171
19 February 2017
Otepää , Estonia
10 km Individual C
World Cup
1st
172
12 March 2017
Oslo , Norway
30 km Mass Start C
World Cup
1st
173
18 March 2017
Quebec City , Canada
10 km Mass Start C
Stage World Cup
1st
174
19 March 2017
10 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
1st
175
17–19 March 2017
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
176
2017–18
25 November 2017
Rukatunturi , Finland
10 km Individual C
Stage World Cup
1st
177
24–26 November 2017
Nordic Opening
Overall Standings
World Cup
2nd
178
17 December 2017
Toblach , Italy
10 km Pursuit C
World Cup
1st
179
4 March 2018
Lahti , Finland
10 km Individual C
World Cup
3rd
180
11 March 2018
Oslo , Norway
30 km Mass Start F
World Cup
1st
181
16 March 2018
Falun , Sweden
1.4 km Sprint F
Stage World Cup
3rd
182
17 March 2018
10 km Mass Start C
Stage World Cup
2nd
183
18 March 2018
10 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
184
16–18 March 2018
World Cup Final
Overall Standings
World Cup
1st
Team podiums
30 victories – (20 RL , 10 TS )
37 podiums – (27 RL , 10 TS )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
Teammate(s)
1
2001–02
10 March 2002
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Moen / Pedersen / Skofterud
2
2002–03
19 January 2003
Nové Město , Czech Republic
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Moen / Steira / Pedersen
3
2003–04
26 October 2003
Düsseldorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Pedersen
4
23 November 2003
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Pedersen / Steira
5
7 December 2003
Toblach , Italy
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Pedersen
6
14 December 2003
Davos , Switzerland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Stemland / Pedersen
7
11 January 2004
Otepää , Estonia
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Pedersen / Steira
8
15 February 2004
Oberstdorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Pedersen
9
22 February 2004
Umeå , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Steira / Pedersen
10
2004–05
24 October 2004
Düsseldorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Pedersen
11
24 November 2004
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Bjørnås / Skofterud / Pedersen
12
5 December 2004
Bern , Switzerland
6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Berg
13
12 December 2004
Lago di Tesero , Italy
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Bjørnås / Skofterud / Pedersen
14
15 December 2004
Asiago , Italy
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C
World Cup
1st
Berg
15
20 March 2005
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Bjørnås / Pedersen / Stemland
16
2005–06
23 October 2005
Düsseldorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Pedersen
17
20 November 2005
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Berg / Skofterud / Pedersen
18
15 January 2006
Val di Fiemme , Italy
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Skofterud / Stemland / Steira
19
2006–07
29 October 2006
Düsseldorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Berg
20
19 November 2006
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Pedersen / Steira
21
4 February 2007
Davos , Switzerland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Jacobsen / Skofterud / Steira
22
2007–08
25 November 2007
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Jacobsen / Johaug / Skofterud
23
17 February 2008
Liberec , Czech Republic
4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C
World Cup
1st
Jacobsen
24
24 February 2008
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Tyldum / Jacobsen / Steira
25
2008–09
23 November 2008
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Johaug / Steira / Kristoffersen
26
2009–10
22 November 2009
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
27
7 March 2010
Lahti , Finland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Kristoffersen / Johaug / Steira
28
2010–11
21 November 2010
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
29
19 December 2010
La Clusaz , France
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
30
16 January 2011
Liberec , Czech Republic
6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C
World Cup
1st
Falla
31
2011–12
20 November 2011
Sjusjøen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
32
12 February 2012
Nové Město , Czech Republic
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Johaug / Jacobsen
33
2012–13
25 November 2012
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Skofterud / Johaug / Hagen
34
20 January 2013
La Clusaz , France
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Weng / Johaug / Steira
35
2013–14
8 December 2013
Lillehammer , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Weng / Johaug / Steira
36
2016–17
18 December 2016
La Clusaz , France
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Østberg / Haga / Weng
37
22 January 2017
Ulricehamn , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Østberg / Weng / Jacobsen
Personal life
Bjørgen lives with her partner Fred Børre Lundberg , a former Olympic champion in Nordic combined , in Holmenkollen , Oslo.[17] In 2015, Bjørgen announced that she was pregnant and would not compete in the coming season, aiming for a return in the 2017 season.[18] Her first son was born on 26 December 2015. After having retired at the end of the 2018 season she gave birth to a second son in March 2019.
References
External links
Realated
5 km + 10 km combined 5 km + 5 km combined 7.5 km + 7.5 km double
3 × 5 km
1956 : Sirkka Polkunen , Mirja Hietamies , Siiri Rantanen (FIN )
1960 : Irma Johansson , Britt Strandberg , Sonja Edström-Ruthström (SWE )
1964 : Alevtina Kolchina , Yevdokiya Mekshilo , Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS )
1968 : Inger Aufles , Babben Enger-Damon , Berit Mørdre (NOR )
1972 : Lyubov Mukhachyova , Alevtina Olyunina , Galina Kulakova (URS )
4 × 5 km
1976 : Nina Baldycheva , Zinaida Amosova , Raisa Smetanina , Galina Kulakova (URS )
1980 : Marlies Rostock , Carola Anding , Veronika Hesse , Barbara Petzold (GDR )
1984 : Inger Helene Nybråten , Anne Jahren , Brit Pettersen , Berit Aunli (NOR )
1988 : Svetlana Nageykina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Tamara Tikhonova , Anfisa Reztsova (URS )
1992 : Yelena Välbe , Raisa Smetanina , Larisa Lazutina , Lyubov Yegorova (EUN )
1994 : Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Lyubov Yegorova (RUS )
1998 : Nina Gavrylyuk , Olga Danilova , Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina (RUS )
2002 : Manuela Henkel , Viola Bauer , Claudia Künzel , Evi Sachenbacher (GER )
2006 : Natalya Baranova-Masalkina , Larisa Kurkina , Yuliya Chepalova , Yevgeniya Medvedeva (RUS )
2010 : Vibeke Skofterud , Therese Johaug , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen (NOR )
2014 : Ida Ingemarsdotter , Emma Wikén , Anna Haag , Charlotte Kalla (SWE )
2018 : Ingvild Flugstad Østberg , Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen , Ragnhild Haga , Marit Bjørgen (NOR )
2022 : Yuliya Stupak , Natalya Nepryayeva , Tatiana Sorina , Veronika Stepanova (ROC )
2005: (Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen , Marit Bjørgen )
2007: (Riitta-Liisa Roponen , Virpi Kuitunen )
2009 : (Virpi Kuitunen , Aino-Kaisa Saarinen )
2011 : (Ida Ingemarsdotter , Charlotte Kalla )
2013 : (Jessie Diggins , Kikkan Randall )
2015 : (Ingvild Flugstad Østberg , Maiken Caspersen Falla )
2017 : (Heidi Weng , Maiken Caspersen Falla )
2019 : (Stina Nilsson , Maja Dahlqvist )
2021 : (Maja Dahlqvist , Jonna Sundling )
2023 : (Emma Ribom , Jonna Sundling )
5 km + 10 km combined 5 km + 5 km combined 5 km + 5 km double 7.5 km + 7.5 km double
3 × 5 km
1954: Lyubov Kozyreva , Margarita Maslennikova , Valentina Tsaryova ,
1958: Radya Yeroshina , Alevtina Kolchina , Lyubov Kozyreva
1962: Lyubov Baranova , Maria Gusakova , Alevtina Kolchina
1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh , Rita Achkina , Alevtina Kolchina
1970: Nina Baldycheva , Galina Kulakova , Alevtina Olyunina
4 × 5 km
1974: Nina Baldycheva , Nina Selyunina , Raisa Smetanina , Galina Kulakova
1978: Taina Impiö , Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen , Hilkka Riihivuori , Helena Takalo
1982: Anette Bøe , Inger Helene Nybråten , Berit Aunli , Brit Pettersen
1985: Tamara Tikhonova , Raisa Smetanina , Liliya Vasilchenko , Anfisa Romanova
1987: Antonina Ordina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Larisa Ptistyna , Anfisa Reztsova
1989: Pirkko Määttä , Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi , Jaana Savolainen , Marjo Matikainen
1991: Lyubov Yegorova , Raisa Smetanina , Tamara Tikhonova , Yelena Välbe
1993: Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Lyubov Yegorova
1995: Olga Danilova , Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk
1997: Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Yelena Välbe
1999: Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Anfisa Reztsova , Nina Gavrylyuk
2001: Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Yuliya Chepalova , Nina Gavrylyuk
2003: Manuela Henkel , Viola Bauer , Claudia Künzel , Evi Sachenbacher
2005: Vibeke Skofterud , Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen
2007: Virpi Kuitunen , Aino-Kaisa Saarinen , Riitta-Liisa Roponen , Pirjo Manninen
2009 : Pirjo Muranen , Virpi Kuitunen , Riitta-Liisa Roponen , Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2011 : Vibeke Skofterud , Therese Johaug , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen
2013 : Heidi Weng , Therese Johaug , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen
2015 : Heidi Weng , Therese Johaug , Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen , Marit Bjørgen
2017 : Maiken Caspersen Falla , Heidi Weng , Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen , Marit Bjørgen
2019 : Ebba Andersson , Frida Karlsson , Charlotte Kalla , Stina Nilsson
2021 : Tiril Udnes Weng , Heidi Weng , Therese Johaug , Helene Marie Fossesholm
2023 : Tiril Udnes Weng , Astrid Øyre Slind , Ingvild Flugstad Østberg , Anne Kjersti Kalvå
Until 1900 1900–1950
1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR)
1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR)
1904: Harald Smith (NOR)
1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR)
1907: Per Bakken
1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR)
1909: Thorvald Hansen
1910: Lauritz Bergendahl
1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR)
1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR)
1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR)
1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR)
1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR)
1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR)
1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951–2000
1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR)
1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE)
1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR)
1954: Martin Stokken (NOR)
1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR)
1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS)
1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR)
1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA)
1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
Since 2001
2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR)
2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL)
2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR)
2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN)
2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN)
2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER)
2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR)
2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT)
2024: Jessie Diggins (USA), Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)