Swedish cross-country skier
Stina Nilsson
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Nilsson_S._%E2%80%93_Biathlon_2023_Nove_Mesto_8463.jpg/220px-Nilsson_S._%E2%80%93_Biathlon_2023_Nove_Mesto_8463.jpg) Stina Nilsson in 2023
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Country
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Sweden
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Full name
| Tapp Karin Stina Nilsson
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Born
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1993-06-24
)
24 June 1993
(age 31)
Malung
, Sweden
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Height
| 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Ski club
| IFK Mora SK
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Seasons
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Starts
| - 108 (cross-country skiing)
- 14 (biathlon)
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Podiums
| - 41 (cross-country skiing)
- 1 (biathlon)
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Wins
| - 23 (cross-country skiing)
- 0 (biathlon)
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Overall titles
| 0 ? (4th in
2017
)
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Discipline titles
| 3 ? (2
U23
, 1
SP
)
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Updated on 29 March 2020.
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Stina Nilsson
(born 24 June 1993) is a Swedish former
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
.
[1]
In April 2024, she announced her return to cross-country skiing, this time as a long-distance racer.
[2]
Career
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2011?12: World Cup debut and Junior World Champion
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Stina Nilsson finished 23rd in her
World Cup
debut in
Drammen
on 7 March 2012. Nilsson won the gold medal in the sprint event at the
2012 Junior World Championships
in
Erzurum
,
Turkey
.
2012?13
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At the
2013 Junior World Championships
in
Liberec
,
Czech Republic
, Nilsson defended her gold medal in the sprint.
[3]
2013?14: First Olympic medal and World Cup podium
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On 19 February 2014, Nilsson and
Ida Ingemarsdotter
, won bronze medals together in the team sprint at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Nilsson also finished 10th in the individual sprint. She made her first individual World Cup podium on 5 March, having finished third in the classical sprint in Drammen.
2014?15: Falun World Championships
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Nilsson won three silver medals at the
2015 World Championships
in Falun; On 19 February in the individual sprint, on 22 February in the team sprint (with Ida Ingemarsdotter), and on 26 February in the 4 × 5 km relay (with
Sofia Bleckur
,
Charlotte Kalla
, and
Maria Rydqvist
). Nilsson won the Under-23 World Cup title for the 2014?2015 season and finished fourth in the Sprint World Cup.
2015?16
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She defended the U23 World Cup title in the 2015?2016 season and finished third in the Sprint World Cup, having won three individual sprint events over the season.
2016?17
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On 2 March 2017, she won the silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay (with
Anna Haag
,
Charlotte Kalla
, and
Ebba Andersson
) at the World Championships in Lahti. Nilsson won nine individual World Cup races over the 2016?2017 season, finishing fourth in the Overall World Cup and second in the Sprint World Cup. She also finished overall-third in the
Tour de Ski
.
[4]
2017?18: Four Olympic medals
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Nilsson won four medals at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. On 13 February she became an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the individual sprint. On 17 and 21 February respectively, she won silver medals in the
4 × 5 km relay
(with
Anna Haag
,
Charlotte Kalla
, and
Ebba Andersson
) and in the
team sprint
(with
Charlotte Kalla
). On 25 February, Nilsson won a surprise bronze in the
30 km classical mass start
. She also finished 10th in the
15 km skiathlon
. She finished second in the 2017?2018 Sprint World Cup, having won three individual sprint events over the season.
She was awarded the
Victoria Scholarship
in 2018.
[5]
2018-19: Continued World Championship success
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Nilsson started the season off successfully, but injured her thigh in an extreme finish line stretch at the Otepaa sprint event. She managed to recover just in time to return to competition at the
2019 World Championships in Seefeld
, where she started her campaign with a silver medal in the freestyle sprint. She then went on to win her first World Championships gold medals in the classical team sprint and the 4 × 5 kilometre relay; in the latter, she anchored Sweden to the win by sprinting past
Therese Johaug
of Norway in the final uphill. Nilsson's success continued for the rest of the season and included a distance win at the
World Cup finals
in Quebec. She won the Sprint World Cup for the first time in her career.
2019-20: Injuries, switch to biathlon
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Nilsson suffered a rib injury in the summer, but started the season with stable results, including 2nd places in the sprint and team sprint in
Planica
. At the first event of the Tour de Ski, however, the injury aggravated and she was forced to quit the Tour. She soon decided to end her season early after the recovery training proved to have been too heavy.
[6]
The podiums in Planica turned out to be her last as a cross-country skier.
On 22 March, she officially announced the unexpected news that she was switching sports to biathlon on her Instagram account.
[7]
She left cross-country skiing as one of Sweden's most decorated skiers of the 2010s.
2020-21: First steps in biathlon
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For most of the 2020?21 season, Nilsson competed in the
IBU Cup
, where her season highlight was an 8th place in the pursuit at
Brezno
. A 2nd place in a relay held the same weekend marked Nilsson's first international biathlon podium. She also took part in the European Championships in January, placing 42nd in the sprint and 38th in the pursuit; struggles with shooting were consistently present during Nilsson's debut season.
In March 2021, Nilsson was selected to the Swedish team at their home World Cup competitions in Ostersund, Sweden. She managed to perform well events, placing 26th in the sprint and 22nd in the pursuit, thus collecting her first world cup points already in her very first competitions in the
Biathlon World Cup
.
2021-22: First World Cup podiums in biathlon, Olympic roster
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In the spring of 2021, Nilsson officially became part of Sweden's national biathlon team, having previously held a so-called "developmental" spot in the team.
[8]
In the summer biathlon Swedish championships, she sensationally won gold over the Oberg sisters,
Elvira
and
Hanna
.
Nilsson's second season as a biathlete saw her secure a near-permanent spot at the starting line in World Cup competitions; she took part in almost all WC weekends. Managing to recover her skiing speed and improving her aim, she reached the top twenty in eight individual competitions. In January 2022, she celebrated her first World Cup podium, a second place at the relay in Ruhpolding, where she got to ski a leg at the absence of Sweden's biggest biathlon stars. In March, Nilsson reached her first individual podium in biathlon when she placed third in the sprint at
Kontiolahti
, Finland.
She was named as the last athlete into the
Swedish biathlon team
for the
2022 Beijing Olympics
, her first as a biathlete.
[9]
Due to the success of her more seasoned teammates, Nilsson did not get to start in any of the races, which prevented her from getting a first chance at winning an Olympic medal in both cross-country skiing and biathlon.
Cross-country skiing results
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All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS)
.
[10]
Olympic Games
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- 5 medals ? (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
World Championships
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- 7 medals ? (2 gold, 5 silver)
World Cup
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Season titles
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- 3 titles ? (2 U23, 1 Sprint)
Season standings
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Season
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Age
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Discipline standings
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Ski Tour standings
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Overall
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Distance
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Sprint
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U23
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Nordic
Opening
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Tour de
Ski
|
Ski Tour
2020
|
World Cup
Final
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Ski Tour
Canada
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2012
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18
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93
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?
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63
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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2013
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19
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67
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?
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38
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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2014
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20
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35
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72
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12
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?
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52
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?
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?
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DNF
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?
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2015
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21
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12
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41
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4
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![1st place, gold medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png) |
21
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DNF
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?
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?
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?
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2016
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22
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11
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23
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![3rd place, bronze medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png) |
![1st place, gold medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png) |
![2nd place, silver medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png) |
24
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?
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?
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DNF
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2017
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23
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4
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6
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![2nd place, silver medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png) |
?
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5
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![3rd place, bronze medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png) |
?
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![3rd place, bronze medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png) |
?
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2018
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24
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12
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33
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![2nd place, silver medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png) |
?
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7
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?
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?
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?
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?
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2019
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25
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5
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20
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![1st place, gold medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png) |
?
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6
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DNF
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?
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![1st place, gold medalist(s)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png) |
?
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2020
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26
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29
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46
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16
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?
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11
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DNF
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?
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?
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?
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Individual podiums
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- 23 victories ? (12
WC
, 11
SWC
)
- 41 podiums ? (24
WC
, 17
SWC
)
No.
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Season
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Date
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Location
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Race
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Level
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Place
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1
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2013?14
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5 March 2014
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Drammen
, Norway
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1.3 km Sprint C
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World Cup
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3rd
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2
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14 March 2014
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Falun
, Sweden
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1.2 km Sprint C
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Stage World Cup
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3rd
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3
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2014?15
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21 December 2014
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Davos
, Switzerland
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1.3 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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2nd
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4
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17 January 2015
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Otepaa
, Estonia
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1.2 km Sprint C
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World Cup
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2nd
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5
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14 February 2015
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Ostersund
, Sweden
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1.2 km Sprint C
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World Cup
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3rd
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6
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2015?16
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27 November 2015
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Rukatunturi
, Finland
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1.4 km Sprint C
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Stage World Cup
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2nd
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7
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29 November 2015
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10 km C Pursuit
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Stage World Cup
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2nd
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8
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27?29 November 2015
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Nordic Opening
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Overall Standings
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World Cup
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2nd
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9
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13 December 2015
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Davos
, Switzerland
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1.6 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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1st
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10
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19 December 2015
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Toblach
, Italy
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1.3 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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3rd
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11
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16 January 2016
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Planica
, Slovenia
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1.2 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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1st
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12
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11 February 2016
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Stockholm
, Sweden
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1.2 km Sprint C
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World Cup
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3rd
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13
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1 March 2016
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Gatineau
, Canada
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1.7 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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2nd
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14
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4 March 2016
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Quebec City
, Canada
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1.5 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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15
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2016?17
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26 November 2016
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Rukatunturi
, Finland
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1.4 km Sprint C
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World Cup
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1st
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16
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31 December 2016
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Val Mustair
, Switzerland
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1.5 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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17
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3 January 2017
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Oberstdorf
, Germany
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5 km + 5 km C/F Skiathlon
|
Stage World Cup
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1st
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18
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4 January 2017
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10 km F Pursuit
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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19
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7 January 2017
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Val di Fiemme
, Italy
|
10 km C Mass Start
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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20
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31 December 2016
? 8 January 2017
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![Switzerland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png) ![Germany](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) Tour de Ski
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Overall Standings
|
World Cup
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3rd
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21
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28 January 2017
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Falun
, Sweden
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1.4 km Sprint F
|
World Cup
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1st
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22
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18 February 2017
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Otepaa
, Estonia
|
1.3 km Sprint F
|
World Cup
|
1st
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23
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8 March 2017
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Drammen
, Norway
|
1.2 km Sprint C
|
World Cup
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1st
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24
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17 March 2017
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Quebec City
, Canada
|
1.5 km Sprint F
|
Stage World Cup
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1st
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25
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19 March 2017
|
10 km F Pursuit
|
Stage World Cup
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3rd
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26
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17?19 March 2017
|
World Cup Final
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Overall Standings
|
World Cup
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3rd
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27
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2017?18
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24 November 2017
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Rukatunturi
, Finland
|
1.4 km Sprint C
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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28
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9 December 2017
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Davos
, Switzerland
|
1.5 km Sprint F
|
World Cup
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1st
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29
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20 January 2018
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Planica
, Slovenia
|
1.4 km Sprint C
|
World Cup
|
1st
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30
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3 March 2018
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Lahti
, Finland
|
1.4 km Sprint F
|
World Cup
|
2nd
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31
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7 March 2018
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Drammen
, Norway
|
1.2 km Sprint C
|
World Cup
|
2nd
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32
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2018?19
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30 November 2018
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Lillehammer
, Norway
|
1.3 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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2nd
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33
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15 December 2018
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Davos
, Switzerland
|
1.5 km Sprint F
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World Cup
|
1st
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34
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29 December 2018
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Toblach
, Italy
|
1.3 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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35
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1 January 2019
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Val Mustair
, Switzerland
|
1.4 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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36
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12 January 2019
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Dresden
, Germany
|
1.6 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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1st
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37
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16 March 2019
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Falun
, Sweden
|
1.4 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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1st
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38
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22 March 2019
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Quebec City
, Canada
|
1.6 km Sprint F
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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39
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23 March 2019
|
10 km C Mass Start
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Stage World Cup
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1st
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40
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22?24 March 2019
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World Cup Final
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Overall Standings
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World Cup
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1st
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41
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2019?20
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21 December 2019
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Planica
, Slovenia
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1.2 km Sprint F
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World Cup
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2nd
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Team podiums
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- 3 victories ? (3
TS
)
- 7 podiums ? (1
RL
, 6
TS
)
Biathlon results
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All results are sourced from the
International Biathlon Union
.
World Cup
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Season
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Overall
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Individual
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Sprint
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Pursuit
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Mass start
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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Points
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Position
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2020-21
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34
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71st
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-
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-
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15
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73rd
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19
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59th
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Individual podiums
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Team podiums
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- *Results are from IBU races which include the
Biathlon World Cup
,
Biathlon World Championships
and the
Winter Olympic Games
.
References
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External links
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- 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
)
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3 × 5 km
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- 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
|
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4 × 5 km
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- 1974:
Nina Baldycheva
,
Nina Selyunina
,
Raisa Smetanina
,
Galina Kulakova
- 1978:
Taina Impio
,
Marja-Liisa Hamalainen
,
Hilkka Riihivuori
,
Helena Takalo
- 1982:
Anette Bøe
,
Inger Helene Nybraten
,
Berit Aunli
,
Brit Pettersen
- 1985:
Tamara Tikhonova
,
Raisa Smetanina
,
Liliya Vasilchenko
,
Anfisa Romanova
- 1987:
Antonina Ordina
,
Nina Gavrylyuk
,
Larisa Ptistyna
,
Anfisa Reztsova
- 1989:
Pirkko Maatta
,
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
,
Jaana Savolainen
,
Marjo Matikainen
- 1991:
Lyubov Yegorova
,
Raisa Smetanina
,
Tamara Tikhonova
,
Yelena Valbe
- 1993:
Yelena Valbe
,
Larisa Lazutina
,
Nina Gavrylyuk
,
Lyubov Yegorova
- 1995:
Olga Danilova
,
Yelena Valbe
,
Larisa Lazutina
,
Nina Gavrylyuk
- 1997:
Olga Danilova
,
Larisa Lazutina
,
Nina Gavrylyuk
,
Yelena Valbe
- 1999:
Olga Danilova
,
Larisa Lazutina
,
Anfisa Reztsova
,
Nina Gavrylyuk
- 2001:
Olga Danilova
,
Larisa Lazutina
,
Yuliya Chepalova
,
Nina Gavrylyuk
- 2003:
Manuela Henkel
,
Viola Bauer
,
Claudia Kunzel
,
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 Kalva
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