Erik Bjornsen

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Erik Bjornsen
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Bjornsen at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-07-14) July 14, 1991 (age 34)
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
SportSkiing
Club Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (20132020)
Indiv. starts126
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts12
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (50th in 2018)
Discipline titles0
Updated on January 15, 2022

Erik Bjornsen (born July 14, 1991) is an American cross-country skier. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in the 30 kilometre skiathlon and sprint, [1] and at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, in men's 30 km skiathon and 15 km freestyle. [2]

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Bjornsen debuted in the World Cup in December 2012. His best result in a World Cup race was third place in a 15 km pursuit race in Lillehammer, Norway in December 2018.

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in April 2020. [3]

His sister Sadie Maubet Bjornsen is a former cross-country skier on the United States Ski Team. [3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [4]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 22 38 41 39 11 6
2018 26 41 42 25 6

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2013 21 48 DNS 52 51 14
2015 23 47 28 43 11
2017 25 18 36 10 5
2019 27 17 9 8

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2014 2213385NCN/aN/a
2015 23137NC8239DNFN/aN/aN/a
2016 249767654646N/aN/a42
2017 2580618057DNFN/a25N/a
2018 2650384226DNFN/a38N/a
2019 2752367932DNFN/a20N/a
2020 2811490NC25N/aN/a

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2018–19 December 2, 2018 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd

References

  1. "Erik Bjornsen – United States". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014.
  2. "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Erik BJORNSEN - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Bragg, Beth (April 26, 2020). "Two-time Olympian Erik Bjornsen of Anchorage is retiring after seven seasons on the U.S. Ski Team". Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. "Erik BJORNSEN". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved December 3, 2018.