Erik Bjornsen | |
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![]() Bjornsen at the 2019 World Championships | |
Country | ![]() |
Born | Winthrop, Washington, U.S. | July 14, 1991
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Ski club | Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 8 – (2013–2020) |
Indiv. starts | 126 |
Indiv. podiums | 1 |
Indiv. wins | 0 |
Team starts | 12 |
Team podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 – (50th in 2018) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
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]
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]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [4]
Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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2014 | 22 | 38 | 41 | — | 39 | 11 | 6 |
2018 | 26 | 41 | 42 | — | 25 | — | 6 |
Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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2013 | 21 | 48 | DNS | 52 | 51 | — | 14 |
2015 | 23 | 47 | 28 | 43 | — | 11 | — |
2017 | 25 | 18 | — | — | 36 | 10 | 5 |
2019 | 27 | 17 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
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 | ||
2014 | 22 | 133 | 85 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2015 | 23 | 137 | NC | 82 | 39 | DNF | — | — | — |
2016 | 24 | 97 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 46 | — | — | 42 |
2017 | 25 | 80 | 61 | 80 | 57 | DNF | — | 25 | — |
2018 | 26 | 50 | 38 | 42 | 26 | DNF | — | 38 | — |
2019 | 27 | 52 | 36 | 79 | 32 | DNF | — | 20 | — |
2020 | 28 | 114 | 90 | NC | 25 | — | — | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2018–19 | December 2, 2018 | ![]() | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |