Even Northug

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Even Northug
FIS Skilanglauf-Weltcup in Dresden PR CROSSCOUNTRY StP 7732 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)
Mosvik, Norway
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (2015–2016, 2018–present)
Starts41
Podiums5
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2023 )
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Goms Individual sprint
Updated on 15 March 2024.

Even Northug (born 26 September 1995) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

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He competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, finishing ninth in the sprint race. In the U23 class he competed at the 2016 and 2018 World Junior Championships, claiming the sprint bronze medal in 2018. [1]

He made his World Cup debut in March 2015 in Drammen, a sprint race. Competing in nothing but sprint, he collected his first World Cup points a year later in Drammen with an eighth place. Following another eighth place in December 2017 in Lillehammer, he improved to a sixth place in January 2018 in Dresden. [1]

He represents the sports clubs Mosvik IL and Strindheim IL. [1] He is a younger brother of Petter Northug and Tomas Northug.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon 		 50 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2023 27 — — — 7 — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		Ski Tour
2020		World Cup
Final		Ski Tour
Canada
2015 19NC—NCNC—————
2016 2085—458—————
2018 2254—216—————
2019 23NC—NC——————
2020 24115—68——————
2021 2597—58——————
2022 2624NC8——53———
2023 2717—Bronze medal icon.svg——————
2024 2826—6——————

Individual podiums

  • 5 podiums – (5 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2022–23 25 November 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
23 December 2022 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
321 March 2023 Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn, Estonia1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
4 2023–24 19 January 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof, Germany1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
512 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2021–22 19 December 2021 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Helland Larsen
2 2023–24 1 March 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2nd Taugbøl

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Even Northug at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ↑ "NORTHUG Even". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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