Filip Fjeld Andersen

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Filip Fjeld Andersen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25)
Nesodden, Norway
Sport
CountryNorway
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km Relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Kontiolahti Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Annecy Sprint
IBU Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Arber Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Arber Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Obertilliach Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Sjusjoen Super Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Arber Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Sjusjoen Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Obertilliach 4 × 7.5 km Mixed Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Arber 4 × 7.5 km Mixed Relay
Youth World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Otepää Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Osrblie Sprint

Filip Fjeld Andersen (born 4 July 1999) is a Norwegian biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022. [1]
He is the younger brother of former Norwegian biathlete Aleksander Fjeld Andersen. [2]

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Biography

Early life

Andersen started skiing at the age of one and a half years old, and started biathlon at the age of 12. Less than a year after starting biathlon, he finished second among 1000 youths competing in Norway. [3]

2018-2020: Youth and Junior world championships

After the 2018 IBU Youth World Championships, where he came second in the Individual race, he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Following the diagnosis, he underwent three surgeries, the last of which was in May 2021. [3]

2021: IBU Cup Total Score, Spring globes, World Cup debut

He returned to the IBU Cup on 14 January 2021, and was placed 2nd in his first competition as a senior - The Men's 10 km Spring in Arber. [4] He won his first senior competition on 16 January 2021 by winning the second 10 km Sprint in Arber. [4] He finished the season by winning the Overall, U25 and Sprint Globe for the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup season. [5] By winning the total score, he earned a spot in the 2020-21 Biathlon World Cup final in Ostersund, where he finished 58th in the Sprint and 35th in the Pursuit.

2021-22 season: First World Cup podium

In the 2021-22 Biathlon World Cup, he competed as part of the Norwegian A-team in the season opening in Ostersund, where he was ranked 9th in the 10 km sprint competition. He then participated in 2021-22 Biathlon IBU Cup competitions in Sjusjøen and won 2 gold medals and a silver medal. He returned to the World Cup and had his first World Cup podium place in Annecy, where he came third in the 10 km sprint competition. He continued as part of the A-team for the rest of the season, winning gold in the Men's relay and bronze in the sprint in Kontiolahti. [6] He has been called "the new prodigy of Norwegian biathlon". [7]

2022-23 season

On 31 March 2022, it was announced that Andersen would be competing as part of the Elite Norwegian team in the 2022-23 season. [8]

Andersen started the 2022–23 Biathlon World Cup season in the Elite team, and ranked 6th in the first 10 km sprint competition of the season in Kontiolahti. On the following week, in Hochfilzen, he placed 4th in the Sprint, 1st in the Men's relay and 20th in the pursuit.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [9]

World Cup

SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2021–22 40321st1048th2189th10127th7423rd
2022–23 32425th1844th14218th12821st3831st

† – season in progress

Individual podiums

  • 2 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2021–22  17 December 2021 Flag of France.svg Annecy Sprint World Cup 3rd
25 March 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti Sprint World Cup 2nd

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete profile for Filip Fjeld ANDERSEN". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Filip Fjeld Andersen : "Battre un des membres de l'équipe A"" [Filip Fjeld Andersen: "To beat one of the members of the A team"]. Ski-Nordique.net (in French). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Getting to Know Filip Fjeld Andersen". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Race results for Men 10 km Spring at Arber". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Filip Fjeld Andersen and Anastasiia Goreeva Win IBU Cup Sprints". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Athlete profile for Filip Fjeld Andersen - Results". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Loïc Padovani (17 December 2021). "Biathlon : Filip Fjeld Andersen, la nouvelle pépite du biathlon norvégien" [Biathlon: Filip Fjeld Andersen, the new nugget of Norwegian biathlon]. Nordic Magazine (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dette er Norges skiskytterlandslag neste sesong" [This is Norway's biathlon national team next season]. skiskyting.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Biathlon Association . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Athlete profile for Filip Fjeld ANDERSEN - Results". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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