Gyda Westvold Hansen

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Gyda Westvold Hansen
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Westvold Hansen in 2023
CountryNorway
Born (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 21)
Trondheim, Norway
Ski club IL Nansen
World Cup career
Seasons 2021–present
Starts33
Podiums30
Wins21
Overall titles2 – (2022, 2023)
Discipline titles4 – (4 BJT: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Medal record
Women's nordic combined
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Planica Individual NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Planica Mixed team
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Lausanne Mixed team NH
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Oberwiesenthal Mixed team NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Lahti Individual NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lahti Individual NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 OberwiesenthalIndividual NH
Updated on 7 March 2024.

Gyda Westvold Hansen (born 20 April 2002) is a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who represents IL Nansen. She became the first ever World Champion in women's Nordic combined after winning the gold medal in the inaugural World Championship race, individual normal hill/5 km, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021. [1] She is the 2021 World Junior Champion in individual normal hill and won the silver medal at the same event in 2019 and 2020. Westvold Hansen was also a member of the Norwegian team that took the gold medal in the mixed team normal hill competition at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

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She is the cousin of cross-country skier Therese Johaug. [2]

Career

Westvold Hansen competed in the first ever women's Nordic combined World Cup race in Ramsau on 18 December 2020. She was the leader after the ski jumping phase with her 94.5 meters jump on HS98 hill, [3] but overtaken by Tara Geraghty-Moats in the 5 km cross-country leg and finished the race in 2nd place. [4]

Westvold Hansen has further 5 individual victories and 15 podiums in the Nordic Combined Continental Cup. [5] She has also competed in special ski jumping events and won 2 Continental Cup races in her career. [6]

Nordic combined results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [7]

World Championships

 Year  Age Normal HillMixed Team
2021 18 Gold
2023 20 Gold Gold

World Cup

Season titles

  • 5 titles – (2 overall, 3 best jumper trophies)
Season
Discipline
2021 Best Jumper Trophy
2022 Overall
Best Jumper Trophy
2023 Overall
Best Jumper Trophy

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallBest Jumper
Trophy
Best Skier
Trophy
2021 18Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2022 19Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2023 20Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg

Individual podiums

  • 30 podiums – (30 NH)
No.SeasonDateLocationHillSizeDisciplinePlace
1 2020–21 18 December 2020 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage NHHS98 / 5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
2 2021–22 3 December 2021 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway Lysgårdsbakken NHHS98 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
34 December 2021NHHS98 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
411 December 2021 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi NH5 km / HS97Gold medal icon.svg
512 December 2021NHHS97 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
617 December 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage NHHS98 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
78 January 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy Trampolino dal Ben NH5 km / HS106Gold medal icon.svg
813 March 2022 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze NHHS100 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
9 2022–23 2 December 2022 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway Lysgårdsbakken NHHS100 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
103 December 2022NHHS100 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1116 December 2022 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage NHHS97 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1217 December 2022NHHS97 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
138 January 2023 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi NHHS97 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1427 January 2023 Flag of Austria.svg Seefeld, Austria Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze NHHS109 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1528 January 2023NHHS109 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1611 February 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze NHHS100 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1712 February 2023NHHS100 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1811 March 2023 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway Midtstubakken NHHS106 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
19 2023–24 1 December 2023 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway Lysgårdsbakken NHHS98 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
202 December 2023NHHS98 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
2115 December 2023 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage NHHS98 / 5 kmGold medal icon.svg
2216 December 2023NHCOM HS98 / 5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
2313 January 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf, Germany Allgäu NHHS106 / 5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
2414 January 2024NHCOM HS106 / 5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
2528 January 2024 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze NHHS106 / 8 kmBronze medal icon.svg
263 February 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Seefeld, Austria Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze NHCOM HS109 / 5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
279 February 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia Tehvandi NH5 km / HS97Gold medal icon.svg
2810 February 2024NHHS97 / 5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
2911 February 2024NHHS97 / 5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
307 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway Midtstubakken NHHS106 / 5 kmBronze medal icon.svg

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