Gyda Westvold Hansen

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Gyda Westvold Hansen
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Hansen in 2023
CountryNorway
Born (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22)
Trondheim, Norway
Ski club IL Nansen
World Cup career
Seasons 2021–present
Indiv. starts45
Indiv. podiums40
Indiv. wins23
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 NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Trondheim Individual NH
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Trondheim Mixed team NH
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Trondheim Mass start NH
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 16 March 2025.

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. 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

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]

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 HillMass Start Normal HillMixed Team
2021 18 Gold ——
2023 20 Gold — Gold
2025 22 Gold Silver Gold

World Cup

Season titles

  • 6 titles – (2 Overall, 4 BJT)
SeasonDiscipline
2021 Best Jumper Trophy
2022 Overall
Best Jumper Trophy
2023 Overall
Best Jumper Trophy
2024 Best Jumper Trophy

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallBest Jumper
Trophy		Best Skier
Trophy		Compact
Trophy		Mass Start
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——
2024 21Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg—
2025 225115Bronze medal icon.svg13

Individual podiums

  • 23 wins – (21 NH, 2 LH)
  • 40 podiums – (38 NH, 2 LH)
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 NHHS106/5 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 NHHS98/5 kmGold medal icon.svg
1217 December 2022NHHS98/5 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 NHHS100/8 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
309 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway Midtstubakken NHHS106/5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
3117 March 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Trondheim, Norway Granåsen NHHS105/7.5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
32 2024–25 6 December 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway Lysgårdsbakken NHHS98/5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
337 December 2024NHCOM HS98/5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
3421 December 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage NHCOM HS98/5 kmBronze medal icon.svg
3519 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach, Germany Langenwaldschanze NHCOM HS100/6 kmSilver medal icon.svg
3631 January 2025 Flag of Austria.svg Seefeld, Austria Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze NH5 km/HS109Silver medal icon.svg
371 February 2025NHCOM HS109/5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
382 February 2025NHHS109/7.5 kmSilver medal icon.svg
3915 March 2025 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway Holmenkollbakken LHHS134/5 kmGold medal icon.svg
4016 March 2025LHCOM HS134/5 kmGold medal icon.svg

References

  1. ↑ "Her blir Gyda (18) historisk – tok tidenes første VM-gull i kombinert for kvinner" [Here Gyda (18) makes history – taking the first ever World Championship gold in women's combined]. nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kombi-Gyda (18) tok historisk 2. plass: Har lært av Johaug" [Kombi-Gyda (18) took historic 2nd place: Has learned from Johaug]. aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ramsau am Dachstein (AUT) - Women Individual Gundersen NH/5km – Intermediate Results Ski Jumping" (PDF). FIS-ski.com. International Ski Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2020. WESTVOLD HANSEN Gyda
  4. ↑ "Dette er en historisk seierspall" [This is a historic victory podium]. dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gyda WESTVOLD HANSEN - Nordic Combined Continental Cup Podiums". FIS-ski.com. International Ski Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gyda Westvold HANSEN - Ski Jumping Continental Cup Results". FIS-ski.com. International Ski Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gyda WESTVOLD HANSEN". FIS-ski.com. International Ski Federation . Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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