Ragnhild Femsteinevik

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Ragnhild Femsteinevik
2023-02-10 BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon Oberhof 2023 - Women 7.5 km Sprint by Sandro Halank-125.jpg
Femsteinevik in 2023
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29)
Hatlestrand, Norway
Years active2016-present
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
Sport Biathlon
Coached byKjartan Halland
Professional information
Club Hålandsdal IL
SkisFischer
RifleAnschütz
World Cup debutNovember 30, 2016
World Championships
Teams2 (2023, 2025)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6
Individual races39
All races49
Individual victories0
All victories1
Individual podiums0
All podiums7
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Lenzerheide 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Lenzerheide Single mixed relay
Updated on 9 March 2025

Ragnhild Femsteinevik (born 27 August 1995) is a Norwegian biathlete. [1]

Contents

Career

IBU Cup and First European Championship Medals

Jori Morkve, Ragnhild Femsteinevik and Hilde Fenne at the Norwegian Championships 2016 Jori Morkve, Ragnhild Femsteinevik and Hilde Fenne 2016.jpg
Jori Mørkve, Ragnhild Femsteinevik and Hilde Fenne at the Norwegian Championships 2016

Ragnhild Femsteinevik is a member of the Hålandsdal IL club. [2] Her debut on the international stage occurred at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Cheile Grădiștei, Romania, where she secured the 27th position in the individual race. In the same year, she, alongside Hilde Fenne and Jori Mørkve, clinched the Norwegian championship title in the relay event. At the onset of the 2016/17 season, Femsteinevik finished fifth in the initial IBU Cup race, the sprint in Beitostølen, earning her an immediate nomination for the World Cup events in Östersund and on the Pokljuka. [3] Following three races, some of which placed her well beyond the point-scoring range – notably the 103rd position in the sprint in Slovenia, second-to-last among the ranked athletes – Ragnhild only participated in races in the second-tier IBU Cup for the remainder of the season. After a year without international competitions, she returned to the IBU Cup in the winter of 2018/19. Achieving her inaugural podium finish with a third place in the sprint at Arber, she, along with Håvard Bogetveit, Johannes Dale, and Emilie Kalkenberg, secured another third place in the mixed relay race at Lenzerheide. Following a commendable ninth place in the individual race over 15 km at the European Championships in Minsk, Femsteinevik narrowly missed the medal positions in the single-mixed relay, as Endre Strømsheim had to complete three penalty laps after the final shooting. In the 2019/20 season, Femsteinevik refrained from participating in any international competitions; she returned to the starting line only at the 2021 European Championships but fell significantly short of the top ten in all races. However, for the remaining part of the season, she consistently achieved top-10 results in the IBU Cup, granting her the opportunity to compete in the World Cup during the last trimester. In Nové Město na Moravě, following a 47th-place finish in the sprint, she experienced her first pursuit race at the highest level.

European Championship Title and First World Cup Victory

Femsteinevik at the 2023 World Championships in Oberhof 2023-02-15 IBU World Championships Biathlon Oberhof 2023 1DX 5766 by Stepro.jpg
Femsteinevik at the 2023 World Championships in Oberhof

In December 2021, Femsteinevik celebrated her first victory in an IBU Cup race with the mass start in Sjusjøen. Following her win in the sprint in Osrblie the following January, she became part of the World Cup team in Ruhpolding and secured her first ranking points by finishing 34th in the sprint. The Norwegian had a significantly more successful performance at the European Championships, where Femsteinevik won the sprint and the mixed relay, crowning herself a double European champion. Throughout the season, she claimed another victory and two podium finishes. Despite finishing second in the overall IBU Cup standings with a 25-point gap behind Lou Jeanmonnot, she made a final appearance in the World Cup in Oslo, achieving a notable personal best of 15th place in the sprint despite two shooting misses.

For the 2022/23 winter season, Femsteinevik joined the Norwegian A-team and consistently competed in the World Cup. Her first podium finish in a relay came with Karoline Offigstad Knotten, Ida Lien, and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold in Kontiolahti. After somewhat disappointing individual races, she finally achieved her personal best by finishing ninth in the mass start in Le Grand-Bornand in mid-December. The first relay victory followed alongside Knotten, Tandrevold, and Marte Olsbu Røiseland in Ruhpolding in mid-January 2023. Femsteinevik also participated in the World Championships in Oberhof, securing her best result with a 21st-place finish in the pursuit. At the end of the season, she ranked 34th in the overall World Cup standings. Due to a COVID-19 illness, Femsteinevik missed the first competitions of the 2023/24 winter season and exclusively competed in the IBU Cup during the first trimester, achieving only one top-10 result primarily due to shooting misses. [4]

Personal life

Ragnhild Femsteinevik from Hatlestrand in the municipality of Kvinnherad. Her brother, Martin Femsteinevik, is also a biathlete. Femsteinevik is known for competing in almost all races without gloves. [5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

2 medals (2 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 55th36th21st
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Lenzerheide 12th50th45thSilverSilver

World Cup

 Season AgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
RacesPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2016–17 213/26Did not earn World Cup points
2020–21 254/26
2021–22 265/224662nd3354th1364th
2022–23 2716/2015734th364th5437th4141st59th24th
2024–25 298/2113144th4423rd3848th4940th

Relay podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlacementTeammate
1 2022–23 1 December 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupRelay3rd Knotten, Lien, Tandrevold
214 January 2023 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World CupRelay1st Knotten, Olsbu Røiseland, Tandrevold
3 2024–25 18 January 2025 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhpolding World Cup Relay 2nd Knotten, Arnekleiv, Kirkeeide
426 January 2025 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Relay 2nd Knotten, Kirkeeide, Tandrevold
520 February 2025 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lenzerheide World Championships Single Mixed Relay 2nd J.T. Boe
622 February 2025 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lenzerheide World Championships Relay 2nd Knotten, Tandrevold, Kirkeeide
79 March 2025 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Relay 2nd Knotten, Tandrevold, Kirkeeide

References

  1. "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. "Lykke til i verdenscup Ragnhild! – Hålandsdal IL".
  3. "Ragnhild til World Cup – Hålandsdal IL".
  4. "Ragnhild Femsteinevik må stå over skiskytternes sesongstart". Mynewsdesk. November 10, 2023.
  5. Nissestad, Marius Tveit (January 26, 2021). "Ragnhild i storslag på Lygna".