Thea Krokan Murud

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Thea Krokan Murud
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 30)
Ski club Søre Ål IL
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (20152019)
Indiv. starts18
Indiv. podiums0
Indiv. wins0
Team starts0
Overall titles0 – (51st in 2018)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Park City Individual sprint
Updated on 30 December 2021.

Thea Krokan Murud (born 6 June 1994) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

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She participated at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival, winning one silver medal in the 7.5 kilometres; then at the 2012 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, the 2016 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships (U23) and finally at the 2017 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships (U23), where she took the silver medal in the sprint. [1]

She made her World Cup debut in March 2015 in Drammen, finishing in 49th place in the sprint prologue. She collected her first World Cup points in the March 2017 Drammen sprint, and reached the top 10 for the first time on home ground in December 2017 in Lillehammer (10 kilometres). [1]

She represents the sports club Søre Ål IL. [1] As an athlete she raced for Lillehammer IF in her teenage years. As an athlete she finished 14th at the 2011 World Youth Championships and 9th at the 2011 European Junior Championships, both in the 3000 metres. [2] Her personal best times were 4:30.31 minutes in the 1500 metres and 9:45.90 minutes in the 3000 metres, both achieved in 2011. [3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2015 20NCNCNC
2016 21NCNCNCNC
2017 22103NC7620
2018 23515227DNF
2019 24NCNCNCDNF

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Thea Krokan Murud at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. "M". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "M". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2018.