Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen

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Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 28)
Kristiansand, Norway
Ski club Lillehammer SK
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (20142015, 2017)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts9
Team starts0
Overall titles0 – (88th in 2015)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 16 November 2021.

Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen (born 2 September 1993) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

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He made his World Cup debut in January 2014 in the Nove Mesto sprint, also collecting his first World Cup points with a 19th place. He improved with every World Cup outing, first a 16th place in March 2014 in Drammen, then a 12th place in January 2015 in Otepää, then an 8th place in February 2015 in Östersund. However, he never broke the top 30 again. [1]

He represents the sports club Lillehammer SK. [1] He hails from Kristiansand is a younger brother of Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen.

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
2014 2011259N/A
2015 2188408N/A
2017 23NCNCNCN/A

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