Kristen Skjeldal (born 27 May 1967) is an Olympic champion and cross-country skier from Norway. He has won three olympic medals: two gold and one bronze. He won his first gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He finished fourth in 30 km freestyle event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, but was awarded the bronze medal upon Spain's Johann Mühlegg EPO-doping disqualification. Subsequently, devices for blood doping were found at the hotel room of the doctor for the Austrian cross-country team. Since Skjeldal won the bronze behind two Austrians, many regard him as the real olympic champion. Skjeldal also won a gold medal in 4 × 10 km relay at those same games.

Kristen Skjeldal
Country Norway
Born (1967-05-27) 27 May 1967 (age 57)
Voss, Norway
Ski clubBulken IL
World Cup career
Seasons19 – (19891992, 19942008)
Starts160
Podiums11
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2002)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 30 km freestyle

His best finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was a sixth in the 50 km event in 1999. Skjeldal has also won thirteen cross-country skiing events of various distances between 1991 and 2006.

Skjeldal was still an active skier in 2005, located in his ski club in Bulken, Norway. His brother Gudmund Skjeldal also has participated in the Olympics.

In 2005 Gudmund published a biography about his brother, called Den siste langrennaren.

Almost 45 years old, Skjeldal did a remarkable comeback at the Norwegian Championship 2012, finishing eight at the 15 km free, beating all of the Norwegian team elite squad, except Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who won.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1992 24 38 DNS 20 Gold
1994 26 18
2002 34 22 Bronze Gold

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1991 23 7 17
1995 27 26 18
1997 29 8
1999 31 14 6
2001 33 10 10
2003 35 22 24
2005 37 7 7

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1989 21 38
1990 22 38
1991 23 5
1992 24 8
1994 26 26
1995 27 11
1996 28 32
1997 29 7 12 5
1998 30 29 17 55
1999 31 19 10 25
2000 32 21 16 11
2001 33 9
2002 34 4
2003 35 22
2004 36 15 12
2005 37 26 15
2006 38 71 48
2007 39 124 71
2008 40 119 65

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1990–91 3 March 1991   Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
2  1991–92  14 December 1991   Thunder Bay, Canada 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3  1994–95  27 November 1994   Kiruna, Sweden 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
4  1996–97  23 November 1996   Kiruna, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
5 14 December 1996   Brusson, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
6  2000–01  17 March 2001   Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
7  2001–02  12 January 2002   Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
8 9 March 2002   Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
9 16 March 2002   Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
10  2003–04  6 December 2003   Toblach, Italy 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
11  2004–05  22 January 2005   Pragelato, Italy 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 12 victories
  • 22 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1990–91 1 March 1991   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Langli / Skaanes / Dæhlie
2 1991–92 18 February 1992   Albertville, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games[1] 1st Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie
3 28 February 1992   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie
4  1993–94  4 March 1994   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Eide / Kristiansen / Alsgaard
5 1994–95 18 December 1994   Sappada, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Kristiansen / Dæhlie / Alsgaard
6 26 March 1995   Sapporo, Japan 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Ulvang / Dæhlie / Alsgaard
7  1995–96  1 March 1996   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Eide / Kristiansen / Alsgaard
8  1996–97  24 November 1996   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Eide / Ulvang / Dæhlie
9 8 December 1996   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Ulvang / Eide / Sivertsen
10 15 December 1996   Brusson, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Kristiansen / Eide / Dæhlie
11 9 March 1997   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Sivertsen / Jevne / Dæhlie
12  1998–99  29 November 1998   Muonio, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Bjørndalen / Dæhlie / Hetland
13  1999–00  28 November 1999   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Bjervig / Alsgaard / Hetland
14 13 January 2000   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hjelmeset / Jevne / Alsgaard
15 2000–01 26 November 2000   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Bjonviken / Hjelmeset / Hetland
16 9 December 2000   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Estil / Hetland / Alsgaard
17 2001–02 10 March 2002   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Estil / Aukland / Alsgaard
18  2002–03  24 November 2002   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Aukland / Hetland / Alsgaard
19 8 December 2002   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hjelmeset / Estil / Bjervig
20 2003–04 14 December 2003   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Aukland / Estil / Hetland
21 22 February 2004   Umeå, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Hjelmeset / Estil / Hofstad
22 2004–05 20 March 2005   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Svartedal / Hjelmeset / Hofstad

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "SKJELDAL Kristen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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