Sadie Bjornsen

Sadie Bjornsen
Sadie Bjornsen (2012)
Born (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989
Omak, Washington,[1] USA
Ski club Alaska Pacific University Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons 2011–
Individual wins 0
Team wins 0
Indiv. podiums 5
Team podiums 4
Discipline titles 0 – (6th in 2018)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
World Championships
2017 LahtiTeam sprint

Sadie Bjornsen (born November 21, 1989) is an American cross-country skier and a member of the United States Ski Team nordic programs "Cross Country A Team" roster.[2]

Her brother Erik Bjornsen is also a cross-country skier.[3]

Athletic career

Bjornsen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[4] In 2015, she graduated from Alaska Pacific University.[5]

Bjornsen has one individual world cup podium and four team world cup podiums: Third in the 5 km in Toblach in 2017, third in the 4 x 5 km relay in Lillehammer in 2013 and 2015, 2nd in the 4 x 5 km relay in Nove Mesto in 2016, and 2nd in the team sprint at Dusseldorf in 2011.[6]

Bjornsen finished ninth overall in the 2017–18 Tour de Ski, behind team-mate Jessica Diggins in third: this was the first time that two Americans finished in the top ten in the race's overall classification.[7]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]

World Cup standings

 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
201121——————N/A
20122298—6959——N/A
201323545637———N/A
20142432264317—22N/A
20152523192418—N/AN/A
2016261414141414N/A11
20172716172311—10N/A
20182861081093N/A

Individual podiums

  • 0 victories – (0 WC, 0 SWC)
  • 5 podiums – (2 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12016–176 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy5 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
22017–1824 November 2017Finland Kuusamo, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
32 December 2017Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
431 December 2017Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
516–18 March 2018Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 0 victories – (0 TS, 0 RL)
  • 4 podiums – (1 TS, 3 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12011–124 December 2011Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRandall
22013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdRandall / Stephen / Diggins
32015-166 December 2015Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdBrennan / Stephen / Diggins
424 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndCaldwell / Stephen / Diggins

Olympic results

  • 0 medals
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2014241630——9—
20182815—17145—

World Championship results

  • 1 medals – (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20112129——28—9
201323—37—324—
201525—2020264—
20172723———43

References

  1. ↑ "Sadie Bjornsen bio". Nordic US Ski Team. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Skiing Siblings Hope To Make It To Sochi, Together". npr.org. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sadie BJORNSEN | Cross-Country | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  5. ↑ Bjornsen, Sadie (12 May 2015). "15 Favorites of this Spring". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cross-Country - Athlete: Sadie BJORNSEN". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. ↑ "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USAToday.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Athlete : BJORNSEN Sadie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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