Therese Johaug

Therese Johaug
Johaug in April 2015
Born (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988
Os, Hedmark, Norway
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Ski club IL Nansen
World Cup career
Seasons 2007–2016
Individual wins 42
Indiv. podiums 100
Overall titles 2 – (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 7 1 3
Total 8 2 4
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver 4 x 5 km relay
2014 Sochi30 km freestyle
2014 Sochi10 km classical
World Championships
2011 Oslo 4 x 5 km relay
2011 Oslo 30 km freestyle
2013 Val di Fiemme10 km freestyle
2013 Val di Fiemme4 x 5 km relay
2015 Falun 15 km pursuit
2015 Falun 30 km classical
2015 Falun4 × 5 km relay
2013 Val di Fiemme15 km pursuit
2007 Sapporo 30 km classical
2011 Oslo15 km pursuit
2013 Val di Fiemme30 km classical
Junior World Championships
2008 Malles 5 km classical
2008 Malles 10 km mass start
2007 Tarvisio 10 km pursuit

Therese Johaug (born 25 June 1988) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.[2] In world championships she has won four individual gold medals along with three gold medals in relays and she is a three-time Olympic medallist.

Athletic career

After skiing some domestic races in the 2006 season, Johaug took part at the Norwegian Championships in 2007, winning a bronze at the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event.[3] She was selected for two World Cup races prior to the World Championships, finishing eighth and 33rd in two interval start races over 10 km, which was enough to be selected for competition in the 30 km distance at the 2007 Sapporo World Championships where she won a surprising bronze medal.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay, came sixth in the 15 km pursuit and seventh in the 30 km mass start (classic) race.

Johaug won her first individual gold medal in the 30 km mass start race at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo. She also won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay, bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and fourth in the 10 km individual start. At the 2013 World Championships she won her second individual gold medal in the 10 km freestyle race.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she won the silver medal in the 30 km mass start (free), the bronze medal in the 10 km classical, and finished fourth in the 15 km skiathlon.

Johaug and compatriot Martin Johnsrud Sundby became the first Norwegians to win the Tour de Ski when they won the women's and men's competitions in the 2013-14 edition of the race.[4] Johaug subsequently won the overall and distance competitions in the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.[5]

She won the Birkebeinerrennet ski marathon in 2015 with a time of 2.41.46. That year she also enjoyed her most successful World Championship performance in Falun, where she took three gold medals: two in individual events (the 15km skiathlon and the 30km classic mass start) and one as part of the Norwegian women's team in the 4x5km relay.[6][7][8]

Johaug followed her World Championship success with her best ever World Cup season in 2015-16, winning a second Tour de Ski by overturning a 39-second deficit to Ingvild Flugstad Østberg on the final stage to complete the climb up Alpe Cermis with a lead of 2 minutes 21 seconds over runner-up Østberg.[9] She went on to capture the overall and distance World Cups, rounding off her season by winning the inaugural Ski Tour Canada in a similar fashion to her Tour de Ski win, eradicating Heidi Weng's 30 second lead on the final stage pursuit to take victory by over a minute.[10]

Until 2016 Egil Kristiansen coached Johaug, and was described (by media) as "in reality her best coach ... [and he had] helped her master freestyle" skiing.[11]

Doping

On 13 October 2016, it was made public that Johaug had tested positive for the anabolic steroid clostebol which is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In a press conference the same day, Johaug said that the presence of the substance was due to using the ointment Trofodermin for her sore, sunburnt lips from 4 September to 15 September. The positive test was taken on 16 September. According to Johaug the medication had been handed to her by the team's doctor, Fredrik S. Bendiksen, who at a press conference confirmed her story and said he had failed to notice that the medication contained a forbidden substance. Bendiksen resigned his position with immediate effect.[12] On 19 October Johaug was suspended by Anti-Doping Norway for two months while the case was investigated further.[13]

Johaug was later given a 13-month suspension by the Norwegian Olympic Committee. This ban would expire in time to allow Johaug to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics. In March 2017, the International Ski Federation appealed this decision, arguing the suspension was at the low end of applicable suspensions and failed to reflect the fact that the athlete had missed a printed doping warning label. [14][15] On 22 August 2017 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a decision "in which Ms Johaug is suspended for a period of 18 months commencing on 18 October 2016" [16]. As a result of the suspension Johaug was not able to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[17]

Season titles

  • 4 titles – (2 overall, 2 distance)
Season
Discipline
2014Overall
Distance
2016Overall
Distance

World Cup standings

 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
2007184423–N/A–N/AN/A
200819181547N/A4N/AN/A
2009208789N/A62N/A
201021171461N/AWD7N/A
20112243701023N/A
2012233338234N/A
2013242239422N/A
2014251132311N/A
201526223922N/AN/A
201627111611N/A1
201728suspended: not allowed to compete N/A
201829N/A

Individual podiums

  • 42 victories – (20 WC, 22 SWC)
  • 100 podiums – (51 WC, 49 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 24 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
2 2007–08 2 January 2008Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
39 January 2008Estonia Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
4 2008–09 6 December 2008France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
54 January 2009Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
621 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
722 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
818–22 March 2009Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
9 2009–10 6 March 2010Finland Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
1013 March 2010Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
1120 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup3rd
122010–1128 November 2010Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1311 December 2010Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
148 January 2011Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
159 January 2011Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1631 December 2010
– 9 January 2011		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1722 January 2011Estonia Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1812 March 2011Finland Lahti, Finland5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
1918 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
2019 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup3rd
2120 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
2216–20 March 2011Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
232011–1227 November 2011Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
2425–27 November 2011Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
2510 December 2011Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2617 December 2011Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia10 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
2730 December 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
281 January 2012Germany Oberstdorf, Germany5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
295 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
308 January 2012Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
3129 December 2011
– 8 January 2012		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
3222 January 2012Estonia Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
335 February 2012Russia Rybinsk, Russia7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
3411 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
3518 February 2012Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
363 March 2012Finland Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
3711 March 2012Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
3817 March 2012Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
3918 March 2012Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
40 2012–13 24 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
412 December 2012Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
4230 December 2012Germany Oberhof, Germany9 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
433 January 2013Italy Toblach-Cortina15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
446 January 2013Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
4529 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
4619 January 2013Germany La Clusaz, France10 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
4717 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
4817 March 2013Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
4923 March 2013Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
5024 March 2013Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
5120–24 March 2013Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
52 2013–14 30 November 2013Finland Kuusamo, Finland5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
531 December 2013Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
5429 November
– 1 December 2013		Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
5514 December 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
561 January 2014Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Mass StartStage World Cup3rd
573 January 2014Italy Toblach-Cortina15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
584 January 2014Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
595 January 2014Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
6028 December 2013
– 5 January 2014		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
611 February 2014Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
622 March 2014Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
639 March 2014Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
6415 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup1st
6516 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
6614–16 March 2014Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
672014–1530 November 2014Finland Ruka, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
686 December 2014Norway Lillehammer, Norway5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
697 December 2014Norway Lillehammer, Norway10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
705–7 December 2014Norway 3-Days TourOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
7113 December 2014Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
724 January 2015Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
737 January 2015Italy Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
7410 January 2015Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
7511 January 2015Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
763–11 January 2015GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
7715 February 2015Sweden Östersund, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
7815 March 2015Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
792015–1628 November 2015Finland Ruka, Finland5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
8029 November 2015Finland Ruka, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
8127–29 November 2015Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
825 December 2015Norway Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
8312 December 2015Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
8420 December 2015Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
852 January 2016Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
863 January 2016Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland5 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
876 January 2016Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
889 January 2016Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
8910 January 2016Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
901–10 January 2016SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
9123 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
927 February 2016Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
9313 February 2016Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
9414 February 2016Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
9521 February 2016Finland Lahti, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
962 March 2016Canada Montreal, Canada10.5 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
975 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
989 March 2016Canada Canmore, Canada7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup2nd
9912 March 2016Canada Canmore, Canada10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
1001–12 March 2016Canada Ski Tour CanadaOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 13 victories – (13 RL)
  • 15 podiums – (15 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12007–0825 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1st Jacobsen / Skofterud / Bjørgen 
29 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stStemland / Steira / Skofterud
32008–0923 November 2008Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stBjørgen / Steira / Kristoffersen
47 December 2008France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdStemland / Nilsen / Steira
5 2009–10 22 November 2009Norway Beitostølen , Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
67 March 2010Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stKristoffersen / Steira / Bjørgen
72010–1121 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
819 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
92011–1221 November 2010Norway Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
1019 December 2010Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Jacobsen / Bjørgen
112012–1325 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Hagen / Bjørgen
1220 January 2013France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stWeng / Steira / Bjørgen
132013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stWeng / Steira / Bjørgen
142015–166 December 2015Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stFalla / Østberg / Weng
1524 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stØstberg / Weng / Jacobsen

Overall record

Result Distance Races[a] Sprint Ski
Tours		 Individual
Events		 Team Events All Events
≤ 5 km[b] ≤ 10 km[b] ≤ 15 km[b] ≤ 30 km[b] ≥ 30 km[b] Pursuit[c] Skiathlon Team Sprint Relay
1st place4922–155–542–1355
2nd place1712–91–728–129
3rd place21132–81–330–131
Podiums72766–327–15100–15115
Top 10154768–377521146–17163
Points265698–4173021198–17215
Others11–––––151[d]18––18
Starts275798–4174522216–17233

a. 1 Classification is made according to FIS classification.
b. 1 2 3 4 5 Includes individual and mass start races.
c. 1 Includes pursuit and double pursuit races.
d. 1 Withdrawn from 2009–10 Tour de Ski.

Olympic results

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201021–67–1–
201425342–5–
201829suspended: not allowed to compete

World Championship results

  • 11 medals – (7 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200718––3–––
2009201064–4–
201122431–1–
201324123–1–
2015262711–1–
201728suspended: not allowed to compete

Sponsors

Her sponsors are (as of 13 October 2016) Tag Heuer, Huawei, Isklar and Eger.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 48.
  2. ↑ Berg, Stein (6 September 2008). "Johaug i Nansen". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Therese Johaug at the International Ski Federation
  4. ↑ "Johaug and Sundby of Norway win Tour de Ski". Yahoo! Sports. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Therese Johaug and Martin Johnsrud Sundby races into record books". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Therese Johaug wins third gold medal with dominant 30 km victory". International Ski Federation. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Johaug is Skiathlon World Champion 2015 - UPDATED". International Ski Federation. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Norway retain relay crown in Falun". Eurosport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Johaug and Sundby Champions of Tour de Ski". International Ski Federation. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Johaug and Sundby end impressive seasons with victories". International Ski Federation. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  11. ↑ http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/therese-blir-nektet-a-fa-hjelp-av-sin-beste-trener/63972976
  12. ↑ Anders Rove Bentsen et al (13 October 2016) Johaug har testet positivt på forbudt stoff NRK
  13. ↑ Fredrik Østberg Sandberg et al (19 October 2016) Therese Johaug suspendert i to måneder Dagbladet
  14. ↑ FIS Appeals Johaug Decision, Seeking Longer Sanction (FasterSkier ,March 7th, 2017)
  15. ↑ Norway skier Johaug's doping ban too short, says FIS (TheLocal.no, March 8th, 2017)
  16. ↑ Court of Arbitration for Sport (22 August 2017) [http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_5015.pdf THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) DECISION IN THE CASE OF THERESE JOHAUG: 18-MONTH SUSPENSION] CAS
  17. ↑ "Therese Johaug". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  18. ↑ http://kampanje.com/markedsforing/2016/10/hovedsponsor-slar-ring-rundt-johaug/
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