Elin Nilsen

Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 30 km event in both in 1992 and 1998.

Elin Nilsen
Country Norway
Born (1968-08-12) August 12, 1968
Mo i Rana, Norway
Ski clubBossmo & Ytteren IL
World Cup career
Seasons1989–1995, 1997–2002
Individual wins0
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums24
Indiv. starts113
Team starts34
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1992)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville 4 × 5 km relay
1994 Lillehammer 4 × 5 km relay
1998 Nagano 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay
1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay
2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
1993 Falun 4 × 5 km relay

Nilsen also won five 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships with three silvers (1995, 1997, 2001) and two bronzes (1991, 1993). Her best individual finish at the World Championships was fourth in the 15 km event in 1999.

Nilsen won four races in career at all levels from 1994 to 2002

She represented Bossmo & Ytteren IL.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (3 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   15 km  Pursuit   30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19922310—54Silver
199425121312—Silver
199829———4Silver

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
199122—15—N/A19N/ABronze
19932416N/A—1313N/ABronze
199526—N/A——7N/ASilver
199728—N/A7——N/ASilver
19993016N/A4DNF—N/A4
200132N/A———CNX[a]—Silver
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
198920NCN/AN/AN/AN/A
19902123N/AN/AN/AN/A
19912219N/AN/AN/AN/A
1992235N/AN/AN/AN/A
19932418N/AN/AN/AN/A
19942517N/AN/AN/AN/A
19952611N/AN/AN/AN/A
19972814N/A7N/A27
19982913N/A12N/A16
19993014N/A15N/A19
20003123N/A141946
20013237N/AN/AN/A—
20023339N/AN/AN/A—

Individual podiums
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1991–92 14 December 1991 Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
211 January 1992 Cogne, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3 1996–97 15 March 1997 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 2 victories
  • 24 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPedersen / Nybråten / Hegge
2 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
310 March 1991 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
415 March 1991 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Pedersen
5 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]2ndPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
68 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
7 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Moen
8 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]2ndDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Moen
9 1994–95 29 January 1995 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMoen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Martinsen
107 February 1995 Hamar, Norway4 × 3 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoen / Martinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz
1112 February 1995 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMikkelsplass / Nybråten / Moen
1217 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndMikkelsplass / Nybråten / Moen
1326 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Mikkelsplass
14 1996–97 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndMartinsen / Mikkelsplass / Dybendahl-Hartz
159 March 1997 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMartinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Sorkmo
1616 March 1997 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoen / Mikkelsplass / Dybendahl-Hartz
17 1997–98 6 March 1998 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMartinsen / Mikkelsplass / Dybendahl-Hartz
18 1998–99 29 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMartinsen / Moen / Sorkmo
1910 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSorkmo / Moen / Martinsen
2021 March 1999 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMartinsen / Glomsås / Moen
21 1999–00 28 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMartinsen / Pedersen / Moen
2219 December 1999 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndMoen / Glomsås / Martinsen
2313 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdMoen / Martinsen / Sorkmo
24 2000–01 9 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 3 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBay / Skari / Pedersen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elin Nilsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. "NILSEN Elin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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