Marit Bjørgen

Marit Bjørgen (born 21 March 1980) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories. She headed the medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning five medals, including three gold. A five-time Olympian, her five Olympic medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games brought her total number of medals up to a record 15, the most by any athlete (female or male) in Winter Olympics history.[2]

Marit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen during FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup sprint competitions in Stockholm, Sweden in March 2013
Country	Norway
Born	(1980-03-21) 21 March 1980[1] Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse(s)	Fred Børre Lundberg
Ski club	Rognes IL
World Cup career
Seasons	2000–2015, 2017–2018
Individual wins	114
Team wins	30
Indiv. podiums	184
Team podiums	37
Indiv. starts	303
Team starts	44
Overall titles	4 – (2005, 2006, 2012, 2015)
Discipline titles	8 – (3 DI, 5 SP)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 8 4 3 World Championships 18 5 3 Total 26 9 6 Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Individual sprint 2010 Vancouver 15 km pursuit 2010 Vancouver 4 × 5 km relay 2014 Sochi 15 km skiathlon 2014 Sochi 30 km freestyle 2014 Sochi Team sprint 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 5 km relay 2018 Pyeongchang 30 km classical 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km relay 2006 Turin 10 km classical 2010 Vancouver 30 km classical 2018 Pyeongchang 15 km skiathlon 2010 Vancouver 10 km freestyle 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km freestyle 2018 Pyeongchang Team sprint World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint 2005 Oberstdorf 30 km classical 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay 2011 Oslo Individual sprint 2011 Oslo 15 km skiathlon 2011 Oslo 10 km classical 2011 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint 2013 Val di Fiemme 15 km skiathlon 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme 30 km classical 2015 Falun Individual sprint 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay 2017 Lahti 10 km classical 2017 Lahti 15 km skiathlon 2017 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay 2017 Lahti 30 km freestyle 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km skiathlon 2011 Oslo 30 km freestyle 2013 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle 2015 Falun 30 km classical 2005 Oberstdorf 10 km freestyle 2007 Sapporo Team sprint 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 5 km relay 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 5 km relay

On 6 April 2018, Bjørgen announced her retirement from cross–country skiing following the 2017–18 season.[3]

World Cup

Marit Bjørgen initially excelled at the sprint events, and seven victories in that event was enough to give her second place overall in the 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season. However, in the 2004–05 season, Bjørgen became an accomplished distance skier.

On 19 March 2006 in Sapporo, Japan, Bjørgen claimed her second FIS World Cup title. Bjørgen led the overall World Cup by 66 points, ahead of Canada's Beckie Scott going into the final race of the season, the 2 x 7.5 km double pursuit. Scott needed to win the race and for Bjørgen to finish no higher than eighth to claim the title. Scott did win the race but Bjørgen came fourth, winning the crystal globe with 1036 points to Scott's 1020. Bjørgen also won the sprint title for the season, 6 points ahead of Norway's Ella Gjømle, making the 2005–06 season the fourth season in a row that Bjørgen has won the sprint title. Bjørgen finished the distance standings in fourth place, 108 points behind Russia's Julija Tchepalova.

Marit Bjørgen in Otepää during the 2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

Bjørgen made the podium eight times during the 2005–06 season, six of them in first place, one second and one third place. Bjørgen now has 70 podium finishes, 46 of them in first place, 13 in second and 11 in third. 22 of her victories have been in the sprint, which is by far her most successful event. Seven of these victories were in the 2003–04 season and they have decreased in the past few seasons whilst her results in the other disciplines have improved. She has nine victories in the 10 km and seven in the pursuit. Her four other victories have been in longer races (30 km. and Vasaloppet).

Bjørgen has competed in the World Cup since 2000, when she finished the season in 53rd place overall and 48th in the sprints. The season after she finished the overall season in 32nd and the sprint in 36th. The season after however (2002–03) she won the sprint title and finished in 6th place overall. The 2003–04 season was Bjørgen's best season up until that time when she again won the sprint title, and came 11th in the distance standings, finishing the season in 2nd place behind Gabriella Paruzzi. In the 2004–05 season she won all the titles, and again won the overall and sprint title in 2005–06. In 2011–12 she claimed the overall title for the third time, ahead of Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk.

In 2015 Bjørgen won her first Tour de Ski after nine attempts, defeating reigning champion and compatriot Therese Johaug by over one and a half minutes.[4]

World championships

Bjørgen has eighteen World Championship gold medals, twelve of them individual. Her first gold medal in the World Championships came in the individual sprint in Val di Fiemme in 2003, where she also picked up a silver in the 4 × 5 km. She took three medals in Oberstdorf in 2005 in the 30 km classical, team sprint, and 4 × 5 km. She also won a silver in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit and a bronze in the 10 km free in the same games. At the 2007 championships in Sapporo, Bjørgen won two bronze medals in team sprint (with Astrid Jacobsen) and in the 4 × 5 km. In Holmenkollen 2011 she won the individual sprint, the pursuit, the 10 km classical, the 4 × 5 km, and a silver in the 30km. In the 2013 Val di Fiemme World Championships she won the individual sprint, the double pursuit, the 4 x 5 km, the 30 km, and a silver in the 10 km freestyle.

In the World Championships 2011, held at Holmenkollen, Oslo, during February and March 2011, Bjørgen won gold medals in the Sprint, the 10-kilometre classic, the 15-kilometre pursuit and the 4 × 5-kilometre relay. She also finished second to Therese Johaug in the 30-kilometre freestyle.

Olympics

Marit Bjørgen celebrates sprint gold at the 2010 Olympics

Bjørgen had a disappointing Winter Olympics in Turin. She suffered from bronchitis a week before the games started and was prescribed antibiotics, then in the first race of the games, the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, Bjørgen withdrew during the classic phase complaining of an upset stomach. In the next event, the team sprint, Bjørgen and Hilde G. Pedersen came fourth, and despite winning a silver in the 10 km, the remainder of the games went poorly for her. The next event was the 4 × 5 km relay, where Bjørgen took the anchor leg and finished in fifth place, the first time since 1988 that Norway had failed to reach the podium in the women’s relay. In the individual sprint, Bjørgen failed to make the semi finals, and both Bjørgen and Pedersen decided not to compete in the 30 km and returned home to Norway. Afterwards she was quoted as saying she was "sick and tired of Pragelato and OL (Olympic games)".[5]

However Bjørgen recovered to win the 45 km Vasaloppet from Oxberg to Mora on 4 March, eight days after the end of the Winter Olympics. Bjørgen broke away with Hilde Pedersen and Vibeke Skofterud after only 10 km, but Skofterud could not keep up with the pace and fell back, and Bjørgen powered away from Pedersen with a few kilometres left, winning in a time of 2:17:53, 1:22 ahead of Pedersen and 3:23 ahead of Petra Majdič of Slovenia. Winning a purse of 88,000 SEK and also winning two of the three sprints during the race to add another 10,000 SEK. Then three days later on 7 March, Bjørgen finished second in the individual sprint event in Borlänge, Sweden.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Bjørgen finished third in the 10 km freestyle event, before winning her first Olympic gold medal in the sprint. In the sprint she was up against a very strong field, consisting of Petra Majdič of Slovenia who had taken a serious fall earlier in the day during qualification, and Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland who was leading the overall World Cup standings coming into the race. Bjørgen won her second gold in the 2 x 7.5-kilometre on 19 February 2010. Bjørgen was also part of the 4 × 5 km relay team that won gold on 25 February 2010, finishing with enough time to cross the line with a large Norwegian flag given to her by a spectator near the finish, and jumping over the finish line. She closed out her trip in Vancouver by taking silver 0.3 seconds behind Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk in the women's 30 km event.

Bjørgen won gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in the 15 km skiathlon, the Team sprint and the 30km freestyle race. These three Olympic medals brought her total up to ten, equaling the record for most Winter Olympic medals held by a woman, already achieved by Stefania Belmondo and Raisa Smetanina; but of the three record holders at the time, Bjørgen had the most golds.[6]

Bjørgen is a five-time Olympian, having competed in every Winter Olympics since Salt Lake City in 2002 where she won her first silver medal. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she won her 11th–15th Olympic medals, the highest number of medals won by any athlete in Winter Olympics history.[7]

Holmenkollen

Bjørgen won the women's 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2005. She won the same event five years later in 2010. This was the first World Cup event to be held at Holmenkollen since the completion of the new ski jumping hill. For her win in both the 30 km and the sprint event, along with her successes at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Bjørgen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. On 11 March 2018, Bjørgen won a record seventh 30 km in Holmenkollen.[8]

International Fair Play Mecenate Award

Bjørgen was awarded the International Fair Play Mecenate award for 2014. The jury of the Fair Play Mecenate consists of members from all continents and represents the international sports media and various international sports organisations. The jury states that the Fair Play Mecenate is awarded Marit Bjørgen "for the particular ethical and fair play behaviour that you have always had both in your agonistic career and in your demonstrations of great sportsmanship and solidarity".

Asthma medications

In the 2009–2010 season Bjørgen had a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) issued by the International Ski Federation (FIS) for the asthma medication Symbicort which contained substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.[9] Bjørgen continued to use the medication over the 2010 Olympics and was strongly criticized by Justyna Kowalczyk who accused her of doping.[10][11] As of September 2011 athletes no longer need a TUE for Symbicort, and the drug can be used by any athlete but only in a restricted dose.[12]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[13]

Olympic Games

• 15 medals – (8 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2002	21	—	50	—	14	—	Silver	N/A
2006	25	Silver	N/A	DNF	—	18	5	4
2010	29	Bronze	N/A	Gold	Silver	Gold	Gold	—
2014	33	5	N/A	Gold	Gold	11	5	Gold
2018	37	Bronze	N/A	Silver	Gold	—	Gold	Bronze

World Championships

• 26 medals – (18 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2001	20	24	—	19	CNX^[a]	—	—	N/A
2003	22	—	24	—	—	Gold	Silver	N/A
2005	24	Bronze	N/A	Silver	Gold	16	Gold	Gold
2007	26	22	N/A	12	9	10	Bronze	Bronze
2009	28	16	N/A	19	—	9	4	—
2011	30	Gold	N/A	Gold	Silver	Gold	Gold	—
2013	32	Silver	N/A	Gold	Gold	Gold	Gold	—
2015	34	31	N/A	6th	Silver	Gold	Gold	—
2017	36	Gold	N/A	Gold	Gold	16	Gold	—

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season titles

• 12 titles – (4 overall, 3 distance, 5 sprint)

	Season
		Discipline
	2003	Sprint
	2004	Sprint
	2005	Overall
		Distance
		Sprint
	2006	Overall
		Sprint
	2012	Overall
		Distance
	2015	Overall
		Distance
		Sprint

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
2000	20	NC	N/A	NC	—	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
2001	21	53	N/A	N/A	N/A	48	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	22	32	N/A	N/A	N/A	36	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	23	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	24	2	11	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	25	1	1	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	26	1	4	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	27	2	4	N/A	N/A	6	N/A	2	N/A
2008	28	11	6	N/A	N/A	16	N/A	DNF	6
2009	29	10	9	N/A	N/A	14	N/A	10	20
2010	30	2	2	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	—	1
2011	31	2	2	N/A	N/A	4	1	—	1
2012	32	1	1	N/A	N/A	3	1	2	1
2013	33	4	6	N/A	N/A	7	1	—	1
2014	34	2	2	N/A	N/A	3	1	DNF	2
2015	35	1	1	N/A	N/A	1	1	1	N/A
2017	37	5	2	N/A	N/A	15	4	—	1
2018	38	5	5	N/A	N/A	26	2	—	1

Individual podiums

• 114 victories – (84 WC, 30 SWC)
• 184 podiums – (126 WC, 58 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2002–03	26 October 2002	Düsseldorf, Germany	2.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
2		11 December 2002	Clusone, Italy	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
3		15 December 2002	Cogne, Italy	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
4		21 December 2002	Ramsau, Austria	5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd
5		12 February 2003	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
6		20 March 2003	Borlänge, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
7	2003–04	16 December 2003	Val di Fiemme, Italy	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
8		18 January 2004	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
9		18 February 2004	Stockholm, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
10		21 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
11		24 February 2004	Trondheim, Norway	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
12		26 February 2004	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
13		5 March 2004	Lahti, Finland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
14		12 March 2004	Pragelato, Italy	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
15	2004–05	23 October 2004	Düsseldorf, Germany	0.8 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
16		20 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
17		28 November 2004	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
18		5 December 2004	Bern, Switzerland	0.8 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
19		11 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
20		14 December 2004	Asiago, Italy	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
21		8 January 2005	Otepää, Estonia	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
22		15 January 2005	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
23		16 January 2005	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
24		13 February 2005	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
25		12 March 2005	Oslo, Norway	30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
26		16 March 2005	Gothenburg, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
27		19 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
28	2005–06	22 October 2005	Düsseldorf, Germany	0.8 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
29		19 November 2005	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
30		26 November 2005	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
31		10 December 2005	Vernon, Canada	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
32		14 January 2006	Lago di Tesero, Italy	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
33		4 March 2006	Mora, Sweden	45 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
34		7 March 2006	Borlänge, Sweden	0.75 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
35		15 March 2006	Changchun, China	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
36	2006–07	28 October 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	0.8 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
37		18 November 2006	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
38		25 November 2006	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
39		26 November 2006	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
40		31 January 2006	Munich, Germany	1.1 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
41		5 January 2006	Asiago, Italy	1.2 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
42		6 January 2006	Cavalese, Italy	15 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	3rd
43		31 December 2006 – 7 January 2007	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
44		3 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
45		24 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
46	2007–08	27 October 2007	Düsseldorf, Germany	0.8 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
47		24 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
48		2 December 2007	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
49		29 December 2007	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
50		30 December 2007	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.0 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
51		23 February 2008	Falun, Sweden	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd
52	2008–09	22 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
53		30 November 2008	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
54		13 December 2008	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
55		14 December 2008	Davos, Switzerland	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
56		28 December 2008	Oberhof, Germany	10 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	2nd
57		31 December 2008	Nové Město, Czech Republic	9 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
58	2009–10	21 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
59		13 December 2009	Davos, Switzerland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
60		19 December 2009	Rogla, Slovenia	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
61		20 December 2009	Rogla, Slovenia	15 km Mass Start C	World Cup	2nd
62		16 January 2010	Otepää, Estonia	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
63		6 March 2010	Lahti, Finland	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
64		11 March 2010	Drammen, Norway	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
65		13 March 2010	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
66		14 March 2010	Oslo, Norway	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
67		17 March 2010	Stockholm, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
68		19 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd
69		20 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	1st
70		19–21 March 2010	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
71	2010–11	20 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
72		26 November 2010	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
73		27 November 2010	Rukatunturi, Finland	5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
74		26–28 November 2010	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
75		11 December 2010	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
76		12 December 2010	Davos, Switzerland	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
77		18 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
78		22 January 2011	Otepää, Estonia	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
79		19 February 2011	Drammen, Norway	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
80		13 March 2011	Lahti, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
81		16 March 2011	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
82		18 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
83		19 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	1st
84		16–20 March 2011	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
85	2011–12	19 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
86		25 November 2011	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
87		26 November 2011	Rukatunturi, Finland	5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
88		27 November 2011	Rukatunturi, Finland	5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	2nd
89		25–27 November 2011	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
90		10 December 2011	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
91		29 December 2011	Oberhof, Germany	2.5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
92		30 December 2011	Oberhof, Germany	10 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
93		31 December 2011	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
94		1 January 2012	Oberstdorf, Germany	5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	1st
95		3 January 2012	Toblach, Italy	3.3 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
96		4 January 2012	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
97		5 January 2012	Toblach, Italy	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
98		7 January 2012	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	2nd
99		8 January 2012	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
100		29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
101		21 January 2012	Otepää, Estonia	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
102		22 January 2012	Otepää, Estonia	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
103		4 February 2012	Rybinsk, Russia	10 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
104		5 February 2012	Rybinsk, Russia	7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	3rd
105		11 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
106		18 February 2012	Szklarska Poręba, Poland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
107		3 March 2012	Lahti, Finland	7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	2nd
108		4 March 2012	Lahti, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
109		7 March 2012	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
110		11 March 2012	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
111		14 March 2012	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
112		16 March 2012	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
113		14–18 March 2012	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
114	2012–13	24 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
115		30 November 2012	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
116		1 December 2012	Rukatunturi, Finland	5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
117		2 December 2012	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
118		30 November – 2 December 2012	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
119		19 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	10 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
120		16 February 2013	Davos, Switzerland	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
121		9 March 2013	Lahti, Finland	1.55 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
122		10 March 2013	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
123		20 March 2013	Stockholm, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
124		22 March 2013	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
125		23 March 2013	Falun, Sweden	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
126		20–24 March 2013	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
127	2013–14	30 November 2013	Rukatunturi, Finland	5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd
128		1 December 2013	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
129		29 November – 1 December 2013	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
130		7 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
131		14 December 2013	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
132		15 December 2013	Davos, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
133		28 December 2013	Oberhof, Germany	3 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
134		1 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
135		2 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
136		2 March 2014	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
137		5 March 2014	Drammen, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
138		9 March 2014	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
139		14 March 2014	Falun, Sweden	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
140		15 March 2014	Falun, Sweden	7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	2nd
141		16 March 2014	Falun, Sweden	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
142		14–16 March 2014	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
143	2014–15	29 November 2014	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
144		30 November 2014	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
145		5 December 2014	Lillehammer, Norway	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
146		6 December 2014	Lillehammer, Norway	5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
147		7 December 2014	Lillehammer, Norway	10 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
148		5–7 December 2014	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
149		13 December 2014	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
150		20 December 2014	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
151		21 December 2014	Davos, Switzerland	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
152		3 January 2015	Oberstdorf, Germany	3 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
153		4 January 2015	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
154		6 January 2015	Val Müstair, Switzerland	1.4 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
155		7 January 2015	Toblach, Italy	5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
156		8 January 2015	Toblach, Italy	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
157		10 January 2015	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	2nd
158		11 January 2015	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
159		3–11 January 2015	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
160		14 February 2015	Östersund, Sweden	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
161		15 February 2015	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
162		7 March 2015	Lahti, Finland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
163		8 March 2015	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
164		11 March 2015	Drammen, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
165		15 March 2015	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
166	2016–17	27 November 2016	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
167		3 December 2016	Lillehammer, Norway	5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	3rd
168		17 December 2016	La Clusaz, France	10 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd
169		21 January 2017	Ulricehamn, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
170		29 January 2017	Falun, Sweden	15 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
171		19 February 2017	Otepää, Estonia	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
172		12 March 2017	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
173		18 March 2017	Quebec City, Canada	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
174		19 March 2017	Quebec City, Canada	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
175		17–19 March 2017	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st
176	2017–18	25 November 2017	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
177		24–26 November 2017	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
178		17 December 2017	Toblach, Italy	10 km Pursuit C	World Cup	1st
179		4 March 2018	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
180		11 March 2018	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
181		16 March 2018	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
182		17 March 2018	Falun, Sweden	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	2nd
183		18 March 2018	Falun, Sweden	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
184		16–18 March 2018	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 30 victories – (20 RL, 10 TS)
• 37 podiums – (27 RL, 10 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2001–02	10 March 2002	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Pedersen / Skofterud
2	2002–03	19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Steira / Pedersen
3	2003–04	26 October 2003	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Pedersen
4		23 November 2003	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Pedersen / Steira
5		7 December 2003	Toblach, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Pedersen
6		14 December 2003	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Stemland / Pedersen
7		11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Pedersen / Steira
8		15 February 2004	Oberstdorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Pedersen
9		22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Steira / Pedersen
10	2004–05	24 October 2004	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Pedersen
11		24 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Bjørnås / Skofterud / Pedersen
12		5 December 2004	Bern, Switzerland	6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Berg
13		12 December 2004	Lago di Tesero, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Bjørnås / Skofterud / Pedersen
14		15 December 2004	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Berg
15		20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Bjørnås / Pedersen / Stemland
16	2005–06	23 October 2005	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Pedersen
17		20 November 2005	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Berg / Skofterud / Pedersen
18		15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Skofterud / Stemland / Steira
19	2006–07	29 October 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Berg
20		19 November 2006	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Pedersen / Steira
21		4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Jacobsen / Skofterud / Steira
22	2007–08	25 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Jacobsen / Johaug / Skofterud
23		17 February 2008	Liberec, Czech Republic	4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Jacobsen
24		24 February 2008	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Tyldum / Jacobsen / Steira
25	2008–09	23 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Johaug / Steira / Kristoffersen
26	2009–10	22 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
27		7 March 2010	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Kristoffersen / Johaug / Steira
28	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
29		19 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
30		16 January 2011	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Falla
31	2011–12	20 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Johaug / Steira
32		12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Johaug / Jacobsen
33	2012–13	25 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Johaug / Hagen
34		20 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Weng / Johaug / Steira
35	2013–14	8 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Weng / Johaug / Steira
36	2016–17	18 December 2016	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Østberg / Haga / Weng
37		22 January 2017	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Østberg / Weng / Jacobsen

Personal life

Bjørgen lives with her partner Fred Børre Lundberg, a former Olympic champion in Nordic combined, in Holmenkollen, Oslo.[14] In 2015, Bjørgen announced that she was pregnant and would not compete in the coming season, aiming for a return in the 2017 season.[15] Her first son was born on 26th December 2015. After having retired at the end of the 2018 season she gave birth to a second son in March 2019.

References

1. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 46.
2. "'Born with skis on': Norway celebrates Winter Olympics medal record". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
3. "Norwegian Winter Olympics superstar Marit Bjørgen to retire". Local Norway. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
4. "Olympic great Marit Bjoergen wins 1st Tour de Ski; Martin Johnsrud Sundby retains title". sports.yahoo.com. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
5. Another fourth for Norway – Aftenposten.no Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
6. David Pace (22 February 2014). "Norwegian women back on top at Sochi Olympics". AP. Yahoo News.
7. "Winter Olympics: Marit Bjorgen becomes most decorated Winter Olympian as USA win gold". BBC Sport. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
8. "Bjoergen wins record seventh World Cup". www.eurosport.com. Eurosport. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
9. Verdens Gang: Fikk ja til medisin på doping-listen (Norwegian)
10. The Foreigner:Vancouver 2010 News: Bjørgen weathers doping allegations
11. Verdens Gang: Kowalczyk med dop-angrep på Bjørgen. (Norwegian)
12. NRK: Bjørgens astmamedisin fjernes fra dopinglista (Norwegian)
13. "BJOERGEN Marit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
14. NTB Marit Bjørgen på flyttefot NRK. Retrieved 7 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
15. Mørtvedt, Peder; Skjerdingstad, Ander (23 June 2015). "Marit Bjørgen er gravid" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

• Marit Bjoergen at the International Ski Federation
• ESPN
• fasterskier