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Norwegian cross-country skier

Erik Valnes
Valnes in January 2019
CountryNorway
Born (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Ski clubBardufoss og Omegn IF
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2018–present)
Indiv. starts95
Indiv. podiums24
Indiv. wins5
Team starts8
Team podiums5
Team wins5
Overall titles0 – (3th in 2024)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goms Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lahti Individual sprint
Updated on 29 December 2024.

Erik Valnes (born 19 April 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

At the 2018 Junior World Championships (U23) he won the gold medal in the sprint, and also competed in the 15 km event.

He made his World Cup debut in December 2017 in Lillehammer, also breaking the top 30-barrier with a 27th place in the sprint there.

He represents the sports club Bardufoss og Omegn IF.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal (1 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2022 25 15 — — 11 — Gold

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 2 medal – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2021 24 — — — Silver — Gold
2023 26 — — — 11 — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final
2018 21 120 — 66 17 — — — —
2019 22 40 — 12 6 — — — —
2020 23 12 33 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — 12 DNF 23 —
2021 24 38 46 17 — 24 — — —
2022 25 5 21 7 — — 8 — —
2023 26 10 36 8 — — — — —
2024 27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 6 — —
2025 28 4 20 2 — — 7 — —

Individual podiums

  • 5 victories – (3 WC, 2 SWC)
  • 24 podiums – (17 WC, 7 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2018–19 12 January 2019 Germany Dresden, Germany 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 2019–20 21 December 2019 Slovenia Planica, Slovenia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3 26 January 2020 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 1.6 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
4 8 February 2020 Sweden Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
5 22 February 2020 Norway Trondheim, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
6 2020–21 27 November 2020 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
7 2021–22 26 November 2021 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
8 1 January 2022 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
9 2022–23 14 March 2023 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
10 18 March 2023 Sweden Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
11 25 March 2023 Finland Lahti, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
12 2023–24 24 November 2023 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
13 25 November 2023 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
14 9 December 2023 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
15 31 December 2023 Italy Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
16 1 January 2024 20 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
17 6 January 2024 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
18 19 January 2024 Germany Oberhof, Germany 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
19 20 January 2024 20 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st
20 10 February 2024 Canada Canmore, Canada 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
21 13 February 2024 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
22 2024–25 30 November 2024 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
23 14 December 2024 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
24 29 December 2024 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 5 victories – (2 RL, 3 TS)
  • 5 podiums – (2 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2018–19 13 January 2019 Germany Dresden, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Skar
2 2019–20 22 December 2019 Slovenia Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Skar
3 2021–22 5 December 2021 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Iversen / Krüger / Klæbo
4 2022–23 24 March 2023 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Klæbo
5 2023–24 21 January 2024 Germany Oberhof, Germany 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nyenget / Golberg / Klæbo

References

  1. ^ Erik Valnes at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

External links

Olympic champions in men's team sprint cross country
World champions in men's team sprint cross-country


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