Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 22 January 1987) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[1] She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen.[2] Her greatest achievement is winning the gold medal in sprint at the 2007 World Championships. On 22 April 2020, she announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in favour of medical studies.[3]

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen during the World Championships in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria in February 2019
Country Norway
Full nameAstrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
Born (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987
Trondheim, Norway
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubIL Heming
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (2005–2020)
Individual wins6
Team wins8
Indiv. podiums43
Team podiums13
Indiv. starts258
Team starts26
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2008)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 2 5
Total 4 2 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 SapporoIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2015 Falun4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2017 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Falun15 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place2019 Seefeld4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2007 SapporoTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sapporo4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 OsloTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2017 Lahti10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place2017 Lahti30 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Rovaniemi4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2006 KranjIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2006 Kranj5 km classical
Gold medal – first place2007 TaravisoIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2007 Taraviso4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Rovaniemi5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place2007 Taraviso5 km freestyle

Career

Before 2006/07 season

Prior to the 2006/07 season Uhrenholdt Jacobsen had competed in five World Cup events, three sprint races and two pursuits. One sprint in Drammen in the 2004/05 season and the rest at the end of the 2005/06 season. Her best result in those races was a 10th place in the freestyle sprint in Changchun, China where she lost in the semi-final, having had the third best qualifying time. She also achieved another top twenty finish by finishing 17th in the classic sprint in Drammen (2005/06), after qualifying in 15th position.[4] Jacobsen finished the 2005/06 season in 64th place overall and 35th in the sprint, gaining 40 points.[5]

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen has competed in two Junior World Championships, in the 2004/2005 Championships held in Rovaniemi, Finland she won a silver in the sprint, behind fellow countrywoman Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, and ahead of Swedish Ida Ingemarsdotter.[6] Then in the 2005/06 Championships in Kranj, Slovenia Uhrenholdt Jacobsen won two gold medals. The first in the sprint, ahead of Russian Natalia Matveeva, and Norwegian Celine Brun-Lie.,[7] after qualifying in first place.[8] The second gold was in a 5 km classical style race, winning in a time of 13:57.9, 18.4 seconds ahead of Eva Nývltová, and 32.7 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla.[9] She also competed in the pursuit two days later, but finished in 35th place, in a time of 31:26.7, 2:14.5 behind winner Kalla.[10]

She also competed in two Scandinavian Cup races (2005/06), a pursuit and a sprint, and became fifth and eighth respectively.[11] Uhrenholdt Jacobsen has one National Championship medal, a silver, which she won in January 2005. She became third in the qualifying, and lost to Marit Bjørgen, and ahead of Ella Gjømle, who was third.[12]

2006/07 season

Uhrenholdt Jacobsen competed in three of the four opening races of the 2006/07 season. In the sprint in Düsseldorf she finished in 25th position.[13] A month later she achieved her highest ever World Cup finish, becoming fourth in the classic sprint, losing to Petra Majdič, Virpi Kuitunen, and Marit Bjørgen in the final. The day after she became 35th in the classic 10 km race, in a time of 30:29.5, 2:28.3 behind winner Kuitunen.[14]

Her placements in the world cup were good enough to be selected for the Norwegian sprint team to the World Championships in Sapporo where she won her first international title in the sprint event. She also won bronze medals in the team sprint (with Marit Bjørgen) and the 4 x 5 km.

2007/08 season
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jasobsen (numberless) at Tour de Ski in Prague in 2007

After two second places in Kuusamo, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen retrieved her first world cup in Rybinsk 15 December. by winning a 15 km freestyle. Altogether, Jacobsen had 2 wins and 6 podiums this season, placing her second overall behind Virpi Kuitunen.

2008/09 season

After the 2007/08 season, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was struck by injuries as well as loss of motivation. Therefore, she lost the early season. She returned to the world cup at the beginning of Tour de Ski, where she placed tenth in the opening prologue. Unfortunately, she fell ill just before the final race, causing her to give up the Tour. She was absent from the world cup after Tour de Ski as well, choosing training for the World Championship instead of competing. However, the championship ended as a big disappointment for Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, placing 20, 37, 35 in the three first individual events. Her best performance was a fifth place in team sprint along with junior Ingvild Flugstad Østberg. After these poor performances, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen chose to leave the championship. She fractured her jaw, elbow and back in a cycling accident in June 2009.[15]

2010 Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen finished fifth in the team sprint and seventh in the individual sprint event.

2010/11 season

In July 2010 Uhrenholdt Jacobsen fell and dislocated a shoulder while training on roller skis. She treated herself immediately to repair the damage and soon recovered.[16] At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was selected for the Team Sprint with her teammate Maiken Caspersen Falla. The pair took Bronze behind the Swedish and Finnish teams.

2013 season

In 2013 Uhrenholdt Jacobsen had an early success, gaining second place in the Tour de Ski on 6 January. She thanked her mother, Dr Britt Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, for suggesting during the previous summer that her daughter might be suffering from a gluten allergy, which tests then proved to be correct. Uhrenholdt Jacobsen described this diagnosis as very important for her future career.[17]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[18]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal — (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201023———7——
20142717——45—
201831————Gold—

World Championships
  • 10 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200720———GoldBronzeBronze
2009222036—34—5
201124———9—Bronze
201326—9—16——
20152833Silver——Gold—
201730Bronze8Bronze—Gold—
20193210412—Silver—

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20051890—66—————
20061964NC35—————
200720244610—————
2008212nd place, silver medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)—16—7—
20092290NC62—DNF———
201023493845—DNF———
2011248117DNF10—5—
20122591111328—DNF—
2013269829DNF5—6—
2014273rd place, bronze medalist(s)61962nd place, silver medalist(s)—DNF—
201528151030DNF————
2016297857DNF——6
20173025232418DNF———
201831151145—DNF—5—
201932131016—DNF—7—
2020334683rd place, bronze medalist(s)55——

Individual podiums
  • 6 victories – (4 WC, 2 SWC)
  • 43 podiums – (22 WC, 21 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12006–0728 January 2007Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
22007–081 December 2007Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
32 December 200710 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
415 December 2007Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
516 December 20071.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
623 January 2008Canada Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
710 February 2008Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
816 February 2008Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic7.6 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
923 February 2008Sweden Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
105 March 2008Norway Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
1114 March 2008Italy Bormio, Italy2.5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
122010–1126 November 2010Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
1331 December 2010Germany Oberhof, Germany2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
142 January 2011Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
1513 March 2011Finland Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
1620 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
172011–1231 January 2011Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
183 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
197 March 2012Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
202012–134 January 2013Italy Toblach, Italy3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
212013–1428 December 2013Germany Oberhof, Germany3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
2231 December 2013Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
231 January 201410 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
243 January 2014Italy Cortina/Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
254 January 2014Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
265 January 20149 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2728 December 2013
– 5 January 2014		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
282014–1523 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia10 km Individual F World Cup  1st 
2915 March 2015Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
302015–1616 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
3123 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3214 February 2016Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
332 March 2016Canada Montreal, Canada10.5 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
345 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
358 March 2016Canada Canmore, Canada1.5 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
369 March 20167.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
372018–1926 January 2019Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3812 March 2019Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
392019–2029 November
– 1 December 2019		Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
403 January 2020Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
414 January 20201.3 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
4218 February 2020Sweden Åre, Sweden0.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
4323 February 2020Norway Trondheim, Norway15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 8 victories – (7 RL, 1 TS)
  • 13 podiums – (10 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12006–074 February 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Størmer Steira / Bjørgen
22007–0825 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJohaug / Skofterud / Bjørgen
317 February 2008Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stBjørgen
424 February 2008Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stAunet Tyldum / Størmer Steira / Bjørgen
52011–1220 November 2011Norway Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndFlugstad Østberg / Berger / Kristoffersen
612 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
72012–1320 January 2013France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Flugstad Østberg / Ek Hagen
82015–1617 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndWeng
924 January 2016Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFlugstad Østberg / Weng / Johaug
102016–1715 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdCaspersen Falla
1122 January 2017Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFlugstad Østberg / Weng / Bjørgen
122018–1927 January 2019Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Johaug / Flugstad Østberg
132019–208 December 2019Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stCaspersen Falla / Johaug / Weng

References
  1. "Mrs Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. "Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen retired". FIS. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine World Cup history
  5. 2005/06 World Cup standings
  6. FIS-Ski – resultats
  7. 1st JWC Gold
  8. 1st Gold qualifying time
  9. 5km JWC Gold
  10. Pursuit JWC
  11. Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Scandinavian Cup results
  12. National Championship results
  13. Dusseldorf sprint results
  14. 10km Kussamo results
  15. Norway's Astrid Jacobsen Seriously Injured in Cycling Accident, zone4.ca, 28 June 2009
  16. Repaired own dislocated shoulder (in Norwegian)
  17. Mother solved Jacobsen's form mystery (in Norwegian)
  18. "JACOBSEN Astrid Uhrenholdt". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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