Erik Valnes

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

Erik Valnes
Valnes in January 2019
CountryNorway
Born (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996
Ski clubBardufoss og Omegn IF
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (2018–present)
Individual wins1
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums10
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts59
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 OberstdorfTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2021 OberstdorfIndividual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 GomsIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2019 LahtiIndividual sprint
Updated on 28 March 2023.

At the 2018 Junior World Championships (U23) he won the gold medal in the sprint, and also competed in the 15 km event.[1]

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.[1]

He represents the sports club Bardufoss og Omegn IF.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

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 
20222515——[a]11—Gold

a 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 
202124———Silver—Gold
202326———11——

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final
201821120—6617————
20192240—126————
20202312332nd place, silver medalist(s)—12DNF23—
202124384617—24———
2022255217——8——
20232610368—————

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 11 podiums – (8 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12018–1912 January 2019Germany Dresden, Germany1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22019–2021 December 2019Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
326 January 2020Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
48 February 2020Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
522 February 2020Norway Trondheim, Norway1.5 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
62020–2127 November 2020Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
72021–2226 November 2021Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
81 January 2022Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
92022–2314 March 2023Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
1018 March 2023Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
1125 March 2023Finland Lahti, Sweden1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 4 victories – (1 RL, 3 TS)
  • 4 podiums – (1 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12018–1913 January 2019Germany Dresden, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stSkar
22019–2022 December 2019Slovenia Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stSkar
32021–225 December 2021Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stIversen / Krüger / Klæbo
42022–2324 March 2023Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stKlæbo

References
  1. "VALNES Erik". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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