Kari Øyre Slind

Kari Øyre Slind (born 22 October 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Oppdal IL. She is the younger sister of the twin sisters Astrid Øyre Slind and Silje Øyre Slind, who are also cross-country skiers.

Kari Øyre Slind
Country Norway
Born (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991
Oppdal, Norway
Ski clubOppdal IL
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (20102012, 20152020)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts66
Team starts3
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2016)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Liberec15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten4 × 3.33 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Otepää5 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 OtepääIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint
Updated on 29 March, 2020.

Career

In 2008, she won gold in the 5 km in the Norwegian junior national championships, in the time 12.18.8.[1] That same year she won bronze at the Spar Cup in cross-country, in the K17 class.[2]

In March 2010 she participated in the 2010 Norwegian junior ski championships, and was fifth in the 15 km classic and 2nd in the 5 km freestyle. In addition she received gold in the 4 × 3,75 km relay together with Anne Kjersti Kalvå, Silje Dahl Benum and Valentine Aagaard on the South Trøndelag first team.[3] That same year she made her debut as well in the World Cup, the sprint in Drammen.[4]

At 2010 Junior World Championships, she won bronze in the sprint and gold in the relay together with Heidi Weng, Tuva Toft Dahl and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg.[5] In January 2011, she participated in the Junior World Championships in Estonia, and this time won silver in the 5 km free technique and in the classic sprint.[6] Norway also won gold in the 4 × 3.3 km relay where she went along with Ragnhild Haga, Martine Ek Hagen and Heidi Weng. In addition, she came in sixth place in the pursuit.

She was part of Oppdal's relay team at the 2012 Norwegian nationals, where they came in fourth place in the 3 × 5 km relay. The following year, at Norway Cup skiing in 2013 in January, she got bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay. She was also selected for the U23 World Ski Championships in 2013, where she won the bronze in the 15 km Skiathlon behind Ragnhild Haga and Debora Agreiter.

In the 2015 Norwegian nationals she won the 3 × 5 km relay with the Oppdal team of all three Øyre Slinde sisters. In addition, she was fifth place in the free technique team sprint and sixth place in the 30 km classic.

The 2015-16 season was Slind's first full season with the Norwegian national season on the world cup. She achieved her world cup personal bests by placing fifth in the Davos 15 km freestyle race on December 12, 2015 and also fifth in the 10 km freestyle stage of Ski Tour Canada on March 11, 2015.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

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
201018NCNC
2011198860
201220NCNC
201523NCNC
201624201669161815
2017255937NC26
2018265728NC32
20192723195124925
202028684774DNF

References

  1. Av Kristen Treekrem (2008-02-25). "Østlandets Blad - Sølv og bronse i junior-NM". Oblad.no. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. "Vind-IL". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. "Spar Cup langrenn 2008". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. "Firedobbelt norsk i junior-VM - NRK Sport - Sportsnyheter, resultater og sendeplan". Nrk.no. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. "SLIND Kari Oeyre". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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