Kristin Størmer Steira

Kristin Størmer Steira (born 30 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. She competed from 2002 to 2015, and won six individual World Cup victories and five individual medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and Winter Olympic Games. She also won four gold medals with the Norway relay team. In Norwegian media, Steira was dubbed "the eternal fourth" due to her many finishes in fourth place.[2]

Kristin Størmer Steira
Kristin Størmer Steira in Poland, 2012
Country Norway
Full nameKristin Størmer Steira
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Mo i Rana, Norway
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Spouse(s)Devon Kershaw
Ski clubIL Forsøk
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (2002–2015)
Individual wins6
Team wins13
Indiv. podiums22
Team podiums18
Indiv. starts181
Team starts27
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2010, 2013)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi30 km freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Val di Fiemme4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Sapporo30 km classical
Silver medal – second place2009 Liberec15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2005 Oberstdorf15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sapporo15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sapporo4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Valdidentro15 km classical
Silver medal – second place2003 Valdidentro10 km double pursuit

Career

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has seven medals with two gold (4 × 5 km relay: 2005, 2011), two silvers (7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2009, 30 km: 2007), and three bronzes (7.5 km + 7,5 km double pursuit: 2005, 2007; 4 × 5 km relay: 2007).

Steira finished fourth in three individual events (10 km, 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, 30 km) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She has four individual career victories at various levels from 2002 to 2006. In 2009 Steira extended her interests to track athletics and announced her ambition to compete in the 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships after achieving a time of 16.02 in Norway. She never did.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she came eighth in the 10 km pursuit.[3] More agonisingly, she achieved her fourth fourth-place Olympic finish in the 15 km pursuit, losing out on a medal by 0.1 seconds in a photo finish with Justyna Kowalczyk.[4] This, along with her many fourth places previously, led to Norwegian media jokingly labelling her as "the eternal fourth". On 25 February 2010 Steira became an Olympic champion in the 4 × 5 km relay, racing in the third leg after Vibeke Skofterud and Therese Johaug and before Marit Bjørgen.

She qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she became 23rd in 15 kilometre skiathlon. In the last event, 30 km mass start freestyle, she finally won the bronze, her only individual medal of the Winter Olympics.

On 20 April 2015, Steira announced her retirement from professional skiing.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200624444—5—
201028848—Gold—
201432—22Bronze———

World Championships
  • 8 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200321——2825———
2005239—Bronze——Gold—
2007254—BronzeSilver—Bronze—
2009276—Silver5—4—
20112910—95—Gold—
2013319—49—Gold—

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200220NC—————
20032142—NC———
2004222720————
200523129————
2006242212————
2007251412NC—7—
2008261612NC—1115
2009279453—94
20102863rd place, bronze medalist(s)49—54
2011292819NC——8
201230149NC10DNF6
20133163rd place, bronze medalist(s)4583rd place, bronze medalist(s)25
2014321911NC14DNF9
2015335333————

Individual podiums
  • 6 victories – (3 SWC, 3 SWC)
  • 22 podiums – (10 WC, 12 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12004–0528 January 2007Austria Ramsau, Austria15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
222 January 2005Italy Pragelato, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
32005–0619 March 2006Japan Sapporo, Japan7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
42006–072 January 2007Germany Oberstdorf, Germany5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup1st
53 January 200710 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
63 January 2007Italy Cavalese, Italy10 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
72007–088 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
81 January 2008Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
96 January 2008Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
102008–096 December 2008France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
114 January 2009Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
1222 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
132009–102 January 2010Germany Oberhof, Germany10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
1410 January 2010Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1513 March 2010Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
1620 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
1721 March 201010 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
182010–1118 December 2010France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
192012–135 January 2013Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
2029 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
212 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
2217 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 13 victories – (13 RL)
  • 18 podiums – (18 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12002–0319 January 2003Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMoen / Bjørgen / Pedersen
223 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMoen / Pedersen / Skari
32003–0423 November 2003Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen
411 January 2004Estonia Otepää, Estonia4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen
522 February 2004Sweden Umeå, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Bjørgen / Pedersen
62006–0719 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen
74 February 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndJacobsen / Skofterud / Bjørgen
82007–089 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stStemland / Johaug / Skofterud
924 February 2008Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stTyldum / Jacobsen / Bjørgen
102008–0923 November 2008Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBjørgen / Johaug / Kristoffersen
117 December 2008France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdStemland / Johaug / Nilsen
122009–1022 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
137 March 2010Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stKristoffersen / Johaug / Bjørgen
142010–1121 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
1519 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
162011–1221 November 2011Norway Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
172012–1320 January 2013France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Johaug / Bjørgen
182013–148 December 2013Norway Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Johaug / Bjørgen

Personal life

Steira lives in Drøbak, near Oslo, in Norway. She married Canadian skier Devon Kershaw, her boyfriend since December 2012, on 25 July 2015.[7]

References
  1. Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 49.
  2. "Steira gir seg som langrennsløper".
  3. "Ladies' 10 km Free - Individual : Schedule and Results : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Steira gir seg som langrennsløper".
  6. "STEIRA Kristin Stoermer". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. VG.no (Norwegian)
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