Ragnhild Gløersen Haga

Ragnhild Gløersen Haga (born 12 February 1991) is a retired Norwegian olympic champion cross-country skier.[1]

Ragnhild Gløersen Haga
Gløersen Haga in Seefeld, January 2018
Country Norway
Born (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991
Holter, Nannestad, Norway
Ski clubÅsen IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (20102013, 20152023)
Individual wins2
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums11
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts140
Team starts12
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2015)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang10 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Liberec10 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Liberec15 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place2014 Val di Fiemme15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Otepää5 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place2011 Otepää4 × 3.33 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 OtepääIndividual sprint

Career

Haga competed in the 2015 World Cup season,[2] making a breakthrough by taking 12 top-ten World Cup results.[2]

At the 2015 Tour de Ski, she finished fourth overall.[3]

She represented Norway at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun.

In May, 2021, she was dropped from the Norwegian National Cross-country Team.[4]

On 12 March 2023, Haga made history by winning the first ever women's 50 km World Cup race, in Holmenkollen, Norway.[5]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing on 30 March 2023.[6]

Personal life

Haga was born in Nannestad on 12 February 1991.[7]

She is the niece of Anders Bakken, who competed in cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.[2] Her partner is Øyvind Gløersen.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
201827Gold15Gold
20223129285

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20152429
2017264
20192810
2021307

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
201019NCNC
20112010873NC
201221NCNCNC
2013227857NC29
201524553264
201625131025126DNF
20172619153810DNF12
20182798NC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4
2019282716449
202029191637281713
2021305739
20223129186017
2023325228

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (1WC, 1 SWC)
  • 11 podiums – (7 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12014–153 January 2015Germany Oberstdorf, Germany3 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
22015–1627 November 2015Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
32017–1826 November 2017Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
426 November 2017Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
53 December 2017Norway Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
610 December 2017Switzerland Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
716 December 2017Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
828 January 2018Austria Seefeld, Austria10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
928 January 2018Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
1018 March 2018Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
112022–2312 March 2023Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 RL)
  • 3 podiums – (3 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12011–1212 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdWeng / Kristoffersen / Østberg
22016–1718 December 2016France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stØstberg / Bjørgen / Weng
32018–199 December 2018Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Johaug / Østberg

References

  1. "Ragnhild Haga". FIS. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. Trawka, Irek (14 July 2015). "Cross-Country Talk: Ragnhild Haga (NOR)". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. "Ragnhild Haga: - Det er så surrealistisk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. Busk, Martin (3 May 2021). "Ragnhild Haga ferdig på landslaget: - Skuffet, oppgitt og overrasket". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. "Historic Haga wins first women's 50km race after thriller sprint finish". International Ski Federation. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian (30 March 2023). "Ragnhild Haga legger opp: – Trist og rart". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. Bryhn, Rolf. "Ragnhild Haga". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. "HAGA Ragnhild". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2019.


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