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Sindre Bjørnestad Skar

Sindre Bjørnestad Skar
Bjørnestad Skar in 2019
Country Norway
Born (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32)
Ski clubBærums Verk og Hauger IF
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2011–present)
Indiv. starts98
Indiv. podiums12
Indiv. wins2
Team starts11
Team podiums5
Team wins2
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2019)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Almaty Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää 10 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Erzurum Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Erzurum 20 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Erzurum 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Erzurum 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 28 March 2023.

Sindre Bjørnestad Skar (born 22 January 1992) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

At the 2011 Junior World Championships he won two gold medals, one in relay and one in 10 km. He then took one silver and three bronze medals at the 2012 Junior World Championships. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in February 2011 in Drammen, where he also collected his first World Cup points with a 28th place finish. He later took his first top-10 placement with a tenth place in Lahti in March 2013.[1]

He represents the sports club Bærums Verk IF.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2017 25 13
2019 27 7

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2011 19 169 107
2012 20 NC NC NC
2013 21 111 NC 61
2014 22 107 103 58
2015 23 56 NC 19 5
2016 24 55 21
2017 25 16 54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
2018 26 29 36 11 DNF 27
2019 27 11 33 4 23 DNF 9
2020 28 24 48 10 16
2021 29 40 52 25 11
2022 30 39 14
2023 31 20 69 11 17

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (8 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2014–15 7 March 2015 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
2 2016–17 11 December 2016 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3 14 January 2017 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
4 28 January 2017 Sweden Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
5 2017–18 4 January 2018 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 2nd
6 2018–19 12 January 2019 Germany Dresden, Germany 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
7 16 March 2019 Sweden Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
8 22 March 2019 Canada Quebec City, Canada 1.6 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
9 2019–20 11 January 2020 Germany Dresden, Germany 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
10 2021–22 26 February 2022 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
11 2022–23 31 December 2022 Switzerland Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
12 4 January 2023 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 20 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 TS)
  • 5 podiums – (5 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2018–19 13 January 2019 Germany Dresden, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Valnes
2 10 February 2019 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Brandsdal
3 2019–20 22 December 2019 Slovenia Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Valnes
4 2021–22 19 December 2021 Germany Dresden, Germany 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Taugbøl
5 2022–23 24 March 2023 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Amundsen

References

  1. ^ a b c "SKAR Sindre Bjoernestad". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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