Emil Iversen (born 12 August 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents IL Varden. He is 2019 World Champion in team sprint and 4 × 10 km relay.

Emil Iversen
Iversen in 2019
Country Norway
Born (1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 33)
Meråker, Norway
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubIL Varden
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2014–present)
Starts134
Podiums26
Wins8
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2019)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf 50 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 9 December 2023.

Athletic career

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2010/11

Iversen was junior world champion in the relay in 2011 with Sindre Bjørnestad Skar, Mathias Rundgreen and Erik Bergfall Brovold. He debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer on 7 December 2013.[1]

2015/16

Iversen won his first World Cup stage race on 5 January 2016 in the classic sprint stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf.[2] He won his second World Cup in the skate sprint in Lahti on 20 February 2016.[3] He won his third World Cup in the 17.5 km classic mass start stage in Montréal on 2 March 2016.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2018 26 10 8
2022 30 [a] Silver

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

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  • 4 medals – (4 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2017 25 10 4
2019 27 10 31 5 Gold Gold
2021 29 5 Gold 10 Gold
2023 31 13

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2014 22 NC NC NC
2015 23 60 65 31 27
2016 24 8 15 9 10 7
2017 25 11 14 7 4 DNF 32
2018 26 9 19 4 15 14 31
2019 27 6 10 8   DNF 5
2020 28 9 7 15   DNF 4
2021 29 12 15 22  
2022 30 51 30 88 DNF
2023 31 31 24 86 20

Individual podiums

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  • 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (13 WC, 13 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2015–16 5 January 2016   Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
2 20 February 2016   Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
3 2 March 2016   Montreal, Canada 17.5 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
4 5 March 2016   Quebec City, Canada 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 2016–17 27 November 2016   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
6 2 December 2016   Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
7 28 February 2017   Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
8 29 February 2017 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st
9 2017–18 4 January 2018   Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 1st
10 20 January 2018   Planica, Slovenia 1.6 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
11 4 March 2018   Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
12 2018–19 25 November 2018   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13 30 November 2018   Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
14 30 November
– 2 December 2018
  Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
15 2 January 2019   Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
16 16 March 2019   Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
17 2019–20 30 November 2019   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
18 1 December 2019 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
19 29 November
– 1 December 2019
  Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
20 7 December 2019   Lillehammer, Norway 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
21 20 February 2020   Meråker, Norway 34 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 3rd
22 23 February 2020   Trondheim, Norway 30 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 1st
23 8 March 2020   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
24 2020–21 27 November 2020   Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
25 27–29 November 2020   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
26 23 January 2021   Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st

Team podiums

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  • 4 victories – (3 RL, 1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2015–16 6 December 2015   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Tønseth / Røthe / Gløersen
2 2018–19 9 December 2018   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Sundby / Røthe / Krogh
3 10 February 2019   Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Klæbo
4 2020–21 24 January 2021   Lahti, Finland 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Golberg / Røthe / Krüger
5 2021–22 5 December 2021   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Valnes / Krüger / Klæbo
6 2022–23 11 December 2022   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kalvå / Nyenget / Weng

References

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  1. ^ "IVERSEN Emil – Biographie". FIS. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "First World Cup wins for Caldwell and Iversen". FIS. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Falla and Iversen win pre-World Championships sprints in Lahti (FIN) – FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Iversen wins Stage 2 of Ski Tour Canada". FIS. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ "IVERSEN Emil". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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