Tiril Udnes Weng (born 29 September 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier, who won overall World Cup in 2023
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 Udnes Weng in January, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1996 Nes, Akershus, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Nes Ski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2015–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 – (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Junior World Championships she won two bronze medals (one in relay), one silver and one gold medal (both in relay). As an U23 junior she competed at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Junior World Championships, bagging one bronze, two silver and one gold medal, all in individual races.[1]
She made her World Cup debut in March 2015 in Drammen, and collected her first World Cup points in January 2017 in Toblach with a 21st place in the sprint. She broke the top 20 for the first time in January 2018 in Seefeld, finishing 11th, following up with a 9th place in March in Drammen. In February 2019 in Lahti she reached the sprint final for the first time, finishing 6th. She also made her World Championships debut in 2019, finishing 15th in the sprint.[1]
Weng represents the sports club Nes Ski.[1] She is the twin sister of Lotta Udnes Weng and a third cousin of Heidi Weng.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | 21 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
World Championships
edit- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 19 | — | 7 | 6 | Gold | 6 |
| 2023 | 26 | 12 | — | 9 | 6 | Gold | Silver |
World Cup
editSeason titles
edit- 1 title – (1 overall)
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2023 | Overall |
Season standings
edit| 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 | ||
| 2015 | 18 | NC | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 19 | NC | — | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 20 | 100 | 51 | 66 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 33 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 33 | DNF | — | 12 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 18 |  |
19 | 16 | — | 18 | — |
| 2020 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 12 | — | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 11 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 26 |  |
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| 2024 | 27 | 37 | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 SWC)
- 11 podiums – (8 WC, 3 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021–22 | 3 December 2021 |  Lillehammer, Norway |
1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2022–23 | 25 November 2022 |  Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 27 November 2022 | 20 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 4 | 3 December 2022 | Lillehammer, Norway |
1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 4 December 2022 | 20 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 6 | 1 January 2023 |  Val Müstair, Switzerland |
10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 7 | 4 January 2023 |  Oberstdorf, Germany |
20 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 8 | 6 January 2023 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy |
1.3 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 9 | 31 December 2022 – 8 January 2022 |
Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 10 | 14 March 2023 | Drammen, Norway |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 11 | 25 March 2023 | Lahti, Finland |
1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
edit- 2 victories – (2 RL)
- 6 podiums – (4 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018–19 | 10 February 2019 | Lahti, Finland |
6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Falla |
| 2 | 2019–20 | 1 March 2020 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Østberg / Johaug / Weng |
| 3 | 2020–21 | 24 January 2021 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Johaug / Fossesholm / Weng |
| 4 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Weng / Johaug / Fossesholm |
| 5 | 13 March 2022 |  Falun, Sweden |
12 × 1 km Mixed Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Nyenget | |
| 6 | 2023–24 | 26 January 2024 | Goms, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Nyenget / Bergane / Krüger |
References
edit- ^ a b c Tiril Udnes Weng at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ "Familien Weng med mektig NM-deng".
- ^ "Athlete : Tiril Udnes WENG". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
External links
edit- Tiril Udnes Weng at FIS (cross-country)
- Tiril Udnes Weng at Olympics.com
- Tiril Udnes Weng at Olympedia
- Tiril Udnes Weng at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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