Petter Northug

Petter Northug
Petter Northug during the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in Oslo, Norway in February 2011
Country Norway
Full namePetter Northug Jr.
Born (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
Framverran, Mosvik, Norway
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubStrindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (20052018)
Starts219
Podiums84
Wins38
Overall titles2 – (2010, 2013)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI: 2010)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 1
World Championships 13 3 0
Total 15 4 1
Men's cross-country skier
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 50 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Individual sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 50 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo 30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo 50 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun 50 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rovaniemi 20 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rovaniemi 10 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 20 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Rovaniemi Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 10 km relay

Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze at the Olympics, 13 gold and three silver at the World Ski Championships), and 18 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 13 podium places. He is also the record holder for most stage wins (13) in Tour de Ski. By winning his ninth gold medal in the Nordic World Ski Championships in 4 × 10 km relay in Val di Fiemme 2013, he leveled[citation needed] the achievement of Bjørn Dæhlie who had been the most successful World Champion male skier up to that point. He is considered by many as the greatest cross-country skier of all time.[1]

He is expected to work as a commentator of skiing, on channel TV 2 during the winter of 2021/2022.[2][needs update]

  1. ^ "Hyller Northug som tidenes største: – Han kan ikke kopieres". 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "TV 2 bekrefter: Tilbake som ekspert". 24 September 2021.