Øystein Pettersen

Øystein "Pølsa" Pettersen (born 19 January 1983 in Linderud) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. He has four World Cup podiums, his best finish being second in individual sprint events (2006: Germany, 2009: Estonia). He and Petter Northug won gold in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.[1] In the Individual Sprint he was one of three Norwegians to reach the six-man final.

Øystein Pettersen
Country Norway
Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983
Linderud, Oslo, Norway
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski clubBækkelagets SK, Oslo
Lillomarka SK, Oslo
World Cup career
Seasons20032014
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums6
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts88
Team starts7
Overall titles0 – (28th in 2008)
Discipline titles0

Athletic career

Pettersen began competing in national events in 2002 and in junior international events in 2003. Although he has competed in dozens of events, he only finished in the top three at World Cup events five times, including second-place finished in Germany in 2006 and in Estonia in 2009. He did not compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics, but did win a gold medal that year in the Scandinavian championships.[2]

Pettersen was selected to join the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In his first Olympic event, the individual sprint, he placed sixth, one of three Norwegians who made it to the final competition round.[3] He later won a gold medal with teammate Petter Northug in the team sprint event in a close finish with teams from Germany and Russia. Originally, Pettersen was not going to compete in the event, but a last-minute withdrawal by world champion Ola Vigen Hattestad due to illness left a slot open, and Pettersen was chosen to fill it.[4] A number of teams were in contention following Pettersen's performance during the first leg of the race, and it was not until the last hill that Northug passed his opponents and took the lead entering the stadium where the race finished.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010276Gold

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20112841

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200320119N/A62N/AN/AN/A
200421141NC63N/AN/AN/A
200522NCNCNCN/AN/AN/A
20062368NC26N/AN/AN/A
200724285412N/A53N/A
20082540NC13N/A
20092644NC13N/ADNF
201027348814N/A18
20112857NC2032
20122953NC19DNF
20133073NC33
201431111946632

Individual podiums

  • 6 podiums – (5 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 28 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2 2007–08 16 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
3 2008–09 25 January 2009 Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
4 2009–10 28 November 2009 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
5 2010–11 4 December 2010 Düsseldorf, Germany1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
6 2011–12 25 November 2011 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 3 podiums – (1 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2006–07 29 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRønning
225 March 2007 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHjelmeset / Estil / Northug
3 2013–14 22 December 2013 Asiago, Italy6 × 1.65 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdBrandsdal

References

  1. Øystein Pettersen. sports-reference.com
  2. "PETTERSEN Oeystein". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Men's Individual Sprint Classic – Finals". Vancouver 2010. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  4. "Cross-Country Skiing: Norway storm to men's team sprint gold". Agence France-Presse. Vancouver 2010. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
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