Vibeke Skofterud

Vibeke Skofterud in 2015.

Personal information

Born

20 April 1980

Medal record

Women's cross country skiing
Representing Norway
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver	4x5 km relay
World Championships
	2005 Oberstdorf	4 x 5 km
	2011 Oslo	4 x 5 km
	2003 Val di Fiemme	4 x 5 km
	2007 Sapporo	4 x 5 km

Vibeke Westbye Skofterud (born 20 April 1980 in Askim) is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Skofterud won a complete set of 4 x 5 km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 2005,gold: 2011, silver: 2003, bronze: 2007) and earned her best individual finish of 13th in the 5 km + 5 km double pursuit in 2003.

Her first individual victory came in a pursuit race in Norway in 2006.

In 2012 Skofterud became the first Norwegian to win the Vasaloppet official ladies class. She sat a new record time, 4.08,24, more than 8 minutes faster than the previous record from 1998. This was the first time ever she competed in a race as long as 90 km.

The 2012/2013 World Cup season proved to be difficult for Skofterud, due to illness and injuries, and she was forced to quit the season halfway through. She made a come-back on the national team the following winter, but her results were less than satisfactory. After failing to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Skofterud announced her retirement from the national team, in favour of a career in ski marathon.

On 18 August 2015 Skofterud announced her retirement from top level cross country skiing.

Personal life

In 2005, Skofterud turned down an offer to appear in the Norwegian edition of the men's magazine FHM. The rejection was done after pressure from the Norwegian skiing federation. Skofterud's laptop with several private photos was stolen in 2004, and some of these images appeared on internet discussion groups in November 2006.

Skofterud has suffered from eating disorders and she has told the press that this was the reason why she had to cancel many competitions in the previous seasons.

Skofterud confirmed in June 2008 that she is in a committed relationship with a woman,^[1] even though she had male companions in the past.

References

Vibeke W Skofterud at the International Ski Federation

↑ Skofterud står frem

External links

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Official website (Norwegian)

Olympic champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1956: Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, Siiri Rantanen (FIN) 1960: Irma Johansson, Britt Strandberg, Sonja Ruthström-Edström (SWE) 1964: Alevtina Kolchina, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) 1968: Inger Aufles, Babben Enger-Damon, Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR) 1972: Lyubov Mukhachyova, Alevtina Olyunina, Galina Kulakova (URS)

4 x 5 km	1976: Nina Baldycheva, Zinaida Amosova, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova (URS) 1980: Marlies Rostock, Carola Anding, Veronika Hesse, Barbara Petzold (GDR) 1984: Inger Helene Nybråten, Anne Jahren, Britt Pettersen, Berit Aunli (NOR) 1988: Svetlana Nageykina, Nina Gavrilyuk, Tamara Tikhonova, Anfisa Reztsova (URS) 1992: Yelena Välbe, Raisa Smetanina, Larisa Lazutina, Lyubov Yegorova (EUN) 1994: Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrilyuk, Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) 1998: Nina Gavrilyuk, Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 2002: Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher (GER) 2006: Natalia Baranova-Masalkina, Larisa Kurkina, Yuliya Chepalova, Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova (RUS) 2010: Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2014: Ida Ingemarsdotter, Emma Wikén, Anna Haag, Charlotte Kalla (SWE)

World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1954: Soviet Union Lyubov Kozyreva Margarita Maslennikova Valentina Tsaryova 1958: Soviet Union Radya Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva 1962: Soviet Union Lyubov Baranova Maria Gusakova Alevtina Kolchina 1966: Soviet Union Klavdiya Boyarskikh Rita Achkina Alevtina Kolchina 1970: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Galina Kulakova Alevtina Olyunina

4 x 5 km	1974: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Nina Selyunina Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova 1978: Finland Taina Impiö Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo 1982: Norway Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Britt Pettersen 1985: Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova 1987: Soviet Union Antonina Ordina Nina Gavrilyuk Larisa Ptistyna Anfisa Reztsova 1989: Finland Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen 1991: Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe 1993: Russia Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova 1995: Russia Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk 1997: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Yelena Välbe 1999: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova Nina Gavrilyuk 2001: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrilyuk 2003: Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 2005: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2007: Finland Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Pirjo Manninen 2009: Finland Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2011: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2013: Norway Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2015: Norway Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen

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