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Sadie Maubet Bjornsen

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen

American cross-country skier

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen (née Bjornsen, born November 21, 1989) is a retired American cross-country skier and former member of the United States Ski Team Nordic programs "Cross Country A Team" roster.[2]

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Her brother Erik Bjornsen is also a cross-country skier.[3]

Athletic career

Bjornsen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[4] In 2015, she graduated from Alaska Pacific University.[5]

Bjornsen has one individual world cup podium and four team world cup podiums: Third in the 5 km in Toblach in 2017, third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Lillehammer in 2013 and 2015, second in the 4 × 5 km relay in Nové Město in 2016, and second in the team sprint at Düsseldorf in 2011.[6]

Bjornsen finished ninth overall in the 2017–18 Tour de Ski, behind teammate Jessie Diggins in third: this was the first time that two Americans finished in the top ten in the race's overall classification.[7]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
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World Cup

Season standings

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Individual podiums

  • 7 podiums – (2 WC, 5 SWC)
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Team podiums

  • 5 podiums – (1 TS, 4 RL)
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References

  1. [1]
    "Sadie Bjornsen bio". Nordic US Ski Team. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Nordic athletes". usskiteam.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Skiing Siblings Hope To Make It To Sochi, Together". NPR.org. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Sadie BJORNSEN | Cross-Country | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. [5]
    Bjornsen, Sadie (May 12, 2015). "15 Favorites of this Spring". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Athlete : BJORNSEN Sadie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USA Today. January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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