Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen during the World Championships in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria in February 2019
Country	Norway
Full name	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
Born	(1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 38) Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	IL Heming
World Cup career
Seasons	16 – (2005–2020)
Individual wins	6
Team wins	8
Indiv. podiums	43
Team podiums	13
Indiv. starts	258
Team starts	26
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2008)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 3 2 5 Olympic Games Gold 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 5 km relay World Championships Gold 2007 Sapporo Individual sprint Gold 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay Gold 2017 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay Silver 2015 Falun 15 km skiathlon Silver 2019 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay Bronze 2007 Sapporo Team sprint Bronze 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay Bronze 2011 Oslo Team sprint Bronze 2017 Lahti 10 km classical Bronze 2017 Lahti 30 km freestyle Junior World Championships Gold 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 5 km relay Gold 2006 Kranj Individual sprint Gold 2006 Kranj 5 km classical Gold 2007 Taraviso Individual sprint Gold 2007 Taraviso 4 × 3.33 km relay Silver 2005 Rovaniemi 5 km classical Bronze 2007 Taraviso 5 km freestyle

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born January 22, 1987) is a former cross-country skier from Norway. She was also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Astrid skied for the IL Heming club in Oslo, close to Holmenkollen. Her biggest win was a gold medal in the sprint event at the 2007 World Championships. On April 22, 2020, she announced she was stopping her skiing career to focus on studying medicine.

Astrid's Skiing Journey

Early Career Highlights (Before 2007)

Before the 2006-2007 season, Astrid had already competed in five World Cup events. Her best result was finishing 10th in a freestyle sprint race in Changchun, China. She also placed 17th in a classic sprint in Drammen.

Astrid also showed great promise in Junior World Championships.

• In 2005, she won a silver medal in the sprint event in Rovaniemi, Finland.
• In 2006, in Kranj, Slovenia, she won two gold medals. One was in the sprint, and the other was in a 5 km classical style race. She finished that race 18.4 seconds faster than the second-place skier!

She also competed in the Scandinavian Cup and won a silver medal at the National Championship in January 2005.

Breaking Through in 2007

Astrid started the 2006-2007 season strong. She achieved her highest World Cup finish yet, coming in fourth place in a classic sprint. Her good results led to her being chosen for the Norwegian sprint team for the World Championships in Sapporo. There, she won her first major international title in the sprint event. She also earned two bronze medals: one in the team sprint and another in the 4 x 5 km relay.

Success and Challenges (2007-2011)

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (without a number) at the Tour de Ski in Prague in 2007

The 2007-2008 season was fantastic for Astrid. She won her first World Cup race in Rybinsk, a 15 km freestyle event. Overall, she had 2 wins and reached the podium 6 times that season. This placed her second overall in the World Cup standings.

After this successful season, Astrid faced some difficulties. She had injuries and felt less motivated. She returned to competition at the start of the Tour de Ski, but had to leave early because she became ill. She also had a cycling accident in June 2009, where she hurt her jaw, elbow, and back.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Astrid finished fifth in the team sprint and seventh in the individual sprint. In July 2010, she dislocated her shoulder while training, but she recovered quickly. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Astrid and her teammate Maiken Caspersen Falla won a bronze medal in the Team Sprint.

Finding Her Stride Again (2013 Onwards)

In 2013, Astrid had a great start to the year, finishing second in the Tour de Ski on January 6. She later shared that her mother, Dr. Britt Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, had suggested she might have a gluten allergy. Tests confirmed this, and Astrid said this diagnosis was very important for her future career. It helped her understand her body better and improve her performance.

Astrid's Top Skiing Results

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen has achieved many great results in her cross-country skiing career. Here are some of her top finishes at major competitions. All these results come from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Medals

Astrid won one medal at the Olympic Games:

World Championships Medals

Astrid has won 10 medals at the World Championships: 3 gold, 2 silver, and 5 bronze.

World Cup Standings

Astrid also had strong performances in the World Cup series. Here's how she ranked in different seasons and types of races:

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2005	18	90	—	66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	19	64	NC	35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	20	24	46	10	N/A	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
2008	21		4		N/A	16	N/A	7	N/A
2009	22	90	NC	62	N/A	DNF	N/A	—	N/A
2010	23	49	38	45	N/A	DNF	N/A	—	N/A
2011	24	8	11	7	DNF	10	N/A	5	N/A
2012	25	9	11	11	32	8	N/A	DNF	N/A
2013	26	9	8	29	DNF	5	N/A	6	N/A
2014	27		6	19	6		N/A	DNF	N/A
2015	28	15	10	30	DNF	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016	29	7	8	5	7	DNF	N/A	N/A	6
2017	30	25	23	24	18	DNF	N/A	—	N/A
2018	31	15	11	45	—	DNF	N/A	5	N/A
2019	32	13	10	16	—	DNF	N/A	7	N/A
2020	33	4	6	8		5	5	N/A	N/A

Individual Podiums

Astrid achieved 6 victories and a total of 43 podium finishes in individual World Cup races.

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2006–07	28 January 2007	Otepää, Estonia	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
2	2007–08	1 December 2007	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
3		2 December 2007		10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
4		15 December 2007	Rybinsk, Russia	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
5		16 December 2007		1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
6		23 January 2008	Canmore, Canada	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
7		10 February 2008	Otepää, Estonia	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
8		16 February 2008	Liberec, Czech Republic	7.6 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
9		23 February 2008	Falun, Sweden	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
10		5 March 2008	Drammen, Norway	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
11		14 March 2008	Bormio, Italy	2.5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
12	2010–11	26 November 2010	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
13		31 December 2010	Oberhof, Germany	2.5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	3rd
14		2 January 2011	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
15		13 March 2011	Lahti, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
16		20 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
17	2011–12	31 January 2011	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
18		3 January 2012	Toblach, Italy	3 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
19		7 March 2012	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
20	2012–13	4 January 2013	Toblach, Italy	3 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
21	2013–14	28 December 2013	Oberhof, Germany	3 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
22		31 December 2013	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
23		1 January 2014		10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	2nd
24		3 January 2014	Cortina/Toblach, Italy	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
25		4 January 2014	Val di Fiemme, Italy	5 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd
26		5 January 2014		9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
27		28 December 2013 – 5 January 2014	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
28	2014–15	23 January 2015	Rybinsk, Russia	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
29		15 March 2015	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
30	2015–16	16 January 2016	Planica, Slovenia	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
31		23 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
32		14 February 2016	Falun, Sweden	10 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
33		2 March 2016	Montreal, Canada	10.5 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	3rd
34		5 March 2016	Quebec City, Canada	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
35		8 March 2016	Canmore, Canada	1.5 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
36		9 March 2016		7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
37	2018–19	26 January 2019	Ulricehamn, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
38		12 March 2019	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
39	2019–20	29 November – 1 December 2019	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
40		3 January 2020	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
41		4 January 2020		1.3 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
42		18 February 2020	Åre, Sweden	0.7 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
43		23 February 2020	Trondheim, Norway	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	2nd

Team Podiums

Astrid was part of teams that won 8 victories and 13 podium finishes in World Cup team events.

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2006–07	4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Skofterud / Størmer Steira / Bjørgen
2	2007–08	25 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Johaug / Skofterud / Bjørgen
3		17 February 2008	Liberec, Czech Republic	4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Bjørgen
4		24 February 2008	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Aunet Tyldum / Størmer Steira / Bjørgen
5	2011–12	20 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Flugstad Østberg / Berger / Kristoffersen
6		12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
7	2012–13	20 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Skofterud / Flugstad Østberg / Ek Hagen
8	2015–16	17 January 2016	Planica, Slovenia	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Weng
9		24 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Flugstad Østberg / Weng / Johaug
10	2016–17	15 January 2017	Toblach, Italy	6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Caspersen Falla
11		22 January 2017	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Flugstad Østberg / Weng / Bjørgen
12	2018–19	27 January 2019	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Weng / Johaug / Flugstad Østberg
13	2019–20	8 December 2019	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Caspersen Falla / Johaug / Weng

See also

In Spanish: Astrid Jacobsen para niños