Even Northug facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Even Northug |
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| Country |  Norway |
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| Born | 26 September 1995 Mosvik Municipality, Norway |
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| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2015–2016, 2018–present) | |||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Team wins | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Team starts | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2023) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Updated on 22 March 2025. | ||||||||||||||
Even Northug (born 26 September 1995) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He is known for his speed in sprint races.
Even started his international skiing journey at a young age. He competed in the 2014 World Junior Championships, where he finished ninth in the sprint race. Later, in the Under-23 (U23) category, he earned a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
He made his first appearance in the World Cup in March 2015. This was a sprint race held in Drammen. A year later, in the same city, he earned his first World Cup points by finishing eighth in a sprint. He continued to improve, achieving a sixth-place finish in a sprint race in Dresden in January 2018.
Even represents the sports clubs Mosvik IL and Strindheim IL. He comes from a family of famous skiers; his older brothers are Petter Northug and Tomas Northug.
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Even's Skiing Journey
Even Northug has competed in many important cross-country skiing events. His results are officially recorded by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Championship Highlights
Even competed in the 2023 World Championships. He showed his strength in sprint races by finishing seventh in the men's sprint event.
World Cup Achievements
Even has been a consistent performer in the World Cup series. He has achieved several podium finishes in individual sprint races. A podium finish means he placed in the top three.
- In the 2022–23 season, he had a fantastic year. He finished second in two sprint races: one in Rukatunturi, Finland, and another in Lillehammer, Norway. He also earned a third-place finish in a sprint in Tallinn, Estonia. Overall, he ranked 17th in the World Cup standings and an impressive third in the sprint standings for that season.
- During the 2023–24 season, Even continued his strong performance. He secured two more third-place finishes in sprint races, one in Oberhof, Germany, and another in Drammen, Norway. He finished sixth in the sprint standings for the season.
- In the 2024–25 season, Even added three more individual podiums. He placed second in a sprint in Lillehammer, Norway, and second again in Val di Fiemme, Italy. He also took third place in a sprint in Cogne, Italy. He finished the season ranked fifth in the sprint standings.
Team Successes
Even has also been very successful in team sprint events. He has helped his team win three World Cup races and achieve four podium finishes in total.
- In the 2021–22 season, he won a team sprint race in Dresden, Germany, with his teammate Thomas Helland Larsen.
- In the 2023–24 season, he placed second in a team sprint in Lahti, Finland, with Håvard Solås Taugbøl.
- During the 2024–25 season, Even won two more team sprint races. He won with Erik Valnes in Cogne, Italy, and with Johannes Høsflot Klæbo in Lahti, Finland.
External links
- Even Northug at the International Ski FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Even Northug at Team Norway
