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Elin Nilsen

{{short description|Norwegian cross-country skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| nationality = {{NOR}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|08|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mo i Rana, Norway

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| club = Bossmo & Ytteren IL

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| seasons =13 – (1989–1995, 1997–2002)

| wins = 0

| teamwins = 2

| totalpodiums = 3

| teampodiums = 24

| individual_starts = 113

| team_starts = 34

| wcoveralls = 0 – (5th in 1992)

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{{MedalSport | Women's cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{NOR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1992 Albertville|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1994 Lillehammer|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1998 Nagano|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1995 Thunder Bay|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|1997 Trondheim|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2001 Lahti|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Val di Fiemme|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|1993 Falun|4 × 5 km relay}}

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Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 30 km event in both in 1992 and 1998.

Nilsen also won five 4 × 5 km relay medals at the Nordic skiing World Championships with three silvers (1995, 1997, 2001) and two bronzes (1991, 1993). Her best individual finish at the World Championships was fourth in the 15 km event in 1999.

Nilsen won four races in career at all levels from 1994 to 2002

She represented Bossmo & Ytteren IL.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/elin-nilsen-1.html|title=Elin Nilsen |accessdate=16 July 2010|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129013745/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/elin-nilsen-1.html |archivedate=29 January 2010 }}

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=43547&type=st-WC |title=NILSEN Elin |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=14 December 2019}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 3 medals – (3 silver)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  5 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Pursuit 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

19922310—54style="background:silver;"| Silver
199425121312—style="background:silver;"| Silver
199829———4style="background:silver;"| Silver

=World Championships=

  • 5 medals – (3 silver, 2 bronze)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  5 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Pursuit 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

199122—15—{{n/a}}19{{n/a}}bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze
19932416{{n/a}}—1313{{n/a}}bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze
199526—{{n/a}}——7{{n/a}}style="background:silver;"|Silver
199728—{{n/a}}7——{{n/a}}style="background:silver;"|Silver
19993016{{n/a}}4{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}—{{n/a}}4
200132{{n/a}}———{{Abbr|CNX|Cancelled}}{{ref label|cancelled|a|1
} || — || style="background:silver;"|Silver

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:a. {{note label|cancelled|a|1}} Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

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=World Cup=

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint

198920{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19902123{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19912219{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
1992235{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19932418{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19942517{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19952611{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19972814{{n/a}}7{{n/a}}27
19982913{{n/a}}12{{n/a}}16
19993014{{n/a}}15{{n/a}}19
20003123{{n/a}}141946
20013237{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—
20023339{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—

==Individual podiums==

  • 3 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"|Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:160px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center| 1991–92 align=right| 14 December 1991align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Thunder Bay, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
align=center|2align=right| 11 January 1992align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cogne, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center| 1996–97 align=right| 15 March 1997align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

==Team podiums==

  • 2 victories
  • 24 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center| 1989–90 align=right| 11 March 1990align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPedersen / Nybråten / Hegge
align=center|2rowspan=3 align=center| 1990–91 align=right| 15 February 1991align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rdPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|3align=right| 10 March 1991align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|4bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 15 March 1991align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norwaybgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Pedersen
align=center|5rowspan=2 align=center| 1991–92 align=right| 18 February 1992align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2ndPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|6bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 8 March 1992align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Funäsdalen, Swedenbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay Cbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stPedersen / Nybråten / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|7rowspan=1 align=center| 1992–93 align=right| 26 February 1993align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}3rdDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Moen
align=center|8rowspan=1 align=center| 1993–94 align=right| 22 February 1994align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2ndDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Moen
align=center|9rowspan=5 align=center| 1994–95 align=right| 29 January 1995align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMoen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Martinsen
align=center|10align=right| 7 February 1995align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Hamar, Norway4 × 3 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoen / Martinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|11align=right|12 February 1995align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMikkelsplass / Nybråten / Moen
align=center|12align=right|17 March 1995align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2ndMikkelsplass / Nybråten / Moen
align=center|13align=right|26 March 1995align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Sapporo, Japan4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDybendahl-Hartz / Nybråten / Mikkelsplass
align=center|14rowspan=3 align=center| 1996–97 align=right| 28 February 1997align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Trondheim, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2ndMartinsen / Mikkelsplass / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|15align=right| 9 March 1997align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMartinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Sorkmo
align=center|16align=right| 16 March 1997align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoen / Mikkelsplass / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|17rowspan=1 align=center| 1997–98 align=right| 6 March 1998align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMartinsen / Mikkelsplass / Dybendahl-Hartz
align=center|18rowspan=3 align=center| 1998–99 align=right| 29 November 1998align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMartinsen / Moen / Sorkmo
align=center|19align=right| 10 January 1999align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSorkmo / Moen / Martinsen
align=center|20align=right| 21 March 1999align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMartinsen / Glomsås / Moen
align=center|21rowspan=3 align=center| 1999–00 align=right| 28 November 1999align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMartinsen / Pedersen / Moen
align=center|22align=right| 19 December 1999align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndMoen / Glomsås / Martinsen
align=center|23align=right| 13 January 2000align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdMoen / Martinsen / Sorkmo
align=center|24rowspan=1 align=center| 2000–01 align=right| 9 December 2000align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 3 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBay / Skari / Pedersen

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Note: {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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References

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External links

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|43547}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|elin-nilsen}}

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Category:1968 births

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Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:People from Rana, Norway

Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing

Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing

Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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