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Eirik Brandsdal

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Eirik Brandsdal
Eirik Brandsdal in Dresden, 2019
Country Norway
Born (1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 (age 37)
Oslo, Norway
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Ski clubKjelsås IL
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (20072020)
Starts128
Podiums24
Wins9
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2015)
Discipline titles0

Eirik Brandsdal (born 11 November 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who began competing in 2005. His five World Cup victories came in sprint events in Otepää on 23 January 2011, in Milan on 14 January 2012, in Drammen on 7 March 2012, in Kuusamo on 29 November 2014 and in Drammen on 8 March 2017. He retired after the 2019–20 season, which he announced on 24 March 2020.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 27 9
2018 31 22

World Championships

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 24 65 17
2013 26 6
2015 28 11

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2007 20 163 84
2008 21 100 64
2009 22 65 29
2010 23 35 105 11 34
2011 24 29 95 6 36
2012 25 17 NC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) DNF 35
2013 26 32 64 7 DNF 37
2014 27 16 90 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 62 30
2015 28 11 NC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 49
2016 29 22 52 5 30 38
2017 30 31 NC 10 50
2018 31 36 NC 9 DNF 57
2019 32 16 78 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 39 DNF 21
2020 33 55 NC 20

Individual podiums

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  • 9 victories – (7 WC, 2 SWC)
  • 24 podiums – (19 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2009–10 5 December 2009 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 2010–11 23 January 2011 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
3 13 March 2011 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
4 2011–12 14 January 2012 Italy Milan, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 21 January 2012 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
6 7 March 2012 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
7 14 March 2012 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
8 2012–13 30 November 2012 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
9 20 March 2013 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
10 2013–14 29 November 2013 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
11 2 February 2014 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
12 1 March 2014 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.55 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
13 2014–15 29 November 2014 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
14 14 December 2014 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
15 7 March 2015 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
16 11 March 2015 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
17 2015–16 27 November 2015 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
18 3 February 2016 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
19 8 March 2016 Canada Canmore, Canada 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
20 2016–17 8 March 2017 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
21 2017–18 7 March 2018 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
22 2018–19 24 November 2018 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
23 12 March 2019 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
24 2019–20 4 March 2020 Norway Konnerud, Norway 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 8 podiums – (8 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2009–10 6 December 2009 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Gløersen
2 2010–11 16 January 2011 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Dahl
3 2012–13 7 December 2012 Canada Quebec City, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Gløersen
4 13 January 2013 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Golberg
5 2013–14 22 December 2013 Italy Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.65 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Pettersen
6 12 January 2014 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Rønning
7 2018–19 13 January 2019 Germany Dresden, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Golberg
8 10 February 2019 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Skar

References

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  1. ^ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 42.
  2. ^ "Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) announces retirement". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "BRANDSDAL Eirik". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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