Paal GOLBERG

Norway

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 16 Jul 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GOL

Birth Country:

Norway

Residence: OSLO

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's 15km Classic	11
	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	5
	Men's Sprint Free	21
	Men's 4 x 10km Relay NOR Norway	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 4 x 10km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men's Sprint, Classical	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
18	15 kilometres, Classical	2014	Sochi, RUS

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
5	SP C Final Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA
8	50 km C Mst Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
8	SP C Final Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
11	Team Sprint F Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Sprint	Distance
2021/2022	5	10	15
2020/2021	19	42	11
2019/2020	3	3	10
2018/2019	43	21	66
2017/2018	34	13	72

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season	SP C	SP F	15 km C	15 km F	15 km C Mst
2021/2022	1 x 9th		1 x 10th	1 x 11th
2020/2021	1 x 22nd				2 x 3rd
2019/2020	1 x 1st		1 x 7th
2018/2019	1 x 3rd	1 x 9th	1 x 12th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season	15/15 km C/F	50 km F Pursuit	50 km C Mst
2020/2021	1 x 3rd	1 x 17th
2019/2020			1 x 13th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
Season	TSP F	4x7.5 km Mst R
2021/2022		1 x 3rd
2020/2021		1 x 1st
2019/2020		1 x 1st
2018/2019	1 x 2nd

World Cup
Season	FIS Tour de Ski Men
2021/2022	1 x 5th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
3	4x7.5 km Mst R	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
5	FIS Tour de Ski Men	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
9	SP C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
10	15 km C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
11	15 km F	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
18	SP C	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
23	SP C	2021/2022	Davos, SUI

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
5	FIS Tour de Ski Men	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS

Hobbies:

Golf, playing the guitar and trotting. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Business Administration - Lillehammer University College (NOR). (Info 2018)

Family:

Partner, Line Sogn Plassen. Daughter, Frida. Father, Gabriel Johannessen. Mother. Three siblings.

Languages spoken:

Norwegian, English

Club name:

Gol IL (Gol, NOR)

Coach:

National: Eirik Myhr Nossum (NOR), Lars Christian Aabol (NOR)

Debut:

2010 World Cup in Drammen (Sprint - 46th)

Injuries:

May 2018: Mononucleosis which led him to miss two months of training.

December 2017: Measles.

Throughout 2016: Various virus diseases. (paalgolberg.com)

National team:

2017 (also 2012-2016)

Start:

Since he was a little kid, he went on different tours with his parents, on skis in the winter and by foot in the summer. Started ski training at age seven and loved it. (paalgolberg.com; nab.no, Feb 2021)

Reason:

Grew more interest in cross-country skiing and decided to move to Lillehammer at age 16 for a ski high school. (paalgolberg.com)

Memorable:

Playing 72 strokes at the Baerum GK golf course. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Hero:

Golfer Tiger Woods (USA), tied for first in PGA Tour wins (89), including 15 titles in major championships. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Ritual:

Illuminati. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

General Interest

DIFFICULT JOURNEY
Had great success in his first World Cup seasons and high goals, expecting the rise to continue but instead had trouble with continuing illness and really struggled mentally after collapsing in the team sprint at Val di Fiemme 2013. Eventually, he lost his place on the national team, to stage a return with new strength in season 2019/2020. (vg.no, Feb 2020)

JOY OF FATHERHOOD
Welcomed daughter Frida in February 2019 which gave him a different perspective on life. (vg.no, Feb 2020)

Milestones

A veteran all-round skier who was set back by illnesses but has returned to the elite in the last two seasons.

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Debuted at Sochi 2014 with a start in the 15km finishing 18th. At PyeongChang 2018, finished fourth in the sprint final.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two World Championships appearances. Debuted at Val di Fiemme 2013, where he finished fifth in the sprint and a disappointing 11th in the team sprint with Petter Northug. Was back on the team at Oberstdorf 2021, where he won relay gold and finished eighth both in the sprint and the 50km.

Three-time Junior World Championships medallist winning two gold (10km, 4x5km relay) and one silver (sprint final).

WORLD CUP
Scored his first World Cup points in the city sprint in Dusseldorf in the autumn of 2010. Made his first World Cup podium in third in the sprint at Lahti in March 2011, and scored his first victory in the 15km at Lillehammer in December 2013.

Won the inaugural FIS Ski Tour in Norway and Sweden in March 2020, and finished sixth in the Tour de Ski.

In his best overall season, he finished third in the World Cup overall standing in 2020, and also took third in the sprint World Cup that year.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/pgolberg
https://www.instagram.com/pgool/
https://twitter.com/pgolberg
Athlete Website: https://www.paalgolberg.com/

Legend

:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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