Espen ANDERSEN

Norway

Nordic Combined

Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: BAERUMS

Birth Country:

Norway

Residence: LILLEHAMMER

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Nordic Combined	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km	11
	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km	15
	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km NOR Norway	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Cross-Country	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Cross-Country	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Cross-Country	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Team HS106/4x5 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	43:57.7
2	Team Sprint HS137/2x7.5 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	30:09.3
8	Gundersen Large Hill HS137/10,0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	25:21.6
10	Gundersen LH HS130/10.0 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	27:32.2
17	Gundersen Normal Hill HS106/10.0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	24:42.6
25	Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	28:19.3

World Cup Rankings
Season	Overall
2021/2022	15
2020/2021	16
2019/2020	18
2018/2019	21

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	NH/15.0km	NH/10.0km	NH/5.0km	LH/10.0km	Team NH/4x5km	Team LH/4x5km	TSP LH/2x7.5km
2021/2022		2 x 5th		1 x 5th
2020/2021	1 x 10th	1 x 10th	1 x 22nd	1 x 5th
2019/2020		2 x 13th	1 x 33rd	1 x 8th			1 x 4th
2018/2019		1 x 11th	1 x 6th	2 x 11th			1 x 4th
2017/2018	1 x 9th	1 x 5th	1 x 9th	1 x 1st	1 x 1st	1 x 1st	1 x 7th
2016/2017	1 x 18th	1 x 5th	1 x 22nd	1 x 4th	1 x 2nd		1 x 1st
2015/2016		2 x 26th	1 x 28th	1 x 20th
2014/2015				1 x 12th			1 x 6th
2013/2014		1 x 25th		1 x 20th
2012/2013				1 x 47th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
5	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	26:27.0
5	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ramsau, AUT	24:32.8
5	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Klingenthal, GER	25:22.9
6	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Otepää, EST	24:07.4
12	NH/12.5km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	31:46.4
12	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ramsau, AUT	24:56.4
14	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	26:45.5
14	Mass Start NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Otepää, EST	23:42.2
16	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Klingenthal, GER	26:39.8
17	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	27:30.8

Hobbies:

Watching football and playing golf. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Bachelor in economics. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Family:

Father, Kjell Andersen. Mother, Wenche Andersen. One brother, Thomas.

Languages spoken:

Norwegian, English, German

Club name:

Lommedalen IL

Coach:

Team: Jan Schmid (NOR)

Debut:

2013 in Oslo (Large hill/10km - 47th)

National team:

2013

Ambition:

Goal for season 2021/22: Medal in the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, Sep 2021)
Career goal: Gold medal in the Olympic Winter Games or in World Championships. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Memorable:

First World Cup victory in 2017 (Ruka, large hill/5km) and Olympic team silver medal in 2018. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

General Interest

Not related to Nordic combined skier Espen Andersen (NOR), born 1961 and active in the 1980s.

COACH
Norwegian team coach Jan Schmid (NOR), three-time Olympian and team silver medallist in PyeongChang 2018, was world champion (Normal hill) with the team as an athlete in 2019.

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Gold medallist in the team event (large hill/4x5km) in Beijing 2022, together with Espen Bjoernstad, Jens Luraas Oftebro, and Joergen Graabak.
Finished 15th in large hill/10km and 11th in normal hill/10kmin the individual events in Beijing 2022.

Olympic debut in PyeongChang 2018, where he won the silver medal with the team. His best individual result was 10th (normal hill/10km)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Participated in 2017 and 2021, won the team silver medal in 2021.
Individual bronze medal in the Junior World Championships in 2012 (normal hill/5km).

WORLD CUP
Debut in 2013, scored his first points in Oslo in 2014 and celebrated his first of two World Cup victories in November 2017 in Ruka (large hill/5km). Additionally, he has four team podium finishes, three of them wins.

SEASON 2021/22
Has four top-six finishes throughout the season, but the closest he came to the podium were three fifth places. He is currently ranked 15th in the overall World Cup.

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Legend

:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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