Celine Brun-Lie
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Celine Marie Knudtzon Brun-Lie (born 18 March 1988) is a Norwegian
cross-country skier.
She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup
debut in March 2007 in Stockholm
, with a twentieth place. She recorded her first top-ten result in December 2007, with a tenth place in Rybinsk
, and finished on the podium for the first time in December 2008, when she finished second in the sprint race in Davos
. She also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009, recording a twelfth place in the sprint.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver she reached the finals of both her events, coming sixth in the Individual Sprint
and fifth (with Astrid Jacobsen
) in the Team Sprint
.
She represents the sports club Njård IL
, and currently lives in Trondheim
. She is a student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
. She has three siblings and speaks Norwegian, English, and French.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
cross-country skier.
She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships, recorded a fourth place at the 2007 Junior World Ski Championships and won a gold medal in relay at the 2008 Junior World Ski Championships. She made her World Cup
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31...
debut in March 2007 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, with a twentieth place. She recorded her first top-ten result in December 2007, with a tenth place in Rybinsk
Rybinsk
Rybinsk is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers. Population: It is served by Rybinsk Staroselye airport.-Early history:...
, and finished on the podium for the first time in December 2008, when she finished second in the sprint race in Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
. She also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009, recording a twelfth place in the sprint.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver she reached the finals of both her events, coming sixth in the Individual Sprint
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....
and fifth (with Astrid Jacobsen
Astrid Jacobsen
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen...
) in the Team Sprint
Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint
The women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the freestyle technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 22 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....
.
She represents the sports club Njård IL
Njård IL
SK Njård is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Vestre Aker, Oslo. It is named after Njörðr in Norse mythology.Founded in 1924, it has sections for alpine skiing, fencing, team handball, cross-country skiing, tennis, gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, orienteering together with IL Heming , and has...
, and currently lives in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. She is a student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
. She has three siblings and speaks Norwegian, English, and French.