Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
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Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (born 9 November 1990 in Gjøvik
) is a Norwegian
cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. Her best individual World Cup
finish is a 14th place at a sprint event in Otepää
in January 2009, which she copied the year after at the same venue, but now in 10 km classic.
She won 4 gold medals during the 2009 Junior World Championship in Praz de Lys Sommand, but had to settle with a 5th place in the team sprint event during the 2009 World Championship in Liberec
, along with Astrid Jacobsen
. She also finished 37th in the 30 km event.
She also plays football for Gjøvik FK
.
Gjøvik
is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
) is a Norwegian
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 who has competed since 2008. Her best individual 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...
finish is a 14th place at a sprint event in Otepää
Otepää
Otepää is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 . Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia...
in January 2009, which she copied the year after at the same venue, but now in 10 km classic.
She won 4 gold medals during the 2009 Junior World Championship in Praz de Lys Sommand, but had to settle with a 5th place in the team sprint event during the 2009 World Championship in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
, along 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...
. She also finished 37th in the 30 km event.
She also plays football for Gjøvik FK
Gjøvik FK
Gjøvik Fotballklubb is a Norwegian women's football club from Gjøvik. Founded in on 15 August 1991, its women's team plays in the First Division, the second tier in Norway.Their most famous player is cross-country skier Ingvild Flugstad Østberg.-References:...
.