Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a former Norwegian

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

(1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 30 km event in both in 1992 and 1998. Nilsen also won five 4 × 5 km relay medals at the

Nordic skiing World Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

with three silvers (1995, 1997, 2001) and two bronzes (1991, 1993). Her best individual finish at the World Championships was fourth in the 15 km event in 1999. Nilsen won four races in career at all levels from 1994 to 2002 She represented

Bossmo & Ytteren IL Bossmo & Ytteren Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Nord-Rana, Nordland that has sections for association football, team handball, biathlon and Nordic skiing. The club was founded in 1908. Its best known member is Olympic skier Elin N ...

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (3 silver)

World Championships

* 5 medals – (3 silver, 2 bronze) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*3 podiums

Team podiums

* 2 victories * 24 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the

1994 Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsen, Elin 1968 births Living people Norwegian female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics People from Rana, Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nordland