Leif Torbjørn Næsvold (born 5 March 1998) is a Norwegian

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

skier. He competed at the

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as well as the

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and 2017 Junior World Championships. In 2016 he recorded a 5th place in the team event and a 10th place individually. He made his Continental Cup debut in January 2017 in

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, and won his first races in January 2019 in

Rukatunturi Rukatunturi () is a high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. Apart from downhill skiing, there are over 500 km of cross-country skiing tracks. Also snowmobiles can be rented to enjoy some of the area's 600 km of snowmobile ro ...

, with back-to-back-to-back victories in the three individual and team events. He made his

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debut in November 2018 in

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, also collecting his first World Cup points with a 21st place. In the 2019–20 season he managed three 20th places in a row. He represents the sports club Røykenhopp.

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1998 births Living people People from Røyken Skiers from Buskerud Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub