Line Viken (born 10 August 1981) is a Norwegian

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. Competing at the

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and 2001 Junior World Championships, her best finish was a 12th place from 2000. In the

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and 2005 Alpine World Ski Championships her best placement was 17th in slalom in 2003. She made her

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debut in December 2001 in

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and collected her first World Cup points with a 22nd-place finish in January 2002 in

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. She finished in the top 10 three times in 2004, all in the slalom. Viken only managed to finish three of her last eighteen World Cup races, and a 20th place in March 2007 in

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became her last World Cup outing. She was born in

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, but represented the sports club Grong IL.

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1981 births Living people People from Grong Norwegian female alpine skiers Sportspeople from Namsos Skiers from Trøndelag 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub