Sadie Maubet Bjornsen (, born November 21, 1989) is a retired American
cross-country skier and former member of the
United States Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team, operating under the auspices of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. Since 1974 the team and ...
Nordic programs "Cross Country A Team" roster.
Her brother
Erik Bjornsen is also a cross-country skier.
Athletic career
Bjornsen competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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in
Sochi
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,
Russia
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.
In 2015, she graduated from
Alaska Pacific University
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.
Bjornsen has one individual world cup podium and four team world cup podiums: Third in the 5 km in
Toblach
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Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had a population ...
in 2017, third in the 4 × 5 km relay in
Lillehammer
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in 2013 and 2015, second in the 4 × 5 km relay in
Nové Město in 2016, and second in the team sprint at
Düsseldorf
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in 2011.
Bjornsen finished ninth overall in the
2017–18 Tour de Ski, behind teammate
Jessie Diggins
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in third: this was the first time that two Americans finished in the top ten in the race's overall classification.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
*1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*7 podiums – (2 , 5 )
Team podiums
*5 podiums – (1 , 4 )
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
American female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Tour de Ski skiers
People from Omak, Washington
Alaska Pacific University alumni
Sportspeople from Washington (state)
21st-century American sportswomen