Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen (born 2 September 1993) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He made his World Cup debut in January 2014 in the Nove Mesto sprint, also collecting his first World Cup points with a 19th place. He improved with every World Cup outing, first a 16th place in March 2014 in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

, then a 12th place in January 2015 in

Otepää Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer ca ...

, then an 8th place in February 2015 in

Östersund Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-larg ...

. However, he never broke the top 30 again. He represents the sports club Lillehammer SK. He hails from

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...

is a younger brother of Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Cup

Season standings

References

1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kristiansand Skiers from Agder Norwegian male cross-country skiers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub