Astrid Jacobsen

Skier infobox|name= Astrid Jacobsen


fullname = Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|1|22
cityofbirth = Trondheim
countryofbirth = Norway
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
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club = IL Heming
skis = Fischer
seasons = 2005-present
wins = 2
additionalpodiums = 6
totalpodiums = 8

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born January 22 1987 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen.FIS|S=CC|ID=102553] Her greatest achievement is winning the gold medal in sprint at the 2007 World Championships.

Before 2006/07 season

Prior to the 2006/07 season Jacobsen had competed in five World Cup events, three sprint races and two pursuits. One sprint in Drammen in the 2004/05 season and the rest at the end of the 2005/06 season. Her best result in those races was a 10th place in the freestyle sprint in Changchun, China where she lost in the semi final, having had the third best qualifying time. She also achieved another top twenty finish by finishing 17th in the classic sprint in Drammen (2005/06), after qualifying in 15th position. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&Submit=Search] World Cup history] Jacobsen finished the 2005/06 season in 64th place overall and 35th in the sprint, gaining 40 points. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1467.html?sector=CC&suchseason=2006&suchcup=WC&suchgender=L] 2005/06 World Cup standings]

She also competed in two Scandinavian Cup races (2005/06), a pursuit and a sprint, and became fifth and eighth respectively. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&type=result&category=SCAN&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search] Scandinavian Cup results] Jacobsen has one National Championship medal, a silver, which she won in January 2005. She became third in the qualifying, and lost to Marit Bjørgen, and ahead of Ella Gjømle, who was third. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=8300] National Championship results]

2006/07

Jacobsen has competed in three of the four opening races of the 2006/07 season. In the sprint in Düsseldorf she finished in 25th position. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=11802] Dusseldorf sprint results] . A month later she achieved her highest ever World Cup finish, becoming fourth in the classic sprint, losing to Petra Majdic, Virpi Kuitunen, and Marit Bjørgen in the final. The day after she became 35th in the classic 10km race, in a time of 30:29.5, 2:28.3 behind winner Kuitunen. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=12338] 10km Kussamo results] Jacobsen currently is in 18th position in the World Cup standings, and 9th in the sprint standings. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1467.html?sector=CC&suchseason=2007&suchcup=WC&suchgender=L] World Cup standings]

World Championships 2007, Sapporo, Japan

Her placements were good enough to be selected for the Norwegian sprint team to the World Championships in Sapporo where she won her first international title in the sprint event. She also won bronze medals in the team sprint (with Marit Bjørgen) and the 4 x 5 km.

Junior World Championships

Astrid Jacobsen has competed in two Junior World Championships, in the 2004/2005 Championships held in Rovaniemi, Finland she won a silver in the sprint, behind fellow countrywoman Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, and ahead of Swedish Ida Ingemarsdotter. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=7866 FIS-Ski - resultats ] ] .Then in the 2005/06 Championships in Kranj, Slovenia Jacobsen won two gold medals. The first in the sprint, ahead of Russian Natalia Matveeva, and Norwegian Celine Brun-Lie. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=10796] 1st JWC Gold] , after qualifying in first place. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=9077] 1st Gold qualifying time] The second gold was in a 5km classical style race, winning in a time of 13:57.9, 18.4 seconds ahead of Eva Nyvltova, and 32.7 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=9078] 5km JWC Gold] . She also competed in the pursuit two days later, but finished in 35th place, in a time of 31:26.7, 2:14.5 behind winner Kalla. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&competitorid=102553&raceid=9082] Pursuit JWC]

Trivia

*She speaks Norwegian and English.FIS|S=CC|ID=102553]
*She is a student. [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?type=biog&competitorid=102553&sector=CC] FIS Athlete information]

Notes & References

External links

*FIS|S=CC|ID=102553
* [http://www.eurosport.com/crosscountryskiing/personnews_prs50573.shtml Eurosport profile]