Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen


Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen. Her greatest achievement is winning the gold medal in sprint at the 2007 World Championships. On 22 April 2020, she announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in favour of medical studies.

Career

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, after qualifying in 15th position. Jacobsen finished the 2005/06 season in 64th place overall and 35th in the sprint, gaining 40 points.
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.
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., after qualifying in first place. The second gold was in a 5 km classical style race, winning in a time of 13:57.9, 18.4 seconds ahead of Eva Nývltová, and 32.7 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla. 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.
She also competed in two Scandinavian Cup races, a pursuit and a sprint, and became fifth and eighth respectively. 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.

2006/07 season

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. A month later she achieved her highest ever World Cup finish, becoming fourth in the classic sprint, losing to Petra Majdič, Virpi Kuitunen, and Marit Bjørgen in the final. The day after she became 35th in the classic 10 km race, in a time of 30:29.5, 2:28.3 behind winner Kuitunen. Jacobsen currently is in 18th position in the World Cup standings, and 9th in the sprint standings.
Her placements in the world cup 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 and the 4 x 5 km.

2007/08 season

After two second places in Kuusamo, Jacobsen retrieved her first world cup in Rybinsk 15 December. by winning a 15 km freestyle. Altogether, Jacobsen had 2 wins and 6 podiums this season, placing her second overall behind Virpi Kuitunen.

2008/09 season

After the 2007/08 season, Jacobsen was struck by injuries as well as loss of motivation. Therefore, she lost the early season. She returned to the world cup at the beginning of Tour de Ski, where she placed tenth in the opening prologue. Unfortunately, she fell ill just before the final race, causing her to give up the Tour. She was absent from the world cup after Tour de Ski as well, choosing training for the World Championship instead of competing. However, the championship ended as a big disappointment for Jacobsen, placing 20, 37, 35 in the three first individual events. Her best performance was a fifth place in team sprint along with junior Ingvild Flugstad Østberg. After these poor performances, Jacobsen chose to leave the championship. She fractured her jaw, elbow and back in a cycling accident in June 2009.

2010 Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Jacobsen finished fifth in the team sprint and seventh in the individual sprint event.

2010/11 season

In July 2010 Jacobsen fell and dislocated a shoulder while training on roller skis. She treated herself immediately to repair the damage and soon recovered. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Jacobsen was selected for the Team Sprint with her teammate Maiken Caspersen Falla. The pair took Bronze behind the Swedish and Finnish teams.

2013 season

In 2013 Jacobsen had an early success, gaining second place in the Tour de Ski on 6 January. She thanked her mother, Dr Britt Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, for suggesting during the previous summer that her daughter might be suffering from a gluten allergy, which tests then proved to be correct. Jacobsen described this diagnosis as very important for her future career.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km
individual		 15 km
skiathlon 		30 km
mass start		 Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
200720———GoldBronzeBronze
2009222036—34—5
201124———9—Bronze
201326—9—16——
20152833Silver——Gold—
201730Bronze8Bronze—Gold—
20193210412—Silver—

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12006–0728 January 2007 Otepää, Estonia1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
22007–081 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
32007–082 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
42007–0815 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
52007–0816 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
62007–0823 January 2008 Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
72007–0810 February 2008 Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
82007–0816 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic7.6 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
92007–0823 February 2008 Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
102007–085 March 2008 Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
112007–0814 March 2008 Bormio, Italy2.5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
122010–1126 November 2010 Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
132010–1131 December 2010 Oberhof, Germany2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
142010–112 January 2011 Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
152010–1113 March 2011 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
162010–1120 March 2011 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
172011–1231 January 2011 Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
182011–123 January 2012 Toblach, Italy3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
192011–127 March 2012 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
202012–134 January 2013 Toblach, Italy3 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
212013–1428 December 2013 Oberhof, Germany3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
222013–1431 December 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
232013–141 January 2014 Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
242013–143 January 2014 Cortina/Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
252013–144 January 2014 Val di Fiemme, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
262013–145 January 2014 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
272013–1428 December 2013
– 5 January 2014		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
28 2014–15 23 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
29 2014–15 15 March 2015 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
302015–1616 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
312015–1623 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
322015–1614 February 2016 Falun, Sweden10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
332015–162 March 2016 Montreal, Canada10.5 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
342015–165 March 2016 Quebec City, Canada10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
352015–168 March 2016 Canmore, Canada1.5 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
362015–169 March 2016 Canmore, Canada7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
372018–1926 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
382018–1912 March 2019 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
39 2019–20 29 November
– 1 December 2019		 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
40 2019–20 3 January 2020 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
41 2019–20 4 January 2020 Val di Fiemme, Italy1.3 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
42 2019–20 18 February 2020 Åre, Sweden0.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
43 2019–20 23 February 2020 Trondheim, Norway15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
12006–074 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
22007–0825 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stJohaug / Skofterud / Bjørgen
32007–0817 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stBjørgen
42007–0824 February 2008 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stTyldum / Steira / Bjørgen
52011–1220 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndØstberg / Berger / Kristoffersen
62011–1212 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSkofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen
72012–1320 January 2013 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSkofterud / Østberg / Hagen
82015–1617 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndWeng
92015–1624 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stØstberg / Weng / Johaug
102016–1715 January 2017 Toblach, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFalla
112016–1722 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stØstberg / Weng / Bjørgen
122018–1927 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stWeng / Johaug / Østberg
132019–208 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stFalla / Johaug / Weng