Eldar Rønning


Eldar Rønning is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He skis with the Skogn IL club, in Nord-Trøndelag.

Career

In 2004/05, he achieved three podium finishes in World Cup Sprint events, including a win at Reit im Winkl. He finished the season in 10th, 235 points behind overall winner Axel Teichmann. He was 62nd in the distance standings, 520 points behind Teichmann, and came second in the sprint discipline, 237 points behind fellow countryman Tor Arne Hetland. He also came second in the sprint discipline at the Norwegian national championships.
Rønning shared the 2005/06 season between the World Cup and the Scandinavian Cup, competing almost exclusively in sprints. He only competed in one World Cup race that was not either a sprint or a pursuit, it was a 15 km classic style race in Davos, Rønning finished 30th, 1:25.9 behind winner Jens Arne Svartedal. His best World Cup result was a third place achieved in a classic sprint in Drammen, a race in which the top four were Norwegian, and was won again by Svartedal. Rønning also came fifth twice, both in sprints, his only other race in the World Cup when he finished inside the top 20, was a 16th place in a sprint, in Oberstdorf. Rønning finished the season in 11th place in the FIS World Cup overall standings, 474 points behind German Tobias Angerer. Rønning was 28th in the distance standings, 671 points behind Angerer, and 7th in the sprint standings, 349 points behind sprint winner Björn Lind.
Rønning has won six World Cup races and three World Cup stages. In addition he has eight individual World Cup podiums.
Rønning has earned six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with four golds, one silver and a bronze.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

World Championships

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12004–0513 February 2005 Reit im Winkl, Germany1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
22004–055 March 2005 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
32004–059 March 2005 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
4 2005–06 9 March 2006 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
52006–0728 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
62006–0726 November 2006 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
72006–0713 December 2006 Cogne, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
82006–076 January 2007 Cavalese, Italy30 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
92006–0710 March 2007 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
102006–0711 March 2007 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
11 2007–08 2 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
12 2007–08 23 January 2008 Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
13 2007–08 10 February 2008 Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
14 2008–09 18 March 2009 Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
152009–101 March 2010 Oberhof, Germany1.6 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
162010–1122 January 2011 Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
17 2011–12 27 November 2011 Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
18 2011–12 27 November 2011 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
19 2011–12 3 January 2012 Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
20 2011–12 7 January 2012 Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
21 2011–12 10 March 2012 Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
22 2011–12 17 March 2012 Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
232012–1323 March 2013 Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
24 2013–14 30 November 2013 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2005–06 23 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdHetland
2 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSvartedal / Hetland / Hofstad
3 2005–06 18 December 2005 Canmore, Canada6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stSvartedal
4 2005–06 18 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndKjølstad
5 2006–07 29 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndPettersen
6 2006–07 17 December 2006 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBjørndalen / Hetland / Northug
7 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHjelmeset / Eilifsen / Gjerdalen
8 2007–08 17 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdDahl
92008–0923 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSundby / Hofstad / Northug
102009–1022 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSundby / Hafsås / Northug
112009–107 March 2010 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSundby / Eliassen / Gjerdalen
12 2010–11 21 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSundby / Jespersen / Røthe
13 2010–11 19 December 2010 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSundby / Gjerdalen / Northug
142011–1222 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stKrogh / Berger / Northug
152011–1212 January 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDyrhaug / Sundby / Northug
162012–1325 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSundby / Røthe / Northug
172012–1320 January 2013 La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay MWorld Cup1stTønseth / Sundby / Røthe
18 2013–14 8 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndJespersen / Røthe / Krogh
19 2013–14 22 December 2013 Asiago, Italy6 × 1.65 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stHattestad
20 2013–14 14 January 2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndBrandsdal

Personal life

He married Laila Selbæk Rønning.