Øyvind Skaanes Explained

Øyvind Skaanes
Birth Date:	29 May 1968
Birth Place:	Trondheim, Norway
Club:	Strindheim IL
Seasons:	10 – (1989–1998)
Teamwins:	3
Totalpodiums:	0
Teampodiums:	6
Individual Starts:	39
Team Starts:	9
Wcoveralls:	0 – (19th in 1990)
Wctitles:	0

Øyvind Skaanes (born 29 May 1968) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 1999. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and earned his best individual of 15th in the 30 km event at those same championships.

Skaanes won two individual races in his career with a 30 km event in 1996 and a 10 km event in 1998.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km   classical	15 km   freestyle	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
	20		—	30		—	—	—
	22	—		—		15	33	Gold
	28	—			—	—	34	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
	20
	21	19
	22	26
	23
	24	64
	25
	26
	27	64
	28	20	16	18
	29	24	51	26

Team podiums

• 3 victories
• 6 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1989–90	11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Sivertsen / Ulvang / Langli
2	16 March 1990	Vang, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Skinstad / Langli / Ulvang
3	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships	1st	Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie
4	1 March 1991	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Langli / Dæhlie / Skjeldal
5	1996–97	9 March 1997	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Hjelmeset / Sørgård / Alsgaard
6	1997–98	23 November 1997	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Sivertsen / Estil / Aukland

Notes and References

1. Web site: SKAANES Oeivind . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 6 January 2020.