Emil Iversen Explained

Emil Iversen
Birth Date:	12 August 1991
Birth Place:	Meråker, Norway
Height:	1.86 m
Club:	IL Varden
Seasons:	11 – (2014–present)
Wins:	8
Totalpodiums:	26
Teamwins:	4
Teampodiums:	6
Individual Starts:	134
Team Starts:	7
Wcoveralls:	0 – (6th in 2019)
Wctitles:	0
Updated:	9 December 2023

Emil Iversen (born 12 August 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents IL Varden. He is 2019 World Champion in team sprint and 4 × 10 km relay.

Athletic career

2010/11Iversen was junior world champion in the relay in 2011 with Sindre Bjørnestad Skar, Mathias Rundgreen and Erik Bergfall Brovold. He debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer on 7 December 2013.^[1]

2015/16Iversen won his first World Cup stage race on 5 January 2016 in the classic sprint stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf.^[2] He won his second World Cup in the skate sprint in Lahti on 20 February 2016.^[3] He won his third World Cup in the 17.5 km classic mass start stage in Montréal on 2 March 2016.^[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[5]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
	26						—
	30						—

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

• 4 medals – (4 gold)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
	25						4
	27						Gold
	29
	31		—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
	22				—	—		—
	23	60	65	31	27	—
	24	8	15	9	—	10			7
	25	11	14	7	4			32
	26	9	19	4	15	14		31
	27	6	10	8				5
	28	9	7	15			4
	29	12	15	22		—
	30	51	30	88
	31	31	24	86		20

Individual podiums

• 8 victories – (3, 5)
• 26 podiums – (13, 13)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2015–16	5 January 2016	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
2	20 February 2016	Lahti, Finland	1.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
3	2 March 2016	Montreal, Canada	17.5 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
4	5 March 2016	Quebec City, Canada	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5	2016–17	27 November 2016	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
6	2 December 2016	Lillehammer, Norway	1.6 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
7	28 February 2017	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
8	29 February 2017	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
9	2017–18	4 January 2018	Oberstdorf, Germany	15 km Mass Start F	Stage World Cup	1st
10	20 January 2018	Planica, Slovenia	1.6 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
11	4 March 2018	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
12	2018–19	25 November 2018	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
13	30 November 2018	Lillehammer, Norway	1.6 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
14	30 November – 2 December 2018		Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
15	2 January 2019	Oberstdorf, Germany	15 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
16	16 March 2019	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
17	2019–20	30 November 2019	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
18	1 December 2019	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
19	29 November – 1 December 2019		Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
20	7 December 2019	Lillehammer, Norway	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	3rd
21	20 February 2020	Meråker, Norway	34 km Mass Start F	Stage World Cup	3rd
22	23 February 2020	Trondheim, Norway	30 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
23	8 March 2020	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
24	2020–21	27 November 2020	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
25		27–29 November 2020		Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
26		23 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 4 victories – (3, 1)
• 6 podiums – (5, 1)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2015–16	6 December 2015	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Tønseth / Røthe / Gløersen
2	2018–19	9 December 2018	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Sundby / Røthe / Krogh
3	10 February 2019	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Klæbo
4	2020–21	24 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Golberg / Røthe / Krüger
5	2021–22	5 December 2021	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valnes / Krüger / Klæbo
6	2022–23	11 December 2022	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Kalvå / Nyenget / Weng

Notes and References

1. Web site: IVERSEN Emil – Biographie. FIS. 7 February 2016. bio. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190327/http://www.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=147554&type=result. 3 March 2016. dead.
2. News: First World Cup wins for Caldwell and Iversen. 7 February 2016. FIS. 5 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305061750/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=first-world-cup-wins-for-caldwell-and-iversen.html. 5 March 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Falla and Iversen win pre-World Championships sprints in Lahti (FIN) – FIS-SKI. FIS-SKI. 21 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602003315/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=caspersen-falla-and-iversen-win-pre-world-championships-sprints-lahti-fin.html. 2 June 2017. dead.
4. News: Iversen wins Stage 2 of Ski Tour Canada. 8 January 2017. FIS. 2 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163226/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=iversen-wins-stage-ski-tour-canada.html. 4 January 2017. dead.
5. Web site: IVERSEN Emil . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 6 January 2020.