Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes (born 13 January 1985) is a

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. She won a gold medal at the 2005 Junior World ski championships, made her

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debut in March 2005 in

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, and collected her first World Cup points with a 15th place the next year in the same city. She finished among the top ten for the first time in February 2008 in

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, and repeated that result in March 2009 in

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. She represents the sports club Henning SL, and lives at Skåla in

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

References

Norwegian female cross-country skiers Skiers from Møre og Romsdal 1985 births Living people {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub