Karianne Gåsland Bjellånes (born 9 August 1986 in

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) is a

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cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. She represents

Henning SL Henning Skilag is a Norwegian skiing club from Henning near Steinkjer. Members include cross-country skiers Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, Karianne Bjellånes, Marte Elden, Tor Arne Brevik, and Morten Eilifsen. Local rival teams are Steinkjer SK and ...

, and lives in

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.Karianne Bjellånes
at ''TeamTrøndelag.no'' She made her

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debut in March 2007 in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...

, and collected her first World Cup points in that race with a 27th place. She finished among the top fifteen for the first time in February 2008 in

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, with a 13th place; and finished eleventh in March 2008 in Drammen.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

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at Team Trøndelag 1986 births Living people People from Rana, Norway Norwegian female cross-country skiers Sportspeople from Nordland {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub