Kristen Skjeldal (born 27 May 1967) is an Olympic champion and cross-country skier from

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. He has won three olympic medals: two gold and one bronze. He won his first gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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. He finished fourth in 30 km freestyle event at the

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, but was awarded the bronze medal upon

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EPO-doping disqualification. Subsequently, devices for

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were found at the hotel room of the doctor for the Austrian cross-country team. Since Skjeldal won the bronze behind two Austrians, many regard him as the real olympic champion. Skjeldal also won a gold medal in 4 × 10 km relay at those same games. His best finish at the

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was a sixth in the 50 km event in 1999. Skjeldal has also won thirteen cross-country skiing events of various distances between 1991 and 2006. Skjeldal was still an active skier in 2005, located in his ski club in Bulken, Norway. His brother Gudmund Skjeldal also has participated in the Olympics. In 2005 Gudmund published a biography about his brother, called ''Den siste langrennaren''. Almost 45 years old, Skjeldal did a remarkable comeback at the Norwegian Championship 2012, finishing eight at the 15 km free, beating all of the Norwegian team elite squad, except

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, who won.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory *11 podiums

Team podiums

* 12 victories * 22 podiums Note: Until the

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, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

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From the publisher Samlaget (in Norwegian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skjeldal, Kristen 1967 births Living people Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics