Timo André Bakken (born 21 March 1989) is a
Norwegian
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cross-country skier.
Career
He won a silver medal in the sprint race at the 2009 Junior World Ski Championships. He made his
World Cup
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debut in March 2008 in
Drammen
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, and collected his first World Cup points in March 2009 in
Trondheim
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. A 27th place in November 2009 in
Kuusamo followed.
He represents the sports club
Mjøndalen IF
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,
[ and lives in Skotselv.]Petter Northug
Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze ...
and Emil Jönsson
Emil Jönsson Haag (born 15 August 1985) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2018.
Career
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished seventh in the individual sprint event.
He has twelve World Cup ...
. However, in 2013 Ludvig Søgnen Jensen beat his record.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 1 podium – (1 )
References
1989 births
Living people
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
People from Buskerud
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
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