Simen Østensen (born 4 August 1984) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He skis with the club

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. He finished third in the 2006-07 Tour de Ski. Before that, Østensen had started in a

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race only once (the 50 km in

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in 2005, where he did not finish) before. Østensen won the test event in the team sprint at Liberec,

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on 17 February 2008.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 3 podiums (1 , 2 )

Team podiums

* 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) * 3 podiums – (2 , 1)

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Tour de Ski skiers Norwegian male cross-country skiers {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub