Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 8 November 1964) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event. Pedersen is the oldest woman ever to win a cross country skiing World Cup race, which she did at age 41 in January 2006 in Otepää, Estonia.
Gjermundshaug Pedersen has also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including two golds (4 × 5 km relay, team sprint: both 2005), two silvers (4 × 5 km relay: 2001, 2003), and two bronzes (Individual sprint, 10 km: both 2003).
In 2004, she won Tjejvasan.
She also won the Egebergs Ærespris in 2002. This prestigious prize is awarded to athletes who reach international top level in one sport and concurrently perform at national level (or better) in a second sport. Gjermundshaug Pedersen has also competed in ski orienteering, a sport in which she received three silver medals and two bronze medals in the World championships, – IOF (Retrieved 19 June 2008) and she has also won the overall World Cup (1997). – IOF (Retrieved 19 June 2008)Ski-World Cup 1997 – IOF (Retrieved 19 June 2008)
At age 42, Gjermundshaug Pedersen decided to make a comeback in the World Cup for the 2006–07 season. In January 2008 she won her seventh Norwegian Championships gold medal, in the 10 km interval start race.
An unparalleled historic curiosum is the Norwegian Cross-Country Skiing Championship 3 × 5 km relay of 2006, where the entire winning team of Nybygda consisted of Gjermundshaug Pedersens: mother Hilde with her two twin daughters Eli and Ida.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2002 37 6 14 14 — 19 Silver 2006 41 Bronze 10 — 28 5 —
World Championships 6 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 1999 34 — 14 — — — — 2001 36 6 4 — — — Silver 2003 38 Bronze 4 4 Bronze Silver 2005 40 — 11 — — GoldGold
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1984 18 45 1985 20 56 1998 33 — 1999 34 43 32 71 2000 35 16 21 21 7 2001 36 14 19 2002 37 6 5 2003 38 5 6 2004 39 4 4 8 2005 40 6 6 10 2006 41 8 6 20 2007 42 45 25 — — 2008 43 69 44 — — —
Individual podiums 1 victory 13 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2001–02 9 December 2001 Cogne, Italy 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd2 6 January 2002 Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd3 2002–03 15 December 2002 Cogne, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd4 19 December 2002 Linz, Austria 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd5 25 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany 10 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd6 2003–04 10 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd7 14 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 2nd8 21 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd9 2004–05 8 January 2005 Otepää, Estonia 10 Individual C World Cup 2nd10 2005–06 10 December 2005 Vernon, Canada 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd11 7 January 2006 Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual CWorld Cup 1st12 4 March 2006 Mora, Sweden 45 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd13 9 March 2006 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
Team podiums
16 victories – (9 , 7 ) 24 podiums – (17 , 7 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 1985–86 13 March 1986 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Nybråten / Nykkelmo / Tangen2 1999–00 28 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Martinsen / Nilsen / Moen3 2000–01 9 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 3 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Bay / Skari / Nilsen4 2001–0216 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Bay / Skari / Skofterud5 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Moen / Bjørgen / Skofterud6 2002–038 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Skari / Sorkmo7 19 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Moen / Bjørgen / Steira8 23 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Moen9 23 March 2003 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Moen / Steira / Skari10 2003–04 26 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Bjørgen11 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen12 7 December 2003 Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Bjørgen13 14 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Bjørgen / Stemland 14 11 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen 15 15 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Bjørgen16 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Bjørgen / Steira 17 6 March 2004 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Berg18 2004–05 24 October 2004 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Bjørgen19 24 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Bjørnås / Skofterud / Bjørgen20 12 December 2004 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Bjørnås / Skofterud / Bjørgen21 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Bjørnås / Stemland / Bjørgen22 2005–06 23 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Bjørgen23 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Berg / Skofterud / Bjørgen24 2006–07 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Steira / Bjørgen
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