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The news was in & rsquo; air, but now & egrave; Official: Kristin St & oslash; rmer Steira retires from & rsquo; activity & agrave; racing.
Monday 20 April 2015 5 minutes reading time
This press release issued by & rsquo; now 34-year old native of Mo I Rana: & ldquo; I had the privilege of working with the best athletes and coaches cross country, although there & ograve; I & egrave; cost occasionally sweat and tears. Porter & ograve; these experiences with me forever, for now & ograve; & Egrave; time to find a new life outside the ski slopes & rdquo ;.
Class 1981 (compir & agrave; 34 years next Thursday on Igrave; April 30), Kristin Steira debut in the World Cup in 30 Km of Oslo in 2002. The first podium, a second place behind Kristina Smigun, arrives in December 2004 in a 15km freestyle starting line played in Ramsau. In total will be 26, the top-three individual races obtained in the first level, of which 6 wins, shown here:
SEASON
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DATE
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RACE
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PLACE
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VALUE
2004-05
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22/01/2005
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Double tracking
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Pragelato (ITA)
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WC
2006-07
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02/01/2007
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Double tracking
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Oberstdorf (GER)
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STAGE
2008-09
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06/12/2008
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15 km mass start tl
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La Clusaz (FRA)
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WC
2008-09
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22/03/2009
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10 km tl handicap
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Falun (SWE)
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STAGE
2009-10
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10/01/2010
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Final climb
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Val di Fiemme (ITA)
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STAGE
2012-13
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02/02/2013
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Skiathlon
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Sochi (RUS)
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WC
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In the Main Event, Steira conquest ben 10 medals between World (8) and the Olympics (2): at the individual wins 2 silver (30 km classic technique in Sapporo in 2007 and Double Pursuit Liberec 2009) and two bronzes (Oberstdorf 2005 and Sapporo in 2007, both in Double Pursuit Skiathlon or, if you prefer) to the World Cup, while the bronze obtained in the 30 km free technique of Sochi & egrave; l & rsquo; only individual Olympic laurels.
A teams instead his palmares & egrave; even more & ugrave; brilliant: in fact Relay wins 4 gold (Oberstdorf 2005 Oslo Fiemme 2011 and 2013 World Cup, the Olympics Vancouver 2010) and one bronze (World Championships in Sapporo in 2007), being increasingly deployed as a third fractionist.
Quest & rsquo; year Steira lived a season extremely troubled: in autumn a fractured pelvis forces her to stop preparing, recovers in time to snatch the World Cup qualifiers in Falun, but on the eve of his race, the 30 km classic technique, another accident ankle prevents her from participating.
Is not serious; yet clear what will deal & agrave; in the future the Norwegian, l & rsquo; & egrave only certainty; During summer convoler & agrave; the knot with fellow Canadian Devon Kershaw. & nbsp;
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