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With the victory in XXXXX Lahti, Marit Bjørgen equals Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann in first place of the most successful sportsmen of all time in winter sports.
Saturday 25 February 2017 17 minutes reading time
Born in Trondheim March 21, 1980, Bjørgen explodes in the 2002-03 season, when they won the first victory in the October 26, 2002) and the world title of the World Cup (Sprint Sprint in Düsseldorf always in Val di Fiemme. While being a specialist in this format, it proves to be able to compete over long distances on the podium in the double tracking of Ramsau of December 21, 2002.
The first success in a distance race dates back to 20 November 2004 (10 km classic Gällivare), and this competition in any kind of format allows it to win the Crystal Ball both in 2004-05 and in 2005-06, the season which, however, it is characterized by the debacle at the Olympics in Turin, from which, despite starting as the star announced, comes home with one silver medal in the 10 km alternately.
On December 2, 2007 Bjørgen wins in Kuusamo what could be the last race of his career. In the following two years, in fact the Norwegian no longer able to impose itself, winning only occasional podium. The reasons they come out in the spring of 2009, when the idea of ​​the retreat was more than concrete: Bjørgen suffers from asthma, chronic disease of the respiratory system that, if not properly treated, it can not allow prolonged agonistic activity at high levels.
With the disease under control Bjørgen back the queen of the world's cross-country skiing. Won 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze at the Olympics in Vancouver 2010, 4 gold and 1 silver medal at the Oslo World Cup 2011 and the 2011-12 World Cup. Not stop even cardiac arrhythmia discovered in December 2012 which effectively makes them lose the Tour de Ski and World Cup: the World Championships in Val di Fiemme wins 4 golds and 1 silver, to the Sochi Games winning three gold medals that allow it to become the most successful woman in the history of the Winter Olympics (10 total medals, 6 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
Bridging the gap Tour de Ski, only competition of a certain weight that was missing to his palmares, dominating the edition of 2015, Bjørgen enriches its silverware winning 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the World Championships in Falun in 2015 and the fourth World Cup . The following June announces pregnancy and the consequent stop season that does not prevent her from returning in 2016-17 and rack up those 5 wins that project definitely in the winter sports Myth.
For lovers of statistics, these are the numbers - relating to individual victories - the greatest distance runner of all time
119 Gare First Level 79 races of the World Cup 27 Stages of Events * Multistage Multistage 8 to Start Season * 11 * 8 in the Tour de Ski at the Finals 9 4 Ori Ori World Olympic Distance 64 * 6 Prologues (2,5 or 3 km) * * 4 out of 5 km 26 km on 10 * 19 * 8 on the 15 km 30 km * 1 of more than 30 km (Vasaloppet) 45 10 Sprint Events Multistage Multistage 5 * Start Tour de Ski Season * 1 * 4 Finals 75 Gare with out Online Distance * 30 * 45 34 Sprint Races with departures at 48 intervals in Gare Gare in Classical Technique 50 Technical 21 Free Gare in Mixed Media
If not enough, here is a reference to all 120 Wins Individual Gare first level that make Marit Bjoergen the most successful sports - men included - in the entire panorama of winter sports.
DATE
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RACE
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PLACE
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VALUE
26/10/2002
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Sprint tl
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Duesseldorf (GER)
|
WC
11/12/2002
|
Sprint tl
|
Clusone (ITA)
|
WC
12/02/2003
|
Sprint tl
|
Reit im Winkl (GER)
|
WC
26/02/2003
|
Sprint tl
|
Val di Fiemme (ITA)
|
WSC
16/12/2003
|
Sprint tl
|
Val di Fiemme (ITA)
|
WC
18/01/2004
|
Sprint tl
|
Nove Mesto (CZE)
|
WC
18/02/2004
|
Sprint tc
|
Stockholm (SWE)
|
WC
24/02/2004
|
Sprint tl
|
Trondheim (NOR)
|
WC
26/02/2004
|
Sprint tc
|
Drammen (NOR)
|
WC
05/03/2004
|
Sprint tl
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
12/03/2004
|
Sprint tl
|
Pragelato (ITA)
|
WC
23/10/2004
|
Sprint tl
|
Duesseldorf (GER)
|
WC
20/11/2004
|
10 km tc
|
Gaellivare (SWE)
|
WC
04/12/2004
|
Sprint tl
|
Bern (SUI)
|
WC
11/12/2004
|
double tracking
|
Lake Tesero (ITA)
|
WC
14/12/2004
|
Sprint tc
|
Asiago (ITA)
|
WC
08/01/2005
|
10 km tc
|
Otepaa (EST)
|
WC
16/01/2005
|
Sprint tl
|
Nove Mesto (CZE)
|
WC
26/02/2005
|
30 km mass start tc
|
Oberstdorf (GER)
|
WSC
12/03/2005
|
30 km tc
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WC
16/03/2005
|
Sprint tl
|
Gothenburg (SWE)
|
WC
19/03/2005
|
Tl 15 km mass start
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
22/10/2005
|
Sprint tl
|
Duesseldorf (GER)
|
WC
19/11/2005
|
10 km tc
|
Beitostoelen (NOR)
|
WC
26/11/2005
|
10 km tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
10/12/2005
|
double tracking
|
Vernon, BC (CAN)
|
WC
04/03/2006
|
Vasaloppet
|
Mora (SWE)
|
WC
15/03/2006
|
Sprint tl
|
Changchun (CHN)
|
WC
28/10/2006
|
Sprint tl
|
Duesseldorf (GER)
|
WC
31/12/2006
|
Sprint tl
|
Munich (GER)
|
STAGE
24/03/2007
|
double tracking
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
24/11/2007
|
10 km tl
|
Beitostoelen (NOR)
|
WC
02/12/2007
|
10 km tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
21/11/2009
|
10 km tl
|
Beitostoelen (NOR)
|
WC
19/12/2009
|
Sprint tc
|
Rogla (SLO)
|
WC
17/02/2010
|
Sprint tc
|
Whistler Olympic Park (CAN)
|
OWG
19/02/2010
|
double tracking
|
Whistler Olympic Park (CAN)
|
OWG
06/03/2010
|
double tracking
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
11/03/2010
|
Sprint tc
|
Drammen (NOR)
|
WC
13/03/2010
|
Tl 30 km mass start
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WC
14/03/2010
|
Sprint tc
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WC
20/03/2010
|
double tracking
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
21/03/2010
|
Finals
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
20/11/2010
|
10 km tl
|
Gaellivare (SWE)
|
WC
26/11/2010
|
Sprint tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
27/11/2010
|
5 km tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
28/11/2010
|
Nordic Opening
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
11/12/2010
|
10 km tc
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
12/12/2010
|
Sprint tl
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
18/12/2010
|
Tl 15 km mass start
|
La Clusaz (FRA)
|
WC
22/01/2011
|
10 km tc
|
Otepaa (EST)
|
WC
19/02/2011
|
10 km tc
|
Drammen (NOR)
|
WC
24/02/2011
|
Sprint tl
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WSC
26/02/2011
|
double tracking
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WSC
28/02/2011
|
10 km tc
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WSC
13/03/2011
|
Sprint tc
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
18/03/2011
|
2.5 km tc
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
19/03/2011
|
double tracking
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
20/03/2011
|
Finals
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
19/11/2011
|
10 km tl
|
Sjusjoen (NOR)
|
WC
25/11/2011
|
Sprint tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
26/11/2011
|
5 km tl
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
27/11/2011
|
Nordic Opening
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
10/12/2011
|
15 km tl
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
01/01/2012
|
Skiathlon
|
Oberstdorf (GER)
|
STAGE
03/01/2012
|
3 km tc
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
STAGE
04/01/2012
|
Sprint tl
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
STAGE
05/01/2012
|
15 km pursuit tl
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
STAGE
04/02/2012
|
Tl 15 km mass start
|
Rybinsk (RUS)
|
WC
11/02/2012
|
10 km mass start tc
|
Nove Mesto (CZE)
|
WC
04/03/2012
|
Sprint tc
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
07/03/2012
|
Sprint tc
|
Drammen (NOR)
|
WC
11/03/2012
|
30 km mass start tc
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WC
14/03/2012
|
Sprint tc
|
Stockholm (SWE)
|
STAGE
16/03/2012
|
2.5 km tl
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
18/03/2012
|
Finals
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
24/11/2012
|
10 km tl
|
Gaellivare (SWE)
|
WC
30/11/2012
|
Sprint tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
01/12/2012
|
5 km tl
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
02/12/2012
|
10 km tc Handicap
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
STAGE
02/12/2012
|
Nordic Opening
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
19/01/2013
|
10 km mass start tc
|
La Clusaz (FRA)
|
WC
02/21/2013
|
Sprint tc
|
Val di Fiemme (ITA)
|
WSC
23/02/2013
|
Skiathlon
|
Val di Fiemme (ITA)
|
WSC
02/03/2013
|
30 km mass start tc
|
Val di Fiemme (ITA)
|
WSC
22/03/2013
|
2.5 km tl
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
23/03/2013
|
10 km mass start tc
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
24/03/2013
|
Finals
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
01/12/2013
|
Nordic Opening
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
12/14/2013
|
15 km tl
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
15/12/2013
|
Sprint tl
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
12/28/2013
|
3 km tl
|
Oberhof (GER)
|
STAGE
02/01/2014
|
10 km tc
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
WC
02/02/2014
|
Sprint tl
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
WC
08/02/2014
|
Skiathlon
|
Sochi (RUS)
|
OWG
02/22/2014
|
Tl 30 km mass start
|
Sochi (RUS)
|
OWG
02/03/2014
|
10 km tl
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
03/09/2014
|
30 km mass start tc
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WC
03/14/2014
|
Sprint tc
|
Falun (SWE)
|
STAGE
11/29/2014
|
Sprint tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
12/05/2014
|
Sprint tl
|
Lillehammer (NOR)
|
STAGE
07/12/2014
|
Nordic Opening
|
Lillehammer (NOR)
|
WC
12/20/2014
|
10 km tl
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
12/21/2014
|
Sprint tl
|
Davos (SUI)
|
WC
01/03/2015
|
3.3 km tl
|
Oberstdorf (GER)
|
STAGE
04/01/2015
|
10 km pursuit tc
|
Oberstdorf (GER)
|
STAGE
06/01/2015
|
Sprint tl
|
Val Muestair (SUI)
|
STAGE
01/07/2015
|
5 km tc
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
STAGE
08/01/2015
|
15 km pursuit tl
|
Toblach (ITA)
|
STAGE
01/11/2015
|
Tour de Ski
|
Tour de Ski (FIS)
|
WC
02/14/2015
|
Sprint tc
|
Oestersund (SWE)
|
WC
19/02/2015
|
Sprint tc
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WSC
07/03/2015
|
Sprint tl
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
08/03/2015
|
10 km tc
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WC
15/03/2015
|
Tl 30 km mass start
|
Oslo (NOR)
|
WC
27/11/2016
|
10 km tc
|
Kuusamo (FIN)
|
WC
21/01/2017
|
10 km tl
|
Ulricehamn (SWE)
|
WC
01/29/2017
|
15 km mass start tc
|
Falun (SWE)
|
WC
19/02/2017
|
10 km tc
|
Otepaa (EST)
|
WC
|
|
Lahti (FIN)
|
WSC
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