Erik Valnes Explained

Erik Valnes (born 19 April 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

At the 2018 Junior World Championships (U23) he won the gold medal in the sprint, and also competed in the 15 km event.

He made his World Cup debut in December 2017 in Lillehammer, also breaking the top 30-barrier with a 27th place in the sprint there.

He represents the sports club Bardufoss og Omegn IF.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 1 medal (1 gold)

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

• 2 medal – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
	24
	26		—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings				Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	U23	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final
	21	120	—	66	17	—	—		—
	22	40	—	12	6	—	—		—
	23	12	33			12		23
	24	38	46	17		24	—
	25	5	21	7			8
	26	10	36	8			—
	27		9				6
	28	4	20				—

Individual podiums

• 5 victories – (3, 2)
• 22 podiums – (16, 6)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2018–19	12 January 2019	Dresden, Germany	1.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
2	2019–20	21 December 2019	Planica, Slovenia	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3	26 January 2020	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.6 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
4	8 February 2020	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
5	22 February 2020	Trondheim, Norway	1.5 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
6	2020–21	27 November 2020	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
7	2021–22	26 November 2021	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
8	1 January 2022	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.5 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
9	2022–23	14 March 2023	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
10	18 March 2023	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
11	25 March 2023	Lahti, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
12	2023–24	24 November 2023	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
13	25 November 2023	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
14	9 December 2023	Östersund, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
15	31 December 2023	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd
16	1 January 2024	20 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
17	6 January 2024	Val di Fiemme, Italy	15 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
18	19 January 2024	Oberhof, Germany	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
19	20 January 2024	20 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
20	10 February 2024	Canmore, Canada	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
21	13 February 2024	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
22	2024–25	30 November 2024	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 5 victories – (2, 3)
• 5 podiums – (2, 3)

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No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2018–19	13 January 2019	Dresden, Germany	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Skar
2	2019–20	22 December 2019	Planica, Slovenia	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Skar
3	2021–22	5 December 2021	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Iversen / Krüger / Klæbo
4		24 March 2023	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Klæbo
5		21 January 2024	Oberhof, Germany	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Nyenget / Golberg / Klæbo