Sadie Maubet Bjornsen Explained

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen (born November 21, 1989) is a retired American cross-country skier and former member of the United States Ski Team Nordic programs "Cross Country A Team" roster.^[1]

Her brother Erik Bjornsen is also a cross-country skier.^[2]

Athletic career

Bjornsen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.^[3] In 2015, she graduated from Alaska Pacific University.^[4]

Bjornsen has one individual world cup podium and four team world cup podiums: Third in the 5 km in Toblach in 2017, third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Lillehammer in 2013 and 2015, second in the 4 × 5 km relay in Nové Město in 2016, and second in the team sprint at Düsseldorf in 2011.

Bjornsen finished ninth overall in the 2017–18 Tour de Ski, behind teammate Jessie Diggins in third: this was the first time that two Americans finished in the top ten in the race's overall classification.^[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[6]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
	24						—
	28						—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
	21						9
	23						—
	25						—
	27						Bronze
	29						5
	31						5

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
	21				—	—		—
	22	98		69	59	—		—
	23	54	56	37	—	—		—
	24	32	26	43	17	—		22
	25	23	19	24	18
	26	14	14	14	14	14			11
	27	16	17	23	11			10
	28	6	10	8	10	9
	29	14	13	8	10			11
	30	8	13	10	4	7	10
	31	54	40	40	—	—

Individual podiums

• 7 podiums – (2, 5)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2016–17	January 6, 2017	Toblach, Italy	5 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	3rd
2	2017–18	November 24, 2017	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
3		December 2, 2017	Lillehammer, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
4		December 31, 2017	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
5		align= right	March 16–18, 2018		Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
6	2018–19	November 30, 2018	Lillehammer, Norway	1.3 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
7	2019–20	November 29, 2019	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 5 podiums – (1, 4)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2011–12	December 4, 2011	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Randall
2	2013–14	December 8, 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Randall / Stephen / Diggins
3	2015-16	December 6, 2015	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Brennan / Stephen / Diggins
4		January 24, 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Caldwell / Stephen / Diggins
5	2019-20	December 8, 2019	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Caldwell / Brennan / Diggins

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nordic athletes . usskiteam.com . November 3, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027022056/http://nordic.usskiteam.com/athletes/all/nordic . October 27, 2015 .
2. Web site: Skiing Siblings Hope To Make It To Sochi, Together . . January 7, 2014 . . January 6, 2017.
3. Web site: Sadie BJORNSEN | Cross-Country | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics . m.sochi2014.com . February 10, 2014.
4. Web site: 15 Favorites of this Spring . Sadie . Bjornsen . May 12, 2015 . January 25, 2018.
5. Web site: Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team . . January 7, 2018 . . January 11, 2018.
6. Web site: Athlete : BJORNSEN Sadie . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . April 10, 2018.