Eirik Brandsdal

Eirik Brandsdal (born 11 November 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who began competing in 2005. His five World Cup victories came in sprint events in Otepää on 23 January 2011, in Milan on 14 January 2012, in Drammen on 7 March 2012, in Kuusamo on 29 November 2014 and in Drammen on 8 March 2017. He retired after the 2019–20 season, which he announced on 24 March 2020.^[2]

Eirik Brandsdal
Eirik Brandsdal in Dresden, 2019
Country	Norway
Born	(1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 (age 38) Oslo, Norway
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Ski club	Kjelsås IL
World Cup career
Seasons	14 – (2007–2020)
Indiv. starts	128
Indiv. podiums	24
Indiv. wins	9
Team starts	12
Team podiums	8
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (11th in 2015)
Discipline titles	0

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2014	27	—	—	—	9	—	—
2018	31	—	—	—	22	—	—

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2011	24	—	65	—	17	—	—
2013	26	—	—	—	6	—	—
2015	28	—	—	—	11	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2007	20	163	—	84	—	—	—	—
2008	21	100	—	64	—	—	—	—
2009	22	65	—	29	—	—	—	—
2010	23	35	105	11	—	—	34	—
2011	24	29	95	6	—	—	36	—
2012	25	17	NC		DNF	—	35	—
2013	26	32	64	7	DNF	—	37	—
2014	27	16	90		62	—	30	—
2015	28	11	NC		49	—	—	—
2016	29	22	52	5	30	—	—	38
2017	30	31	NC	10	50	—	—	—
2018	31	36	NC	9	DNF	—	57	—
2019	32	16	78		39	DNF	21	—
2020	33	55	NC	20	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 9 victories – (7 WC, 2 SWC)
• 24 podiums – (19 WC, 5 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2009–10	5 December 2009	Düsseldorf, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
2	2010–11	23 January 2011	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
3		13 March 2011	Lahti, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
4	2011–12	14 January 2012	Milan, Italy	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
5		21 January 2012	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
6		7 March 2012	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
7		14 March 2012	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
8	2012–13	30 November 2012	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
9		20 March 2013	Stockholm, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
10	2013–14	29 November 2013	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
11		2 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
12		1 March 2014	Lahti, Finland	1.55 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
13	2014–15	29 November 2014	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
14		14 December 2014	Davos, Switzerland	1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
15		7 March 2015	Lahti, Finland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
16		11 March 2015	Drammen, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
17	2015–16	27 November 2015	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
18		3 February 2016	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
19		8 March 2016	Canmore, Canada	1.5 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
20	2016–17	8 March 2017	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
21	2017–18	7 March 2018	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
22	2018–19	24 November 2018	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
23		12 March 2019	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
24	2019–20	4 March 2020	Konnerud, Norway	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 8 podiums – (8 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate
1	2009–10	6 December 2009	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Gløersen
2	2010–11	16 January 2011	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Dahl
3	2012–13	7 December 2012	Quebec City, Canada	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Gløersen
4		13 January 2013	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Golberg
5	2013–14	22 December 2013	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.65 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Pettersen
6		12 January 2014	Nové Město, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Rønning
7	2018–19	13 January 2019	Dresden, Germany	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Golberg
8		10 February 2019	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	2nd	Skar