Emil Iversen

This article is about the Norwegian cross-country skier. For the Danish ice hockey coach, see Emil Iverson.

Emil Iversen (born 12 August 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents IL Varden. He is 2019 World Champion in team sprint and 4 × 10 km relay.

Emil Iversen

Iversen in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 34) Meråker Municipality, Norway
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Skiing
Club	IL Varden
World Cup career
Seasons	11 – (2014–present)
Indiv. starts	134
Indiv. podiums	26
Indiv. wins	8
Team starts	7
Team podiums	6
Team wins	4
Overall titles	0 – (6th in 2019)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2022 Beijing 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 2019 Seefeld Team sprint 2019 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay 2021 Oberstdorf 50 km classical 2021 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 2011 Otepää 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 9 December 2023

Athletic career

2010/11

Iversen was junior world champion in the relay in 2011 with Sindre Bjørnestad Skar, Mathias Rundgreen and Erik Bergfall Brovold. He debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer on 7 December 2013.^[1]

2015/16

Iversen won his first World Cup stage race on 5 January 2016 in the classic sprint stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf.^[2] He won his second World Cup in the skate sprint in Lahti on 20 February 2016.^[3] He won his third World Cup in the 17.5 km classic mass start stage in Montréal on 2 March 2016.^[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[5]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2018	26	—	—	10	8	—	—
2022	30	—	—	—[a]	—	Silver	—

^a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

• 4 medals – (4 gold)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2017	25	—	—	—	10	—	4
2019	27	10	31	—	5	Gold	Gold
2021	29	—	5	Gold	10	Gold	—
2023	31	—	—	13	—	—	—

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
2014	22	NC	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—
2015	23	60	65	31	27	—	—	—	—
2016	24	8	15	9	—	10	—	—	7
2017	25	11	14	7	4	DNF	—	32	—
2018	26	9	19	4	15	14	—	31	—
2019	27	6	10	8		DNF	—	5	—
2020	28	9	7	15		DNF	4	—	—
2021	29	12	15	22		—	—	—	—
2022	30	51	30	88	—	DNF	—	—	—
2023	31	31	24	86	—	20	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
• 26 podiums – (13 WC, 13 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2015–16	5 January 2016	Oberstdorf, Germany	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st
2		20 February 2016	Lahti, Finland	1.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
3		2 March 2016	Montreal, Canada	17.5 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
4		5 March 2016	Quebec City, Canada	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5	2016–17	27 November 2016	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
6		2 December 2016	Lillehammer, Norway	1.6 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
7		28 February 2017	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
8		29 February 2017		30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
9	2017–18	4 January 2018	Oberstdorf, Germany	15 km Mass Start F	Stage World Cup	1st
10		20 January 2018	Planica, Slovenia	1.6 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
11		4 March 2018	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
12	2018–19	25 November 2018	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
13		30 November 2018	Lillehammer, Norway	1.6 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
14		30 November – 2 December 2018	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
15		2 January 2019	Oberstdorf, Germany	15 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
16		16 March 2019	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
17	2019–20	30 November 2019	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
18		1 December 2019		15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
19		29 November – 1 December 2019	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
20		7 December 2019	Lillehammer, Norway	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	3rd
21		20 February 2020	Meråker, Norway	34 km Mass Start F	Stage World Cup	3rd
22		23 February 2020	Trondheim, Norway	30 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
23		8 March 2020	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
24	2020–21	27 November 2020	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
25		27–29 November 2020	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
26		23 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 4 victories – (3 RL, 1 TS)
• 6 podiums – (5 RL, 1 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2015–16	6 December 2015	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Tønseth / Røthe / Gløersen
2	2018–19	9 December 2018	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Sundby / Røthe / Krogh
3		10 February 2019	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	1st	Klæbo
4	2020–21	24 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Golberg / Røthe / Krüger
5	2021–22	5 December 2021	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valnes / Krüger / Klæbo
6	2022–23	11 December 2022	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Kalvå / Nyenget / Weng