On Aug 24, 5:00 am, Terje Mathisen
wrote:
Terje Henriksen wrote:
"32 degrees" skrev i melding
...
Anyone else see the fasterskier.com article on Anders Aukland placing 2nd in
the Norwegian Nationals track finals 5000m race? ... Have any "runners" with Olympic
credentials cross over to skiing Olympic/World level?? OR, vice versa??

Which skier is the "best" runner?

Ingrid Kristiansen.

Winner of "Egebergs Ærespris", the most highly-ranked of all sports
prices here in Norway:

The Egeberg can only be given to true multi-seasonal athletes, with the
original requirements something like world championship level in one
season/sport and national championship level in the opposite season.
...

Yes: She was an individual European champion as a junior, then went on
to grab 8 (!) senior relay championships. :-)

(BTW, the statutes for the Egeberg have been changed, so now the two
sports can be in the same season, i.e. Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Lars
Berger have both gotten the price for combining xc and biathlon.)

Terje

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In case anybody wants to see other winners of this prize, here's a
list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egebergs_%C3%86respris

Elite XC skiers are well-represented; here are a few from the last 20
years:
1987 Oddvar Brå - cross-country skiing and track and field
2001 Anders Aukland - cross-country skiing, triathlon, sled dog racing
and track and field
2002 Ole Einar Bjørndalen - biathlon and cross-country skiing
2002 Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen - ski orienteering and cross-country
skiing
2006 Lars Berger - biathlon and cross-country skiing