Gyda Westvold Hansen

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Gyda Westvold Hansen
Gyda Westvold Hansen (NOR) 2020.jpg
Westvold Hansen in 2020
CountryNorway
Born (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 19)
Ski clubIL Nansen
World Cup career
Seasons2021–
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. starts1
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2021)
Discipline titles1 – (1 BJT: 2021)
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Medal record
Women's nordic combined
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lausanne Mixed team NH
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Oberwiesenthal Mixed team NH
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lahti Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lahti Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2020 Oberwiesenthal Individual NH
Updated on 27 February 2021.

Gyda Westvold Hansen (born 20 April 2002) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who represents IL Nansen. She became the first ever World Champion in women's nordic combined after winning the gold medal in the inaugural World Championship race, individual normal hill/5 km, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021.[1] She is the 2021 World Junior Champion in individual normal hill and won the silver medal at the same event in 2019 and 2020. Westvold Hansen was also a member of the Norwegian team that took the gold medal in the mixed team normal hill competition at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

She is the cousin of cross-country skier Therese Johaug.[2]

Career[]

Westvold Hansen competed in the first ever, and so far the only, women's nordic combined World Cup race in Ramsau on 18 December 2020. She was the leader after the ski jumping phase with her 94.5 meters jump on HS98 hill,[3] but overtaken by Tara Geraghty-Moats in the 5 km cross-country leg and finished the race in 2nd place.[4]

Westvold Hansen has further 5 individual victories and 15 podiums in the Nordic Combined Continental Cup.[5] She has also competed in special ski jumping events and won 2 Continental Cup races in her career.[6]

Nordic combined results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

World Championships[]

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age  Normal Hill
2021 18 Gold

World Cup[]

Season titles[]

  • 1 title – (1 best jumper trophy)
Season
Discipline
2021 Best Jumper Trophy

Season standings[]

Season Age Overall Best Jumper
Trophy 		Best Skier
Trophy
2021 18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Individual podiums[]

  • 1 podium – (1 NH)
No. Season Date Location Hill Size Discipline Place
1 2020–21 18 December 2020 Austria Ramsau, Austria W90-Mattensprunganlage NH HS98 / 5 km 2nd

References[]

  1. ^ "Her blir Gyda (18) historisk – tok tidenes første VM-gull i kombinert for kvinner". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kombi-Gyda (18) tok historisk 2. plass: Har lært av Johaug". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Ramsau am Dachstein Women Individual Gundersen NH/5km – Intermediate Results Ski Jumping" (PDF). fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Dette er en historisk seierspall". dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Gyda Westvold Hansen Nordic Combined Continental Cup Podiums". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Gyda Westvold Hansen Ski Jumping Continental Cup Results". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Gyda Westvold Hansen". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Gyda Westvold Hansen at Wikimedia Commons

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