Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 22 January 1987) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She skied with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen. Her greatest achievement is winning the gold medal in sprint at the 2007 World Championships. On 22 April 2020, she announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in favour of medical studies.
Career Before 2006/07 season Prior to the 2006/07 season Uhrenholdt Jacobsen had competed in five World Cup events, three sprint races and two pursuits. One sprint in Drammen in the 2004/05 season and the rest at the end of the 2005/06 season. Her best result in those races was a 10th place in the freestyle sprint in Changchun, China where she lost in the semi-final, having had the third best qualifying time. She also achieved another top twenty finish by finishing 17th in the classic sprint in Drammen (2005/06), after qualifying in 15th position. World Cup history Jacobsen finished the 2005/06 season in 64th place overall and 35th in the sprint, gaining 40 points. 2005/06 World Cup standings
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen has competed in two Junior World Championships, in the 2004/2005 Championships held in Rovaniemi, Finland she won a silver in the sprint, behind fellow countrywoman Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, and ahead of Swedish Ida Ingemarsdotter. Then in the 2005/06 Championships in Kranj, Slovenia Uhrenholdt Jacobsen won two gold medals. The first in the sprint, ahead of Russian Natalia Matveeva, and Norwegian Celine Brun-Lie., 1st JWC Gold after qualifying in first place. 1st Gold qualifying time The second gold was in a 5 km classical style race, winning in a time of 13:57.9, 18.4 seconds ahead of Eva Nývltová, and 32.7 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla. 5km JWC Gold She also competed in the pursuit two days later, but finished in 35th place, in a time of 31:26.7, 2:14.5 behind winner Kalla. Pursuit JWC
She also competed in two Scandinavian Cup races (2005/06), a pursuit and a sprint, and became fifth and eighth respectively. Scandinavian Cup results Uhrenholdt Jacobsen has one National Championship medal, a silver, which she won in January 2005. She became third in the qualifying, and lost to Marit Bjørgen, and ahead of Ella Gjømle, who was third. National Championship results
2006/07 season Uhrenholdt Jacobsen competed in three of the four opening races of the 2006/07 season. In the sprint in Düsseldorf she finished in 25th position. Dusseldorf sprint results A month later she achieved her highest ever World Cup finish, becoming fourth in the classic sprint, losing to Petra Majdič, Virpi Kuitunen, and Marit Bjørgen in the final. The day after she became 35th in the classic 10 km race, in a time of 30:29.5, 2:28.3 behind winner Kuitunen. 10km Kussamo results
Her placements in the world cup were good enough to be selected for the Norwegian sprint team to the World Championships in Sapporo where she won her first international title in the sprint event. She also won bronze medals in the team sprint (with Marit Bjørgen) and the 4 x 5 km.
2007/08 season
After two second places in Kuusamo, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen retrieved her first world cup in Rybinsk 15 December. by winning a 15 km freestyle. Altogether, Jacobsen had 2 wins and 6 podiums this season, placing her second overall behind Virpi Kuitunen.
2008/09 season After the 2007/08 season, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was struck by injuries as well as loss of motivation. Therefore, she lost the early season. She returned to the world cup at the beginning of Tour de Ski, where she placed tenth in the opening prologue. Unfortunately, she fell ill just before the final race, causing her to give up the Tour. She was absent from the world cup after Tour de Ski as well, choosing training for the World Championship instead of competing. However, the championship ended as a big disappointment for Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, placing 20, 37, 35 in the three first individual events. Her best performance was a fifth place in team sprint along with junior Ingvild Flugstad Østberg. After these poor performances, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen chose to leave the championship. She fractured her jaw, elbow and back in a cycling accident in June 2009., zone4.ca, 28 June 2009
2010 Winter Olympics At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen finished fifth in the team sprint and seventh in the individual sprint event.
2010/11 season In July 2010 Uhrenholdt Jacobsen fell and dislocated a shoulder while training on roller skis. She treated herself immediately to repair the damage and soon recovered.Repaired own dislocated shoulder (in Norwegian) At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was selected for the Team Sprint with her teammate Maiken Caspersen Falla. The pair took Bronze behind the Swedish and Finnish teams.
2013 season In 2013 Uhrenholdt Jacobsen had an early success, gaining second place in the Tour de Ski on 6 January. She thanked her mother, Dr Britt Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, for suggesting during the previous summer that her daughter might be suffering from a gluten allergy, which tests then proved to be correct. Uhrenholdt Jacobsen described this diagnosis as very important for her future career.Mother solved Jacobsen's form mystery (in Norwegian)
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal — (1 gold) Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2010 23 — — — 7 — — 2014 27 17 — — 4 5 — 2018 31 — — — — Gold —
World Championships 10 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze) Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2007 20 — — — Gold Bronze Bronze 2009 22 20 36 — 34 — 5 2011 24 — — — 9 — Bronze 2013 26 — 9 — 16 — — 2015 28 33 Silver — — Gold — 2017 30 Bronze 8 Bronze — Gold — 2019 32 10 4 12 — Silver —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2005 18 90 — 66 2006 19 64 35 2007 20 24 46 10 — 2008 21 4 16 7 2009 22 90 62 — 2010 23 49 38 45 — 2011 24 8 11 7 10 5 2012 25 9 11 11 32 8 2013 26 9 8 29 5 6 2014 27 6 19 6 2015 28 15 10 30 — 2016 29 7 8 5 7 6 2017 30 25 23 24 18 — 2018 31 15 11 45 — 5 2019 32 13 10 16 — 7 2020 33 4 6 8 5 5
Individual podiums 6 victories – (4 , 2 ) 43 podiums – (22 , 21 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2006–07 28 January 2007 Otepää, Estonia 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd2 2007–08 1 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd3 2 December 2007 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd4 15 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st5 16 December 2007 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd6 23 January 2008 Canmore, Canada 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd7 10 February 2008 Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd8 16 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic 7.6 km Individual F World Cup 1st9 23 February 2008 Falun, Sweden 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 1st10 5 March 2008 Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd11 14 March 2008 Bormio, Italy 2.5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd12 2010–11 26 November 2010 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd13 31 December 2010 Oberhof, Germany 2.5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd14 2 January 2011 Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd15 13 March 2011 Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd16 20 March 2011 Falun, Sweden 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd17 2011–12 31 January 2011 Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd18 3 January 2012 Toblach, Italy 3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd19 7 March 2012 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd20 2012–13 4 January 2013 Toblach, Italy 3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd21 2013–14 28 December 2013 Oberhof, Germany 3 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd22 31 December 2013 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd23 1 January 2014 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd24 3 January 2014 Cortina/Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st25 4 January 2014 Val di Fiemme, Italy 5 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd26 5 January 2014 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd27 28 December 2013 – 5 January 2014 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup2nd28 2014–15 23 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st 29 15 March 2015 Oslo, Norway 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd30 2015–16 16 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd31 23 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd32 14 February 2016 Falun, Sweden 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd33 2 March 2016 Montreal, Canada 10.5 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd34 5 March 2016 Quebec City, Canada 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd35 8 March 2016 Canmore, Canada 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd36 9 March 2016 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd37 2018–19 26 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd38 12 March 2019 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd39 2019–20 29 November – 1 December 2019 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd40 3 January 2020 Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st41 4 January 2020 1.3 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd42 18 February 2020 Åre, Sweden 0.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd43 23 February 2020 Trondheim, Norway 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 8 victories – (7 , 1 ) 13 podiums – (10 , 3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 2006–07 4 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Skofterud / Størmer Steira / Bjørgen2 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Johaug / Skofterud / Bjørgen3 17 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Bjørgen4 24 February 2008 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Aunet Tyldum / Størmer Steira / Bjørgen5 2011–12 20 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Flugstad Østberg / Berger / Kristoffersen6 12 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Johaug / Bjørgen7 2012–13 20 January 2013 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Skofterud / Flugstad Østberg / Ek Hagen8 2015–16 17 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Weng9 24 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Flugstad Østberg / Weng / Johaug10 2016–17 15 January 2017 Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Caspersen Falla11 22 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Flugstad Østberg / Weng / Bjørgen12 2018–19 27 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Weng / Johaug / Flugstad Østberg13 2019–20 8 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Caspersen Falla / Johaug / Weng
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