Einar Hedegart (born 8 November 2001) is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. He represented Norway at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career Hedegart began his career as a biathlete and competed at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2023. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, and silver medals in the 15 km individual and 12.5 km pursuit events.
Hedegart made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut during the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup and in his second career race on 16 March 2025, he earned his first career podium, finishing in second place. After the race he was encouraged by several people to focus only on cross-country skiing. He previously announced that he would make a decision after the Norwegian National Championships on whether he will focus on biathlon or cross-country skiing. At the Norwegian National Championships he won gold medal in the men's mass start. Following the race he announced he would focus on being a biathlete.
During the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup he earned his first career World Cup victory on 7 December 2025, winning the 10 km freestyle race. A week later he earned his second career World Cup victory on 14 December 2025. On 23 January 2026, he won the team sprint, along with Harald Østberg Amundsen.
In November 2025, he announced he would end his biathlon career to devote himself entirely to cross-country skiing ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. In December 2025, he was selected to represent Norway at the Olympics. In his Olympic debut on 13 February 2026, he won a bronze medal in the 10 kilometre freestyle event with a time of 20:50.2. His teammate, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, won gold, marking the first time Hedegart lost to Klæbo in this discipline, after defeating him twice during the World Cup.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
Year Age 10 km individual 20 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 7.5 km relay Team sprint 2026 24 Bronze — — — Gold Gold
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintU23NordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinal 2025 23 92 55 — — 2026 24 27 14 — —
Individual podiums 3 wins – (3 ) 6 podiums – (6 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2024–25 16 March 2025 Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd2 2025–26 30 November 2025 Ruka, Finland 20 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd3 7 December 2025 Trondheim, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup1st4 14 December 2025 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup1st5 14 March 2026 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup1st6 22 March 2026 Lake Placid, USA 20 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums 1 victories – (1 ) 1 podium – (1 ) No. SeasonDate Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2025–26 23 January 2026 Goms, Switzerland 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Amundsen
References
External links
Einar Hedegart at Milano Cortina 2026