Espen Bjervig
| Espen Bjervig | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1972 Nøtterøy, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Oseberg Skilag | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1995–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Espen Bjervig (born June 30, 1972) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2004. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau and earned his best individual finish of eight in the 10 km event in those same championships.
Bjervig also won four races of distances up to 15 km from 1997 to 2004. In June 2018, he was appointed as the Norwegian Ski Federation's managing director of cross-country. He had previously worked as sales director for a number of companies and as a marketing director for the Norwegian Ski Federation. Bjervig graduated from the BI Norwegian Business School in 1998, with a Master's degree in Finance.[1]
Cross-country skiing results[edit]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
World Championships[edit]
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | Silver |
| 2001 | 28 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
World Cup[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1995 | 22 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | 68 | NC | — | 50 |
| 1998 | 25 | 85 | 59 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | 7 | 23 | — | 4 |
| 2000 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2001 | 28 | 50 | — | — | 35 |
| 2002 | 29 | 22 | — | — | 29 |
| 2003 | 30 | 51 | — | — | 42 |
Individual podiums[edit]
- 1 victory
- 6 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 13 December 1998 |  Toblach, Italy |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 5 January 1999 |  Otepää, Estonia |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 9 January 1999 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | 1999–00 | 11 December 1999 | Sappada, Italy |
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 18 December 1999 |  Davos, Switzerland |
30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 6 | 27 December 1999 | Engelberg, Switzerland |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums[edit]
- 3 victories
- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998–99 | 20 December 1998 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jevne / Dæhlie / Hetland |
| 2 | 26 February 1999 |  Ramsau, Austria |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Jevne / Dæhlie / Alsgaard | |
| 3 | 21 March 1999 | Oslo, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Estil / Aukland / Hjelmeset | |
| 4 | 1999–00 | 28 November 1999 |  Kiruna, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Skjeldal / Alsgaard / Hetland |
| 5 | 19 December 1999 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Hjelmeset / Jevne / Estil | |
| 6 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Sørgård / Aukland / Leithe |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 8 December 2002 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hjelmeset / Estil / Skjeldal |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References[edit]
- ^ "Espen Bjervig ny langrennssjef" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ski Federation. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "BJERVIG Espen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links[edit]
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