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Apr 20, 1980 Askim, Eastern Norway, Norway Died on 29 Jul 2018 (aged 38)
Norwegian cross country skier
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About Vibeke Skofterud
- Vibeke Westbye Skofterud (20 April 1980 – 29 July 2018) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.
- She won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010.
- Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was eighth in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002. Skofterud won a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 2005, gold: 2011, silver: 2003, bronze: 2007) and earned her best individual finish of 13th in the 5 km + 5 km double pursuit in 2003. Her first individual victory came in a pursuit race in Norway in 2006. In 2012, Skofterud became the first Norwegian to win the Vasaloppet official ladies class.
- She set a new record time, 4.08,24, more than 8 minutes faster than the previous record from 1998.
- This was the first time ever she competed in a race as long as 90 km.The 2012/2013 World Cup season proved to be difficult for Skofterud, due to illness and injuries, and she was forced to quit the season halfway through.
- She made a comeback on the national team the following winter, but her results were less than satisfactory.
- After failing to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Skofterud announced her retirement from the national team, in favour of a career in ski marathon.She retired from cross-country skiing in 2015.
