Sadie Maubet Bjornsen

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen
Maubet Bjornsen in February 2019
Country United States
Born (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34)
Omak, Washington,[1] U.S.
Ski clubAPU Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons11– (20112021)
Starts188
Podiums7
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2018)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti Team sprint
Updated on 2 November 2021.

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen (née Bjornsen, born November 21, 1989) is a retired American cross-country skier and former member of the United States Ski Team Nordic programs "Cross Country A Team" roster.[2]

Her brother Erik Bjornsen is also a cross-country skier.[3]

Athletic career

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Bjornsen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[4] In 2015, she graduated from Alaska Pacific University.[5]

Bjornsen has one individual world cup podium and four team world cup podiums: Third in the 5 km in Toblach in 2017, third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Lillehammer in 2013 and 2015, second in the 4 × 5 km relay in Nové Město in 2016, and second in the team sprint at Düsseldorf in 2011.[6]

Bjornsen finished ninth overall in the 2017–18 Tour de Ski, behind teammate Jessie Diggins in third: this was the first time that two Americans finished in the top ten in the race's overall classification.[7]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 24 16 30 9
2018 28 15 17 14 5

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 21 29 28 9
2013 23 37 32 4
2015 25 20 20 26 4
2017 27 23 4 Bronze
2019 29 23 15 18 5 5
2021 31 11 15 4 5

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2011 21 NC NC NC
2012 22 98 NC 69 59
2013 23 54 56 37
2014 24 32 26 43 17 22
2015 25 23 19 24 18 DNF
2016 26 14 14 14 14 14 11
2017 27 16 17 23 11 DNF 10
2018 28 6 10 8 10 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 29 14 13 8 10 DNF 11
2020 30 8 13 10 4 7 10
2021 31 54 40 40

Individual podiums

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  • 7 podiums – (2 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2016–17 January 6, 2017 Italy Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
2 2017–18 November 24, 2017 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
3 December 2, 2017 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
4 December 31, 2017 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
5 March 16–18, 2018 Sweden World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
6 2018–19 November 30, 2018 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
7 2019–20 November 29, 2019 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 5 podiums – (1 TS, 4 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2011–12 December 4, 2011 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Randall
2 2013–14 December 8, 2013 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Randall / Stephen / Diggins
3 2015-16 December 6, 2015 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Brennan / Stephen / Diggins
4 January 24, 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Stephen / Diggins
5 2019-20 December 8, 2019 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Caldwell / Brennan / Diggins

References

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  1. ^ "Sadie Bjornsen bio". Nordic US Ski Team. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nordic athletes". usskiteam.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Skiing Siblings Hope To Make It To Sochi, Together". NPR.org. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sadie BJORNSEN | Cross-Country | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Bjornsen, Sadie (May 12, 2015). "15 Favorites of this Spring". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Athlete : BJORNSEN Sadie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USA Today. January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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