Heidi Weng (born 20 July 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and fell runner.

Heidi Weng
Weng in 2019
Country Norway
Born (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33)
Ytre Enebakk, Norway
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Ski clubIL i BUL
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (2010–present)
Starts297
Podiums112
Wins13
Overall titles2 – (2017, 2018)
Discipline titles2 – (DI 2017, 2018)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 15 km skiathlon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti 30 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf 30 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme 15 km pursuit
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten 4 × 3.33 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää 4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Hinterzarten 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Otepää 5 km freestyle
Updated on 17 March 2024.

Career

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In cross-country skiing her best individual World Cup finish is her victories in Tour de Ski both 2016–17 and 2017–18. She has won three gold medals at the Junior World Championships, two in relay and one in pursuit.[2] She has won six medals at World Championships, four of them gold.

She is a Norwegian senior champion in fell running in 2010, and placed fourth at the World Junior Championships in the same year. She is also a Norwegian junior champion in cross-country running.[3]

She hails from Ytre Enebakk, but represents the club IL i BUL.[3]

Weng won the bronze medal at the skiathlon event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

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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 
2014 22 9 Bronze 19 5
2018 26 11 9 8 11

World Championships

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  • 9 medals – (5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2013 21 6 Bronze 4 Gold
2015 23 22 7 22 Gold
2017 25 4 5 Silver 7 Gold Gold
2019 27 19 7 Silver
2021 29 15 9 Silver Gold

World Cup

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Season titles

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  • 4 titles – (2 overall, 2 distance)
Season
Discipline
2017 Overall
Distance
2018 Overall
Distance

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
2010 18 110 87 NC
2011 19 59 49 83 18
2012 20 10 10 21 16 DNF  
2013 21 5 4 13   6 4
2014 22 4 5 27 9    
2015 23     5    
2016 24     4 9    
2017 25     4      
2018 26     15 4   18
2019 27 16 11 77 16 7 20
2020 28     14   4  
2021 29 20 7 NC DNF
2022 30 6 5 41  
2023 31 10 4 98 6
2024 32 8 6 51  

Individual podiums

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  • 13 victories – (5 WC, 8 SWC)
  • 112 podiums – (57 WC, 55 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2011–12 3 March 2012   Lahti, Finland 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
2 17 March 2012   Falun, Sweden 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
3 18 March 2012 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
4 14–18 March 2012   World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
5 2012–13 2 December 2012   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
6 30 November
– 2 December 2012
  Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
7 1 January 2013   Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
8 6 January 2013   Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
9 10 March 2013   Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
10 15 March 2013   Drammen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
11 23 March 2013   Falun, Sweden 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
12 2013–14 28 December 2013
– 5 January 2014
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
13 16 March 2014   Falun, Sweden 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
14 14–16 March 2014   World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
15 2014–15 5 December 2014   Lillehammer, Norway 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
16 6 December 2014 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd
17 7 December 2014 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
18 5–7 December 2014   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
19 20 December 2014   Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
20 3 January 2015   Oberstdorf, Germany 3 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
21 4 January 2015 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
22 6 January 2015   Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
23 7 January 2015   Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
24 8 January 2015 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
25 10 January 2015   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
26 11 January 2015 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
27 3–11 January 2015     Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
28 8 March 2015   Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
29 11 March 2015   Drammen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
30 2015–16 5 December 2015   Lillehammer, Norway 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
31 12 December 2015   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
32 2 January 2016   Lenzerheide, Switzerland 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
33 3 January 2016 5 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
34 5 January 2016   Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
35 6 January 2016 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
36 8 January 2016   Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
37 9 January 2016   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
38 10 January 2016 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
39 1–10 January 2016     Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
40 16 January 2016   Planica, Slovenia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
41 13 February 2016   Falun, Sweden 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
42 14 February 2016 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
43 20 February 2016   Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
44 21 February 2016 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
45 2 March 2016   Montreal, Canada 10.5 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
46 4 March 2016   Quebec City, Canada 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
47 5 March 2016 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
48 9 March 2016   Canmore, Canada 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 1st
49 11 March 2016 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
50 1–12 March 2016   Ski Tour Canada Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
51 2016–17 26 November 2016   Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
52 27 November 2016 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
53 2 December 2016   Lillehammer, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
54 3 December 2016 5 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
55 4 December 2016 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
56 2–4 December 2016   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st
57 10 December 2016   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
58 17 December 2016   La Clusaz, France 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
59 31 December 2016   Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
60 1 January 2017 5 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
61 3 January 2017   Oberstdorf, Germany 5 km 5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd
62 4 January 2017 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
63 8 January 2017   Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
64 31 December 2016
– 8 January 2017
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 1st
65 28 January 2017   Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
66 29 January 2017 15 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
67 18 February 2017   Otepää, Estonia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
68 19 February 2017 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
69 18 March 2017   Quebec City, Canada 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
70 19 March 2017 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
71 17–19 March 2017   World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
72 2017–18 26 November 2017   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd
73 3 December 2017   Lillehammer, Norway 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
74 16 December 2017   Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
75 17 December 2017 10 km Pursuit C World Cup 3rd
76 31 December 2017   Lenzerheide, Switzerland 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
77 1 January 2018 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
78 6 January 2018   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
79 7 January 2018 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
80 30 December 2017
– 7 January 2018
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 1st
81 21 January 2018   Planica, Slovenia 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
82 28 January 2018   Seefeld, Austria 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
83 2019–20 1 December 2019   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
84 29 November
– 1 December 2019
  Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
85 7 December 2019   Lillehammer, Norway 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
86 15 December 2019   Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
87 28 December 2019   Lenzerheide, Switzerland 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 2nd
88 1 January 2020   Toblach, Italy 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
89 5 January 2020   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 2nd
90 18 January 2020   Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
91 9 February 2020   Falun, Sweden 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
92 15 February 2020   Östersund, Sweden 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
93 16 February 2020 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
94 18 February 2020   Åre, Sweden 0.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
95 20 February 2020   Meråker, Norway 34 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 3rd
96 15–23 February 2020    FIS Ski Tour 2020 Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
97 2020–21 23 January 2021   Lahti, Finland 7.5 km 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
98 13 March 2021   Engadin, Switzerland 10 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd
99 14 March 2021 30 km Pursuit F World Cup 1st
100 2021–22 28 November 2021   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F World Cup 3rd
101 3 January 2022   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
102 4 January 2022 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 1st
103 28 December 2021
– 4 January 2022
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
104 2022–23 2 December 2022   Lillehammer, Norway 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
105 8 January 2023   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 2nd
106 2023–24 10 December 2023   Östersund, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
107 16 December 2023   Trondheim, Norway 10 km 10 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
108 7 January 2024   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 2nd
109 30 December 2023 – 7 January 2024    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
110 9 February 2024   Canmore, Canada 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
111 11 February 2024 20 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
112 17 March 2024   Falun, Sweden 20 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 12 victories – (12 RL)
  • 18 podiums – (17 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2011–12 12 February 2012   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Haga / Kristoffersen / Østberg
2 2012–13 20 January 2013   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Johaug / Steira / Bjørgen
3 2013–14 8 December 2013   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Johaug / Steira / Bjørgen
4 2015–16 6 December 2015   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Falla / Østberg / Johaug
5 17 January 2016   Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Jacobsen
6 24 January 2016   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Østberg / Johaug / Jacobsen
7 2016–17 18 December 2016   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Østberg / Bjørgen / Haga
8 22 January 2017   Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Østberg / Jacobsen / Bjørgen
9 2018–19 9 December 2018   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Johaug / Haga / Østberg
10 27 January 2019   Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Johaug / Jacobsen / Østberg
11 2019–20 8 December 2019   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Falla / Jacobsen / Johaug
12 1 March 2020   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Udnes Weng / Østberg / Johaug
13 2020–21 24 January 2021   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Udnes Weng / Johaug / Fossesholm
14 2021–22 5 December 2021   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd T. Udnes Weng / Johaug / Fossesholm
15 13 March 2022   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F World Cup 3rd Holund / Tønseth / Johaug
16 2022–23 11 December 2022   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kalvå / Nyenget / Iversen
17 5 February 2023   Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kalvå / Østberg / Theodorsen
18 19 March 2023   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Nyenget / Krüger / Kalvå

References

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  1. ^ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 49.
  2. ^ Heidi Weng at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. ^ a b "- Heidi Weng". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  4. ^ "WENG Heidi". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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