Ragnhild Gløersen Haga

Ragnhild Gløersen Haga (born 12 February 1991) is a retired Norwegian Olympic champion cross-country skier.^[1]

Ragnhild Gløersen Haga
Gløersen Haga in Seefeld, January 2018
Country	Norway
Born	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) Holter, Nannestad, Norway
Ski club	Åsen IL
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (2010–2013, 2015–2023)
Starts	140
Podiums	11
Wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 2015)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km freestyle 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 5 km relay U23 World Championships 2013 Liberec 10 km freestyle 2013 Liberec 15 km skiathlon 2014 Val di Fiemme 15 km skiathlon Junior World Championships 2011 Otepää 5 km freestyle 2011 Otepää 4 × 3.33 km relay 2011 Otepää Individual sprint

Career

Haga competed in the 2015 World Cup season,^[2] making a breakthrough by taking 12 top-ten World Cup results.^[2]

At the 2015 Tour de Ski, she finished fourth overall.^[3]

She represented Norway at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun.

In May, 2021, she was dropped from the Norwegian National Cross-country Team.^[4]

On 12 March 2023, Haga made history by winning the first ever women's 50 km World Cup race, in Holmenkollen, Norway.^[5]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing on 30 March 2023.^[6]

Personal life

Haga was born in Nannestad on 12 February 1991.^[7]

She is the niece of Anders Bakken, who competed in cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.^[2] Her partner is Øyvind Gløersen.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[8]

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (2 gold)

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2018	27	Gold	15	—	—	Gold	—
2022	31	—	29	28	—	5	—

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2015	24	29	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26	—	—	4	—	—	—
2019	28	—	—	10	—	—	—
2021	30	7	—	—	—	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

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	19	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	20	108	73	NC	—	—	—	—	—
2012	21	NC	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—
2013	22	78	57	NC	—	—	—	29	—
2015	24	5	5	32	6	4	—	—	—
2016	25	13	10	25	12	6	—	—	DNF
2017	26	19	15	38	10	DNF	—	12	—
2018	27	9	8	NC		—	—	4	—
2019	28	27	16	44	9	—	—	—	—
2020	29	19	16	37	28	17	13	—	—
2021	30	57	39	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	31	29	18	60	—	17	—	—	—
2023	32	52	28	—	—	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 2 victories – (1WC, 1 SWC)
• 11 podiums – (7 WC, 4 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2014–15	3 January 2015	Oberstdorf, Germany	3 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	3rd
2	2015–16	27 November 2015	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
3	2017–18	26 November 2017	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
4		26 November 2017	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
5		3 December 2017	Lillehammer, Norway	7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	3rd
6		10 December 2017	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
7		16 December 2017	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
8		28 January 2018	Seefeld, Austria	10 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
9		28 January 2018	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
10		18 March 2018	Falun, Sweden	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
11	2022–23	12 March 2023	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 2 victories – (2 RL)
• 3 podiums – (3 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2011–12	12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Weng / Kristoffersen / Østberg
2	2016–17	18 December 2016	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Østberg / Bjørgen / Weng
3	2018–19	9 December 2018	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Weng / Johaug / Østberg

References

1. "Ragnhild Haga". FIS. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
2. Trawka, Irek (14 July 2015). "Cross-Country Talk: Ragnhild Haga (NOR)". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
3. "Ragnhild Haga: - Det er så surrealistisk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 February 2015.
4. Busk, Martin (3 May 2021). "Ragnhild Haga ferdig på landslaget: - Skuffet, oppgitt og overrasket". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
5. "Historic Haga wins first women's 50km race after thriller sprint finish". International Ski Federation. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
6. Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian (30 March 2023). "Ragnhild Haga legger opp: – Trist og rart". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
7. Bryhn, Rolf. "Ragnhild Haga". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
8. "HAGA Ragnhild". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

External links

• Ragnhild Gløersen Haga at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Ragnhild Gløersen Haga at Olympics.com
• Ragnhild Gløersen Haga at Olympedia
• Ragnhild Gløersen Haga at Team Norway (in Norwegian)