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| Silje Opseth | |||||||||||||||
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 Opseth in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25) Buskerud, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | IL Holeværingen | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 230.5 m (756 ft)  Vikersund, 17 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 140 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 21 March 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Silje Opseth (born 28 April 1999) is a Norwegian ski jumper, who represents the club Holeværingen IL.
Personal life
Opseth was born in Hønefoss on 28 April 1999.
Career
Opseth made her world cup debut in 2015, only 16 years old.
She competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland. Competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, she placed 16th in the women's normal hill individual.
She won her first world cup victory in Holmenkollen in March 2022.
World Cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | ST | AK | L3 | RA | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016/17 | 51 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 20 | N/A | N/A | 19 | N/A | N/A |
| 2018/19 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019/20 | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A |  |
N/A |
| 2020/21 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | N/A | 6 | N/A |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 24 | N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 2023/24 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 | N/A |
Individual wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021/22 | 5 March 2022 |  Oslo |
Holmenkollbakken HS134 | LH |
| 2 | 2022/23 | 5 November 2022 |  Wisla |
Malinka HS134 | LH |
| 3 | 4 December 2022 | Lillehammer |
Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH | |
| 4 | 8 January 2023 |  Sapporo |
Ōkurayama HS137 | LH | |
| 5 | 13 March 2023 | Lillehammer |
Lysgårdsbakken HS140 | LH | |
| 6 | 2023/24 | 4 February 2024 |  Willingen |
Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 | LH |
| 7 | 9 March 2024 | Oslo |
Holmenkollbakken HS134 | LH |
silje opseth fell at the world record on 17/03/2024 in training and then in the final series she jumped at 230.5m, which is a world record.
References
- ^ Sundby, Jørn. "Silje Opseth". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- "Silje (17) rett på hotell for lekselesing" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- "Silje Opseth". olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
- Silje Opseth at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Silje Opseth at Olympics.com
- Silje Opseth at Olympedia (archive)
- Silje Opseth at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
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