Petter Northug

Petter Northug
Petter Northug during the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in Oslo, Norway in February 2011
Country Norway
Full namePetter Northug Jr.
Born (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986
Framverran, Mosvik Municipality, Norway
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubStrindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (20052018)
Indiv. starts219
Indiv. podiums84
Indiv. wins38
Team starts16
Team podiums12
Team wins9
Overall titles2 – (2010, 2013)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI: 2010)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 1
World Championships 13 3 0
Total 15 4 1
Men's cross-country skier
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver50 km classical
2010 VancouverTeam sprint
2010 Vancouver4 × 10 km relay
2010 VancouverIndividual sprint
World Championships
2007 Sapporo4 × 10 km relay
2009 Liberec30 km skiathlon
2009 Liberec50 km freestyle
2009 Liberec4 × 10 km relay
2011 Oslo30 km skiathlon
2011 Oslo50 km freestyle
2011 Oslo4 × 10 km relay
2013 Val di Fiemme15 km freestyle
2013 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
2015 FalunIndividual sprint
2015 Falun50 km classical
2015 FalunTeam sprint
2015 Falun4 × 10 km relay
2011 OsloIndividual sprint
2011 OsloTeam sprint
2013 Val di FiemmeIndividual sprint
Junior World Championships
2005 Rovaniemi20 km skiathlon
2005 Rovaniemi10 km freestyle
2006 KranjIndividual sprint
2006 Kranj10 km classical
2006 Kranj20 km skiathlon
2006 Kranj4 × 10 km relay
2005 RovaniemiIndividual sprint
2005 Rovaniemi4 × 10 km relay

Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze at the Olympics, 13 gold and three silver at the World Ski Championships), and 18 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 13 podium places. He is also the record holder for most stage wins (13) in Tour de Ski. By winning his ninth gold medal in the Nordic World Ski Championships in 4 × 10 km relay in Val di Fiemme 2013, he leveled the achievement of Bjørn Dæhlie who had been the most successful World Champion male skier up to that point. He is considered by many as the greatest cross-country skier of all time.

He is expected to work as a commentator of skiing, on channel TV 2 during the winter of 2021/2022.