Maiken Caspersen Falla, born on 13 August 1990, is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who specialized in sprint and short-distance races. She is the 2014 Olympic champion in the individual sprint and a three-time Olympic medalist. She became individual sprint World champion at the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and defended the title in 2019, and across her career she won five gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the World Championships. With 22 World Cup sprint victories she is the second most successful female World Cup sprinter of all time, behind only Marit Bjørgen. She announced her retirement in April 2022.
Facts
Medals or Titles Band Connections
Competed In
Source Maiken Caspersen Falla (Wikipedia)
Plays
Source Maiken Caspersen Falla (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Maiken Caspersen Falla (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who specialized in sprint and short-distance races
Sources
1. Maiken Caspersen Falla (Wikipedia)
Lead, birth
(born 13 August 1990)
Lead, pronoun
She is the 2014 Olympic champion in the individual sprint and three-time Olympic medalist
Lead, honours
Falla won a total of five gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the World Championships in her career
Lead, nationality
is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who specialized in sprint and short-distance races
Plays: Nordic Skiing, Lead
is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who specialized in sprint and short-distance races
Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Lead, 2014-winter-olympics
She is the 2014 Olympic champion in the individual sprint
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.