Nina Løseth
| — Alpine skier — | |
 Løseth in 2008 | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom |
|---|---|
| Club | Spjelkavik IL |
| Born |
27 February 1989 Ålesund, Norway |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) [1] |
| World Cup debut | 5 February 2006 (age 16) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 9th – (2006–10, '13–16) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 – (3 SL, 1 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2016) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in GS, 2016) |
Nina Løseth (born 27 February 1989) is a Norwegian alpine ski racer, who represents Spjelkavik IL. She debuted in the World Cup in February 2006. Her first World Cup podium came in a slalom race at Zagreb in January 2015. In January 2016 she took her first World Cup win when she was victorious in a slalom at Santa Caterina, becoming the first Norwegian woman to win a World Cup slalom since Trine Bakke almost exactly 16 years earlier.[2]
At the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden she was the top Norwegian female, with 30th in the giant slalom and tenth in the slalom.
Her sisters Lene and Mona Løseth are also alpine ski racers.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16 | 116 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 17 | 59 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 85 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 20 | 101 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 21 | ||||||
| 2012 | 22 | ||||||
| 2013 | 23 | 56 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 Jan 2015 |  Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2016 | 13 Dec 2015 |  Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 3rd |
| 20 Dec 2015 |  Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 05 Jan 2016 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | Slalom | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 19 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 21 | |||||
| 2013 | 23 | DNF1 | 35 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | DNF1 | 17 | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 27.
- ↑ "Nina Loeseth scores rare women's slalom win for Norway". CBC.ca. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
External links
- Nina Løseth at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Nina Løseth – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Nina Løseth
- Nina Løseth at Sports Reference – Olympic results
- Norwegian Ski Team – alpine skiing – Nina Løseth – (Norwegian)
- Nina Løseth on Twitter
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