Kristin Størmer Steira
Kristin Størmer Steira ( born April 30, 1981 in Mo i Rana ) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.
Career
2001-2005
On 1 December 2001 Steira was at the age of 20 years, their international debut at FIS races in Gl. After good results there and in Ål it launched in January 2002 at the Norwegian Nordic Ski Championships in Høydalsmo. There, she reached over 5 km freestyle in 25th place, before she could the 18th and over 15 km of single secure fourth place in the pursuit of more than 10 km. After two top - 10 finishes in Molde and other top -20 finishes in FIS races in Hommelvik and the Granåsen Steira was on 16 March 2002 on the conclusion of the 2001/02 season is around the Oslo Holmenkollbakken her debut in the cross-country skiing World Cup. With space 46 but they fell short of expectations and did not win any World Cup points. After mediocre rankings in other national championships in Vang in April, she found herself at the beginning of the 2002/ 03 cross-country skiing in the Continental Cup, where they reached Gåsbu in ninth place in the first race. The second race in the pursuit of more than 10 km, they could win. Then a month later they received the start authorization for the World Cup in Kawgolowo in which they score points just missed with space 33. One week later, following Continental Cup race in Stockvik she won. In the second race over 10 km in a classic style, she stood with second place on the podium again.
Six days after their success in Stockvik Steira started in the World Cup race in Nove Mesto na Moravě. Here she succeeded with the ninth over 10 km free style not only her first World Cup points win but also their first Top 10 ranking in this series. In one day later held relay competition they stood together with Anita Moen, Marit Bjørgen and Hilde Pedersen end up in second place. Despite this success Steira started from February 2003 again in the Continental Cup. She was already in the first race in Valdidentro back on the podium. Shortly thereafter, she was at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003 at the same track in the 2x5 km double pursuit at the end of the 28th and reached in individual over 30 km free style in 25th place. In the World Cup, or the World Championships in Oslo and Lahti they reached the 19th place respectively. At season's end, she stood in the relay in Falun, Sweden once again on the podium. In the overall World Cup, she finished the season in 42nd place.
The season 2003/ 04 she began after a 15th place in the individual 15 km Beitostølen with victory in relay race at the same track. After a few mediocre individual placements in a single season they repeated the result with the team on January 11, 2004 in Otepaeae. Also good six weeks later the squadron in Umeå, Sweden could not be beaten. A podium in a single competition remained Steira but until season's end implies denying.
The following season, 2004/ 05 Steira could have a significant increase in performance and stood in Ramsau am Dachstein with second place for the first time in a long time on a podium in a single World Cup. On January 22, 2005, she succeeded in Pragelato, the first individual World Cup victory in the 2x7.5 km double pursuit. In the Norwegian championship in 2005 in Lillehammer she won silver in the individual over 10 km free style behind Hilde Petersen.
In the Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 Steira won together with Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Petersen and Marit Bjørgen the gold medal in the 4 x 5 km relay and bronze in the 15 -km double pursuit. In the individual it was over 10 km free style tithe. In the following World Cups Steira fell short of expectations and could reach no further podium finishes.
2006 to 2010
In the 2005/ 06 season Steira slow start. It lasts until the World Cup races in Canmore, until she could be placed in the top ten again. In the next World Cup in Nove Mesto na Moravě she missed the podium ranks only slightly and finished fourth. At the Olympic Winter Games in 2006 Steira missed in the double pursuit, the individual and the mass start 30 km of the medals only scarce and were each fourth. Even with the season they did not have a fifth square. At season's end she succeeded in Sapporo, Japan once again the podium. After first successfully contested several FIS races in November 2006, it launched on November 18 again in the World Cup. In Gällivare they missed in the 10 km classic individual to leap into the top ten, but could again celebrate a day later in the relay ahead of Germany and Finland an unchallenged victory. At the Tour de Ski 2006/2007 Steira was back in good form and won new stage in Oberstdorf. In the end they reached the seventh place of the Tour de Ski standings.
In the Norwegian Championships in 2007 Grova they started in the 15 km pursuit and won silver. After another podium finish in the relay in Davos Steira started at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo. There she won the bronze medal in the 15 km pursuit. Two days later, she missed in the individual 10 km free style a medal just barely and came in fourth. For this you again succeeded on March 1 in the Season winning the bronze medal. The World Cup finally graduated with a silver medal in singles over 30 km from successful, with only the Finn Virpi Kuitunen was beaten.
After it but with good results in the World Cup could keep their benefits stable until November 2007 without podium, they stood in December in Davos on the podium again. Even with the season it has been successful with a second place. The Tour de Ski 2007/2008 was rather mixed, so that they only reached the eleventh place overall at the end of Steira. Also in the rest of the World Cup season 2007/ 08 she managed not to run into the top five in the individual disciplines. However, in February she succeeded with the relay again the victory in Falun.
In the 2008/ 09 season Steira started again successful. So for over a year she succeeded in December in La Clusaz for the first time a single success in the World Cup. Even with the season she was again on the podium. After a rather mixed Tour de Ski 2008/2009 they ended it on a good ninth place. Shortly later, she won bronze in the 15 km pursuit at the Norwegian Nordic Ski Championships in Vind.
In the Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec Steira won the silver medal in the 15 -km double pursuit after it has already been zurvor sixth in the 10-km classic individual. With the season they missed by a fourth place a further podium only the narrowest of margins. The World Cup race after the World Cup went out less successful for Steira. So they missed the podium in some cases. Despite this performance drop, she stood at the end of ninth place in the World Cup overall standings. In the Distance World Cup it was a good fourth place.
In the 2009/10 World Cup season, she launched successfully with several top - 10 finishes. The Tour de Ski 2009/2010 was much better than the previous years, so that they stood at the end on the fifth overall in the series. At the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver Størmer Steira won the gold medal in the 4x5 - km relay. In the individual disciplines they reached good top - 10 finishes and was beaten narrowly in fourth behind the medals while in the pursuit race over 15 km. At season's end Steira won again with the relay in Lahti and stood by the 30 - km race in Oslo on the podium. Your hitherto successful season she finished in sixth place in the overall World Cup standings.
Since 2010
On March 27, 2010, she won the national title over 30 km from the Norwegian Nordic Championships in Tolga. At FIS race in April 2010, she was invariably in all races on the podium. The World Cup season 2010/11 she began with a fourth place in Gällivare. After a victory in the relay at the same distance it was four weeks later in La Clusaz again in a single race on the podium.
In the Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo she won with the Norwegian season the world title, but was beaten significantly in the individual disciplines. Also in the next World Cup race it was Steira clearly difficult to tie to good performance in previous years. Even with the Norwegian Nordic Ski Championships 2011 in Kvaløysletta she missed the 30-km individual a medal, though just barely.
In the World Cup season 2011/12 Steira successfully launched with a fifth place in the individual in Sjusjøen and a relay victory at the same track a day later. However, this success remained until January 2012, the last. In January she reached at the Norwegian Championships in Voss bronze in Skiathlon over 15 km. At season's end Steira again reached several top - 10 finishes, which earned her at the end of the 14th place in the overall standings.
At the first World Cup race of the World Cup season 2012/13 Steira could achieve top 10 rankings again, reaching also surprising third place in the overall standings of the Tour de Ski 2012/2013. After a season victory in La Clusaz and a single success in Sochi on the route of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games she competed at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, where she could defend her relay world champion title of Oslo, 2011. In Skiathlon she missed a medal just short of fourth place and landed in the 10-km and 30-km individual each to ninth place.