Kristin Størmer Steira
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| Kristin Størmer Steira | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristin Størmer Steira | |
| Date of birth | April 30, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Mo i Rana, Norway | |
| Professional information | ||
| Club | IL Forsøk | |
| Skis | Madshus | |
| World Cup | ||
| Seasons | 2002- | |
| Wins | 1 | |
| Additional podiums | 2 | |
| Total podiums | 3 | |
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's cross country skiing | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2005 Oberstdorf | 4 x 5 km | |
| Silver | 2007 Sapporo | 30 km | |
| Bronze | 2005 Oberstdorf | 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit | |
| Bronze | 2007 Sapporo | 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit | |
| Bronze | 2007 Sapporo | 4 x 5 km | |
Kristin Størmer Steira (born April 30, 1981) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. She won two medals at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 5 km and a bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit.
Steira finished fourth in three individual events (10 km, 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, 30 km) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She has four individual career victories at various levels from 2002 to 2006.
Her revenge came at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she acquired a bronze medal in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit. Steira also earned a bronze in the 4 x 5 km as well. She ended this championship with silver in the 30 km.
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(As 3 x 5 km) 1954 Soviet Union Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova & Valentina Tsaryova
1958 Soviet Union Radya Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina & Lyubov Kozyreva
1962 Soviet Union Lyubov Baranova, Maria Gusakova & Alevtina Kolchina
1966 Soviet Union Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Rita Achkina & Alevtina Kolchina
1970 Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva, Galina Kulakova & Alevtina Olyunina
(As 4 x 5 km) 1974 Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva, Nina Selyunina, Raisa Smetanina & Galina Kulakova
1978 Finland Taina Impiö, Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, Hilkka Riihivuori & Helena Takalo
1982 Norway Anette Bøe, Inger Helene Nybråten, Berit Aunli & Britt Pettersen
1985 Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova, Raisa Smetanina, Liliya Vasilchenko & Anfisa Romanova
1987 Soviet Union Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrilyuk, Larisa Ptistyna, & Anfisa Reztsova
1989 Finland Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen & Marjo Matikainen
1991 Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova & Yelena Välbe
1993 Russia Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrilyuk & Lyubov Yegorova
1995 Russia Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina & Nina Gavrilyuk
1997 Russia Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrilyuk & Yelena Välbe
1999 Russia Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova & Nina Gavrilyuk
2001 Russia Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Yuliya Chepalova & Nina Gavrilyuk
2003 Germany Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel & Evi Sachenbacher
2005 Norway Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira & Marit Bjørgen
2007 Finland Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen & Pirjo Manninen
