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| Therese Johaug |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Therese Johaug |
| Date of birth |
June 25, 1988 (age 18) |
| Place of birth |
Os, Norway |
| World Cup |
| Seasons |
2007- |
| Wins |
0 |
| Additional podiums |
0 |
| Total podiums |
0 |
Therese Johaug (born June 25, 1988) is a Norwegian cross-country skier, who made her international breakthrough by winning the bronze at the 30 km mass start at the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo.
After skiing some domestic races in the 2006 season, Johaug took part at the Norwegian Championships in 2007, winning a bronze at the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. She was selected for two World Cup races prior to the World Championships, finishing eighth and 33rd in two interval start races over 10 km, which was enough to be selected for competition in the the 30 km distance at the World Championships, where she finished third, over 20 seconds ahead of fourth-place Aino Kaisa Saarinen on Finland. Johaug competes for Tynset Idrettsforening.
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