Petter Northug

Petter Northug
Petter Northug during the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in Oslo, Norway in February 2011
Country	Norway
Full name	Petter Northug Jr.
Born	(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) Framverran, Mosvik, Norway
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski club	Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons	14 – (2005–2018)
Starts	219
Podiums	84
Wins	38
Overall titles	2 – (2010, 2013)
Discipline titles	1 – (1 DI: 2010)
Medal record Representing  Norway Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 1 1 World Championships 13 3 0 Total 15 4 1 Men's cross-country skier Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 50 km classical 2010 Vancouver Team sprint 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay 2010 Vancouver Individual sprint World Championships 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay 2009 Liberec 30 km skiathlon 2009 Liberec 50 km freestyle 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay 2011 Oslo 30 km skiathlon 2011 Oslo 50 km freestyle 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay 2015 Falun Individual sprint 2015 Falun 50 km classical 2015 Falun Team sprint 2015 Falun 4 × 10 km relay 2011 Oslo Individual sprint 2011 Oslo Team sprint 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint Junior World Championships 2005 Rovaniemi 20 km skiathlon 2005 Rovaniemi 10 km freestyle 2006 Kranj Individual sprint 2006 Kranj 10 km classical 2006 Kranj 20 km skiathlon 2006 Kranj 4 × 10 km relay 2005 Rovaniemi Individual sprint 2005 Rovaniemi 4 × 10 km relay

Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze at the Olympics, 13 gold and three silver at the World Ski Championships), and 18 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 13 podium places. He is also the record holder for most stage wins (13) in Tour de Ski. By winning his ninth gold medal in the Nordic World Ski Championships in 4 × 10 km relay in Val di Fiemme 2013, he leveled^{[citation needed]} the achievement of Bjørn Dæhlie who had been the most successful World Champion male skier up to that point. He is considered by many as the greatest cross-country skier of all time.^[1]

He is expected to work as a commentator of skiing, on channel TV 2 during the winter of 2021/2022.^{[2][needs update]}