Therese JOHAUG
Aug 31, 2018·Cross-Country
CAREER
• Therese Johaug stepped on the international circuit with a big bang already iny 2006/07 season
• In January 2007 at the age of 18, she finished third at the Norwegian Championships in Skiathlon and was nominated to go to World Cup in Otepää
• She hot a ticket for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo where she captured bronze in 30 km mass start classic
• Right after, she went to the Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio and took bronze medal in skiathlon
• First World Cup podium 2007 in Falun – 3rd place in pursuit
• In 2008, Johaug stunned everyone with a triple success in Malles at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships – gold medal in 5 km classic, 5km+5km skiathlon and 4x3.3km relay
• At the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships she finished 3 times among top 6
• In 2010 at her first Olympic Winter Games Johaug became the Olympic Champion in 4x5km relay
• In 2011, Johaug won World Champion title in 30 km free and in relay on the home soil in Oslo and won the bronze medal in 7.5km+7.5km skiathlon
• First World Cup win in Lahti 2012 – 7.5km+7.5km skiathlon
• In the 2011/12 season Johaug landed on the individual World Cup podium 8 times and added 7 podiums in Stage World Cups
• She had impressive Tour de Ski and conquered to times second and one third place in the overall standing
• Last winter Johaug stepped six times on the World Cup podium and finished in second place in the FIS Tour de Ski 2013 and World Cup Final 2013
• At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme 2013 she won two gold medals – 10 km free and 4x5km relay, silver in the 7.5km+7.5km skiathlon and bronze in the 30 km mass start classic
• Johaug concluded the 2012/13 season in second place behind Justyna Kowalczyk
PERSONAL
• Therese Johaug is nicknamed “Duracell” thanks to her high frequency and speed
• She took part in an action for UNICEF in spring 2011 where UNICEF made an exhibition of 70 pictures from celebrities without any make up
• She likes photo-shootings and fashion. She did photo shooting campaign for several Norwegian companies such as Eger
• She was raised on a farm in Dalbygda and studies economics in Trondheim
• Last winter she started her own clothing line, first product is racing gloves
QUICK LINKS
Website: www.theresejohaug.no/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Therese-Johaug/68147209208
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