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Born | Bente Martinsen (1972-09-10)10 September 1972 (age 52) Nittedal,Akershus, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Nittedal IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 11 – (1992,1994–2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. wins | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 4 – (1999,2000,2002,2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 5 – (5SP:1998–2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bente Skari, néeMartinsen, (born 10 September 1972) is aNorwegian formercross-country skier. She is one of the most successful cross-country skiers ever.
She won her first Olympic medals in1998, and won her first gold medal in the2002 Winter Olympics, coming from behind to beat the favouritesOlga Danilova andJulija Tchepalova in the last kilometers of the 10 km classical event. Skari was the first Norwegian woman to win an individual gold medal in cross-country skiing. She also won a bronze medal in 30 km classical as well as a silver medal in the relay.
Additionally, she won five gold medals (5 km: 1999, 10 km: 2001, 2003, and 15 km: 2001, 2003) from theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships, as well as two silver (4 × 5 km relay: 1997, 2001) medals. She won the overallcross-country skiing World Cup four times before retiring after the 2003 season.
Skari also won the women's 30 km event at theHolmenkollen ski festival in 2003. In 2001, she received theHolmenkollen medal (shared withAdam Małysz andThomas Alsgaard). Her father,Odd Martinsen, earned theHolmenkollen medal in 1969. They are the only father-daughter combination to ever win this prestigious honour.
In 2007, Skari was named as the first female race administrator in cross-country skiing. She assisted in the2007-08 Tour de Ski, working as an assistant technical delegate in the events held in theCzech Republic. This is part of theNorwegian Ski Federation's effort to promote more women in management positions in skiing.
All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1994 | 21 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
1998 | 25 | Bronze | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | Silver |
2002 | 29 | — | Gold | — | 6 | Bronze | — | Silver |
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
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1995 | 22 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
1997 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 8 | — | Silver |
1999 | 26 | Gold | — | — | 8 | DNF | — | 4 |
2001 | 28 | — | Gold | Gold | 5 | CNX[a] | 15 | Silver |
2003 | 30 | — | Gold | Gold | DNS | — | — | — |
Season | |
Discipline | |
1998 | Sprint |
1999 | Overall |
Sprint | |
2000 | Overall |
Sprint | |
2001 | Sprint |
2002 | Overall |
Sprint | |
2003 | Overall |
Season | Age | Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | |
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1992 | 20 | NC | — | — | |
1994 | 22 | 32 | — | — | |
1995 | 23 | 25 | — | — | |
1996 | 24 | 12 | — | — | |
1997 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
1998 | 26 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | |
1999 | 27 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | |
2000 | 28 | ![]() | 5[a] | 6[a] | ![]() |
2001 | 29 | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
2002 | 30 | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
2003 | 31 | ![]() | — | ![]() |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1996–97 | 18 December 1996 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
2 | 3 November 1997 | ![]() | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
3 | 1997–98 | 22 November 1997 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
4 | 10 December 1997 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
5 | 13 December 1997 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
6 | 8 January 1998 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
7 | 9 January 1998 | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | ||
8 | 1998–99 | 10 December 1998 | ![]() | 0.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
9 | 13 December 1998 | ![]() | 10 km Pursuit C | World Cup | 1st | |
10 | 19 December 1998 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
11 | 27 December 1998 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
12 | 28 December 1998 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
13 | 29 December 1998 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
14 | 5 January 1999 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
15 | 9 January 1999 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
16 | 22 February 1999 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Championships[1] | 1st | |
17 | 7 March 1999 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
18 | 1999–00 | 27 November 1999 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
19 | 18 December 1999 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
20 | 28 December 1999 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
21 | 29 December 1999 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
22 | 12 January 2000 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
23 | 28 February 2000 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
24 | 3 March 2000 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
25 | 5 March 2000 | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
26 | 8 March 2000 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
27 | 17 March 2000 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
28 | 2000–01 | 25 November 2000 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
29 | 16 December 2000 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
30 | 20 December 2000 | ![]() | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
31 | 28 December 2000 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
32 | 14 January 2001 | ![]() | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
33 | 1 February 2001 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
34 | 10 February 2001 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
35 | 7 March 2001 | ![]() | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
36 | 10 March 2001 | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
37 | 18 March 2001 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
38 | 2001–02 | 24 November 2001 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
39 | 8 December 2001 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
40 | 15 December 2001 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
41 | 19 December 2001 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
42 | 5 January 2002 | ![]() | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
43 | 8 January 2002 | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | ||
44 | 5 March 2002 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
45 | 13 March 2002 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
46 | 2002–03 | 30 November 2002 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
47 | 7 December 2002 | ![]() | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
48 | 14 December 2002 | ![]() | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
49 | 15 December 2002 | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | ||
50 | 21 December 2002 | ![]() | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
51 | 12 January 2003 | ![]() | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
52 | 18 January 2003 | ![]() | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
53 | 25 January 2003 | ![]() | 10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
54 | 15 February 2003 | ![]() | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
55 | 6 March 2003 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
56 | 8 March 2003 | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | ||
57 | 11 March 2003 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
58 | 16 March 2003 | ![]() | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
59 | 20 March 2003 | ![]() | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
60 | 22 March 2003 | ![]() | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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1 | 1994–95 | 29 January 1995 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Moen /Nilsen /Dybendahl-Hartz |
2 | 7 February 1995 | ![]() | 4 × 3 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Moen /Nilsen /Dybendahl-Hartz | |
3 | 1995–96 | 14 January 1996 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Moen /Mikkelsplass /Dybendahl-Hartz |
4 | 10 March 1996 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Mikkelsplass /Dybendahl-Hartz /Moen | |
5 | 17 March 1996 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Mikkelsplass /Sorkmo /Moen | |
6 | 1996–97 | 24 November 1996 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Dybendahl-Hartz /Mikkelsplass /Moen |
7 | 8 December 1996 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Moen /Mikkelsplass /Dybendahl-Hartz | |
8 | 28 February 1997 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Mikkelsplass /Nilsen /Dybendahl-Hartz | |
9 | 9 March 1997 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Dybendahl-Hartz /Nilsen /Sorkmo | |
10 | 1997–98 | 23 November 1997 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Moen /Mikkelsplass /Dybendahl-Hartz |
11 | 6 March 1998 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Mikkelsplass /Nilsen /Dybendahl-Hartz | |
12 | 1998–99 | 28 November 1998 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Nilsen /Moen /Sorkmo |
13 | 10 January 1999 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sorkmo /Moen /Nilsen | |
14 | 21 March 1999 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Glomsås /Nilsen /Moen | |
15 | 1999–00 | 28 November 1999 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Nilsen /Pedersen /Moen |
16 | 8 December 1999 | ![]() | Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Moen | |
17 | 19 December 1999 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Moen /Glomsås /Nilsen | |
18 | 13 January 2000 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Moen /Nilsen /Sorkmo | |
19 | 2000–01 | 9 December 2000 | ![]() | 4 × 3 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Bay /Nilsen /Pedersen |
20 | 2001–02 | 16 December 2001 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Bay /Pedersen /Skofterud |
21 | 2002–03 | 24 November 2002 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Moen /Sorkmo /Skofterud |
22 | 8 December 2002 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud /Pedersen /Sorkmo | |
23 | 23 March 2003 | ![]() | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Moen /Pedersen /Steira | |
Source:[3] |
Note:1 Until the1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
Result | Distance Races[a] | Sprint | Ski Tours | Individual Events | Team Events[3] | All Events | |||||||
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≤ 5 km[b] | ≤ 10 km[b] | ≤ 15 km[b] | ≤ 30 km[b] | ≥ 30 km[b] | Pursuit[c] | Team Sprint | Relay[d] | Mixed Relay | |||||
1st place | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 17 | – | 42 | 1 | 4 | – | 47 |
2nd place | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 12 | – | 25 |
3rd place | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 11 |
Podiums | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2 | – | 3 | 22 | – | 60 | 1 | 22 | – | 83 |
Top 10 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 5 | – | 7 | 25 | – | 90 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 118 |
Points | 29 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 28 | – | 140 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 168 |
Others | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
DNF | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Starts | 30 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 | – | 143 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 171 |
Note: Until1999 World Championships and1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall record.
Bente Skari was named Martinsen before marrying Geir Skari in 1999. She is the mother of three children, Filip, Oda and Selma.