Martin Johnsrud Sundby

Summary

Martin Johnsrud Sundby (born 26 September 1984) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2021. He is a two time Olympic champion at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the team sprint and relay and was also a silver and bronze medalist in the 30 km skiathlon in 2014 and 2018. Sundby is a 4-time world champion, winning his sole individual gold medal at the 15 km at the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld. In 2014, he became the first Norwegian to win the Tour de Ski, a feat he repeated in 2016. He also won the overall world cup in 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Martin Johnsrud Sundby during World Cup competitions in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria in January 2018
Country Norway
Born (1984-09-26) 26 September 1984 (age 39)
Oslo, Norway[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubRøa IL
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (20052021)
Starts221
Podiums74
Wins30
Overall titles3 – (2014, 2016, 2017)
Discipline titles3 – (3 DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 1
World Championships 4 3 2
Total 6 5 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 30 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 30 km skiathlon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld 15 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Flemme 30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti 15 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti 30 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Seefeld 30 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sollefteå 4 × 10 km relay
Updated on 16 November 2021.

Career edit

Sundby got his international breakthrough when he won his first individual victory on 30 November 2008 in Kuusamo, Finland. The victory was regarded as a major surprise, despite Sundby delivering several solid displays in earlier races. At lower levels, Sundby has won a junior sprint event in 2003, a 30 km Scandinavian Cup race in 2007, and a 10 km FIS race in 2007. He later won the team sprint event at the test event in Liberec, Czech Republic on 17 February 2008.

Sundby and compatriot Therese Johaug became the first Norwegians to win the Tour de Ski when they won the men's and women' competitions in the 2013–14 edition of the race.[2] Sundby subsequently won the overall and distance competitions in the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.[3] He also won the 2016 Tour de Ski. In addition to his Tour de Ski victories, Sundby won the inaugural Ski Tour Canada, despite starting behind Sergey Ustiugov and Petter Northug on the final stage.[4]

Doping violation edit

In January 2015 Norwegian Ski Federation "was informed that Johnsrud Sundby had crossed the legal limit, the so called 'decision limit', in regard to the use of" [salbutamol trademarked as] Ventolin; the federation should have acted then, is the opinion of Fredrik Aukland, NRK's expert on crosscountry skiing.[5]

On 20 July 2016 Johnsrud Sundby was banned from competition for two months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for an anti-doping rule violation.[6] His use of asthma medication salbutamol, resulted in test levels of urine sample, exceeding the very high 1000 ng/ml limits set in the anti-doping rules by 35% for two samples collected in competition, on 13 December 2014 and 8 January 2015.[6] The facts of the case were undisputed and the decision focused on the meaning of the term "inhaled salbutamol", specifically whether the 1600 μg per day limit referred to the "labelled dose" or the "delivered dose". The CAS panel decided that the intended meaning was the former, but criticised the drafting of the rule. For this and other reasons, including that Johnsrud Sundby declared salbutamol at the time of the test, the panel found his degree of fault light and opted for a short sanction.[6] As the tests were taken in competition, the two results were automatically stripped. This led to Johnsrud Sundby losing the 2015 Tour de Ski title and the overall world cup title for the 2014–15 season. Apart from the subsequent stages of the 2015 Tour de Ski, no other results were affected. His short suspension took place in summer months outside the competitive skiing season.[6][7][8]

At a 21 October 2016 national convention of Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF), some of the local representatives had a critical view on the federation having compensated Johnsrud Sundby for his loss of prize money due to his breaking the rules against doping.[9]

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games edit

  • 5 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 25 33 18 15 Silver
2014 29 13 Bronze 4 4
2018 33 4 Silver 5 Gold Gold

World Championships edit

  • 9 medals – (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2009 24 34
2011 26 Bronze 5 24 Gold
2013 28 Silver
2015 30 11
2017 32 Silver Silver 5 Gold
2019 34 Gold Bronze 4 Gold
2021 36 7

World Cup edit

Season titles edit

  • 6 titles – (3 overall, 3 distance)
  Season
Discipline
2014 Overall
Distance
2016 Overall
Distance
2017 Overall
Distance

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2005 20 NC NC
2006 21 NC NC
2007 22 146 95
2008 23 68 42 37
2009 24 13 12 108 8 18
2010 25 42 28 103 20 DNF
2011 26 28 19 74 DNF 20
2012 27 19 14 99 4
2013 28 8 6 103 6  
2014 29     26      
2015 30 6   35   DSQ
2016 31     13      
2017 32     38    
2018 33 3   52     4
2019 34 9   58 24 7
2020 35 25 15 71 15 DNF

Individual podiums edit

  • 30 victories (19 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 74 podiums (43 WC, 31 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2008–09 30 November 2008   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
2 31 December 2008   Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
3  2010–11  19 February 2011   Drammen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
4  2011–12  3 March 2012   Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
5 10 March 2012   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
6 2012–13 24 November 2012   Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
7 2 December 2012   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
8 10 March 2013   Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
9 16 March 2013   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
10 23 March 2013   Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
11 24 March 2013 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
12 20–24 March 2013   World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
13 2013–14 29 November
– 1 December 2013
  Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st
14 14 December 2013   Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
15 29 December 2013   Oberhof, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
16 31 December 2013   Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
17 3 January 2014   Cortina-Toblach, Italy 35 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
18 4 January 2014   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
19 28 December 2013
– 5 January 2014
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 1st
20 2 March 2014   Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
21 8 March 2014   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd
22 15 March 2014   Falun, Sweden 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd
23 16 March 2014 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
24 14–16 March 2014   World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 1st
25  2014–15  30 November 2014   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
26 6 December 2014   Lillehammer, Norway 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
27 7 December 2014 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
28 5–7 December 2014   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st
29 6 January 2015   Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
30 7 January 2015   Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
31 14 March 2015   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
32 2015–16 28 November 2015   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
33 29 November 2015 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
34 27–29 November 2015   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st
35 5 December 2015   Lillehammer, Norway 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st
36 12 December 2015   Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
37 20 December 2015   Toblach, Italy 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
38 2 January 2016   Lenzerheide, Switzerland 30 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
39 3 January 2016 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
40 8 January 2016   Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
41 9 January 2016   Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
42 10 January 2016 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
43 1–10 January 2016     Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 1st
44 23 January 2016   Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
45 6 February 2016   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st
46 14 February 2016   Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
47 21 February 2016   Lahti, Finland 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st
48 9 March 2016   Canmore, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 1st
49 12 March 2016 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
50 1–12 March 2016   Ski Tour Canada Overall Standings World Cup 1st
51  2016–17  27 November 2016   Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
52 4 December 2016   Lillehammer, Norway 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
53 2–4 December 2016   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 1st
54 10 December 2016   Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
55 17 December 2016   La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
56 1 January 2017   Val Müstair, Switzerland 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
57 3 January 2017   Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 2nd
58 4 January 2017 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
59 7 January 2017   Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
60 31 December 2016
– 8 January 2017
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
61 21 January 2017   Ulricehamn, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
62 29 January 2017   Falun, Sweden 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd
63 19 February 2017   Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
64 19 February 2017   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st
65  2017–18  24–26 November 2017   Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
66 3 December 2017   Lillehammer, Norway 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
67 31 December 2017   Lenzerheide, Switzerland 15 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd
68 7 January 2018   Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
69 30 December 2017
– 7 January 2018
    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
70 28 January 2018   Seefeld, Austria 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
71 10 March 2018   Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
72  2018–19  8 December 2018   Beitostølen, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
73 16 December 2018   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
74 17 March 2019   Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums edit

  • 14 victories (13 RL, 1 TS)
  • 18 podiums (17 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2007–08 25 November 2007   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Svartedal / Hofstad / Hetland
2 17 February 2008   Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Østensen
3 24 February 2008   Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Jespersen / Eilifsen / Northug
4 2008–09 23 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Hofstad / Northug
5 7 December 2008   La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Hetland / Gjerdalen / Northug
6 2009–10 22 November 2009   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Hafsås / Northug
7 7 March 2010   Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rønning / Eliassen / Gjerdalen
8  2010–11  21 November 2010   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rønning / Jespersen / Røthe
9 19 December 2010   La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rønning / Gjerdalen / Northug
10 2011–12 12 February 2012   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Dyrhaug / Northug
11 2012–13 25 November 2012   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Røthe / Northug
12 20 January 2013   La Clusaz, France 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Tønseth / Røthe
13  2013–14  8 December 2013   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Golberg / Tønseth / Northug
14 2015–16 6 December 2015   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Dyrhaug / Holund / Northug
15 24 January 2016   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Røthe / Rundgreen / Krogh
16 2016–17 18 December 2016   La Clusaz, France 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Tønseth / Gløersen / Krogh
17 22 January 2017   Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Krüger / Gløersen / Krogh
18 2018–19 9 December 2018   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Iversen / Røthe / Krogh

References edit

  1. ^ Norway Olympic Team and Media Guide Sochi 2014. Norway: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 2014. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Johaug and Sundby of Norway win Tour de Ski". Yahoo! Sports. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Therese Johaug and Martin Johnsrud Sundby races into record books". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Johaug and Sundby claim titles as Ski Tour Canada ends Cross-Country World Cup season". FIS-Ski. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ^ Overraskende at ledelsen har sovet så lenge, 20 October 2016
  6. ^ a b c d Court of Arbitration for Sport: 20.07.16 – CROSS COUNTRY SKIING – CAS decision concerning Martin Johnsrud Sundby Archived 2019-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, 20 July 2016
  7. ^ Norske skidstjärnan fast för dopningsbrott
  8. ^ FIS: Update on Cross-Country rankings after CAS Sundby decision Archived 2016-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 26 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Johaug-saken skal granskes av astma-utvalget".
  10. ^ "SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Martin Johnsrud Sundby at Wikimedia Commons