Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
LW6
Further personal information
Languages
English, German, Norwegian
Higher education
Engineering - Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Gjøvik, NOR
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She got her first skis at age two, and began to pursue cross-country skiing seriously in the 2010/11 season.
Why this sport?
She skied with her family from an early age.
Club / Team
Svea Skilag: Norway
Name of coach
Lars Berger [national], NOR
General interest
Hobbies
Hiking, football, watching movies, listening to music, the outdoors. (skiforbundet.no, Feb 2015; idrett.no, 14 Feb 2014)
Hero / Idol
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug. (idrett.no, 14 Feb 2014)
Injuries
Her 2012/13 season was interrupted after she was diagnosed with mycoplasma [bacterial infection]. (skiforbundet.no, Feb 2015)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (aftenposten.no, 11 Feb 2016)
Impairment
She was born with choroid plexus papilloma that damaged nerves in her neck, resulting in her not having full movement in her right arm and shoulder. Her right arm is also different in length to her left arm. (skiforbundet.no, Feb 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 15 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-10 | 9999 | |
Women's 1 km Sprint Standing | Semifinal | 2014-03-12 | 11 | |
Women's 5 km Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-16 | 13 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Distance - Free Style Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-25 | 9 | |
Women's Sprint - Classic Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-28 | 6 | |
Women's Middle Distance - Classic Standing | Race 1 | 2015-01-31 | 7 |