Silje Opseth

Silje Opseth
Opseth in 2015
CountryNorway
Born (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)
Buskerud, Norway
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Ski clubIL Holeværingen
Personal best230.5 m (756 ft) Women's world record
Vikersund, 17 March 2024
World Cup career
Seasons2016–present
Indiv. starts140
Indiv. podiums21
Indiv. wins7
Team wins1
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Mixed team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Seefeld Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
Updated on 21 March 2024.

Silje Opseth (born 28 April 1999) is a Norwegian ski jumper, who represents the club Holeværingen IL.

Personal life

Opseth was born in Hønefoss on 28 April 1999.[1]

Career

Opseth made her world cup debut in 2015, only 16 years old.[1]

She competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland.[2] Competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, she placed 16th in the women's normal hill individual.[3]

She won her first world cup victory in Holmenkollen in March 2022.[1]

World Cup

Standings

 Season  Overall ST AK L3 RA BB
2015/16 40 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2016/17 51 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2017/18 20 N/A N/A 19 N/A N/A
2018/19 16 N/A N/A 21 11 12
2019/20 10 N/A N/A N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A
2020/21 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 4
2021/22 6 12 6 N/A 6 N/A
2022/23 7 24 N/A N/A 4 N/A
2023/24 11 N/A N/A N/A 7 N/A

Individual wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2021/22 5 March 2022   Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH
2 2022/23 5 November 2022   Poland Wisla Malinka HS134 LH
3 4 December 2022   Norway Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH
4 8 January 2023   Japan Sapporo Ōkurayama HS137 LH
5 13 March 2023   Norway Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken HS140 LH
6 2023/24 4 February 2024   Germany Willingen Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 LH
7 9 March 2024   Norway Oslo Holmenkollbakken HS134 LH

silje opseth fell at the world record on 17/03/2024 in training and then in the final series she jumped at 230.5m, which is a world record.

References

  1. ^ a b c Sundby, Jørn. "Silje Opseth". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Silje (17) rett på hotell for lekselesing" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Silje Opseth". olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.