Vilde Nilsen

Vilde Nilsen
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	12 January 2001 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon)
Disability class	LW4
Medal record
Women's Para cross-country skiing
Representing Norway
Paralympic Games

Vilde Nilsen (born 12 January 2001) is a Norwegian Para cross-country skier and biathlete.

Career

She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics at the age of 17. Vilde Nilsen claimed a silver medal in the women's 1.5km sprint classic standing cross-country skiing event as a part of the 2018 Winter Paralympics, which is also her first Paralympic medal.

She won the gold medal in the women's 10 km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. She also won the silver medal in the women's long-distance standing cross-country skiing event.

References

↑ "Vilde Nilsen". Skiforbundet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Vilde NILSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 1.5km Sprint Classic Final, Standing – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
↑ "Vilde (17) sammenliknes med Klæbo: – Hun bryter ned selvtilliten til gutta". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
↑ "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
↑ Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
↑ Houston, Michael (18 January 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
↑ "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

External links

Vilde Nilsen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Vilde Nilsen at the International Paralympic Committee
Vilde Nilsen at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Vilde Nilsen at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics
Vilde Nilsen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
Vilde Nilsen on Instagram

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[1] "Vilde Nilsen". Skiforbundet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[2] "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Vilde NILSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[3] "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 1.5km Sprint Classic Final, Standing – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[4] "Vilde (17) sammenliknes med Klæbo: – Hun bryter ned selvtilliten til gutta". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[royals_crown_six_new_championships_world_para_snow_sports_2021-5] "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[golubkov_gretsch_among_first_winners_world_para_snow_sports_championships_2022-6] Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[masters_wins_first_gold_of_world_para_snow_sports_championships_2022-7] Houston, Michael (18 January 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[usa_oksana_masters_claim_tenth_world_title_2022-8] "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.