Kine Beate Bjørnås

Kine Beate Bjørnås (born 12 May 1980) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won gold at the 2005 Norwegian Skiing Championships.

Kine Beate Bjørnås
Country	Norway
Born	12 May 1980 Levanger, Norway
Ski club	IL Varden
World Cup career
Seasons	2000–2002, 2004–2008
Team wins	1
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	3
Indiv. starts	70
Team starts	11
Overall titles	0 – (27th in 2005)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway U23 World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme 10 km skiathlon 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle Junior World Championships 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 26 May 2019.

Personal life

Bjørnås is from Meråker.[1] As a youngster, Bjørnås travelled to Sør-Trøndelag for skiing, as there were too few competitive skiers in Nord-Trøndelag.[2] There she became friends with Marit Bjørgen.[2] She has a bachelor's degree in sports.[3]

Career

Bjørnås joined the Norwegian junior team for the 2001–02 skiing season. Her best result that season was second in the 5 km classical event in Dombås.[4] As a junior, she was described as "one of the most promising Norwegian skiers".[5] She was promoted to the senior team for the 2003 season, but missed the entire season due to a cruciate ligament injury.[2][4] In the 2003–04 season, her best result was second in the 10 km classical event in Bardufoss.[4]

During the 2004–05 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Bjørnås and fellow Norwegians Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, and Marit Bjørgen won the 4x5km relay race in Gällivare, Sweden.[1][6] In the same season, the same four came third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Val di Fiemme, Italy.[7] Bjørnås, Pedersen, Kristin Mürer Stemland, and Bjørgen also came second in the 4 × 5km relay in Falun, Sweden.[8] In 2005, she won the 30 km classical event at the Norwegian Skiing Championships.[1] She came 27th in the Women's sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005.[9] Her best individual result at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup was seventh place in the 2006 15 km double staggered start race in Sapporo, Japan.[10]

Bjørnås retired from the sport in 2008, choosing to become a skiing coach in Nord-Trøndelag.[1][3] She has coached double Olympic champion Petter Northug.[11] The Kinetest, a women's ski trail at the Grovatesten ski field in Meråker, is named after Bjørnås; the men's trail is slightly longer and is called the Frodetest after Frode Estil.[12]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[13]

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km  individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km  mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2005	24	25	—	30	27	—	—

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
2000	19	NC	N/A	NC	—	NC	N/A	N/A
2001	20	83	N/A	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	N/A
2002	21	65	N/A	N/A	N/A	57	N/A	N/A
2004	23	39	30	N/A	N/A	31	N/A	N/A
2005	24	27	19	N/A	N/A	38	N/A	N/A
2006	25	51	35	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	N/A
2007	26	57	NC	N/A	N/A	NC	17	N/A
2008	27	NC	NC	N/A	N/A	—	—	—

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 3 podiums – (3 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2004–05	24 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Skofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen
2		12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Skofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen
3		20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Pedersen / Stemland / Bjørgen

References

1. Stilson, Tina (16 September 2008). "Etter mye motgang og manglende motivasjon er det slutt for Kine Beate Bjørnås". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
2. "Kine vil bli like god som venninna". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 23 December 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
3. "BJØRNÅS GIKK LEI OG LA OPP". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
4. "Kine Beate Bjørnås". NRK (in Norwegian). 20 November 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
5. "Hun vet hva som kreves". Bladsporten.no (in Norwegian). 30 September 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
6. "Gällivare". SkiSport365.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
7. "Val di Fiemme". SkiSport365.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
8. "Falun". SkiSport365.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
9. "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005: Oberstdorf Allgäu / GER: Cross Country Women 0.9 km Sprint C: Results – Qualification" (PDF) (pdf). International Ski Federation. 22 February 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
10. "Kine Beate Bjørnås". NRK (in Norwegian). 9 November 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
11. "Petter var så nedkjørt at Kine Beate gikk fra ham på rulleski". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
12. "Grovatesten: Astrid Stav raskest i Kinetesten". Langrenn.com (in Norwegian). 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
13. "BJOERNAAS Kine Beate". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.