David Norris (cross-country skier)

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David Norris Cross-country skiing
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday 12th December 1990 (age 29)
Career
status active
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup December 13, 2012
 Overall World Cup 85th ( 2019/20 )
 Distance World Cup 60th (2019/20)
Placements in the Continental Cup (COC)
 Debut in the Continental Cup January 1, 2008
 Continental Cup victories 10 ( details )
 NAC overall rating 8. ( 2017/18 )
 UST overall rating 1. ( 2017/18 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 NAC individual races 2 1 0
 UST individual races 8th 4th 6th
last change: March 26, 2020

David Norris (born December 12, 1990 ) is an American cross-country skier .

Career

Norris started in January 2008 in Houghton for the first time in the US Super Tour and finished 72nd in the 10 km freestyle. At the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in 2010 in Hinterzarten , he came in 43rd place in the skiathlon , 29th place over 10 km classic and 12th place with the relay. In January 2011 in Rumford he achieved his first podium finish in the US Super Tour with third place over 15 km classic. At the U23 World Championships in 2011 in Otepää , he achieved 46th place over 15 km freestyle and 28th place in the skiathlon. In the 2011/12 season he came nine times in the top ten of the US Super Tour and thus reached 11th place in the overall standings. He ran his first World Cup race in December 2012 in Canmore , which he finished in 55th place in the skiathlon and 48th place in the 15 km mass start race. At the U23 World Championships in Liberec in 2013 , he finished 50th over 15 km freestyle and 36th place in the sprint. In the 2015/16 season he reached second place in the overall ranking of the US Super Tour. He won three races, including the American Birkebeiner over 51 km freestyle and took third place once. In March 2017 he got his first World Cup points at the World Cup final in Québec , which he finished in 43rd place, with 27th place in the final stage. In the 2017/18 season he won the overall ranking of the US Super Tour with three wins. At the Nor-Am-Cup he achieved eighth place overall with two podium finishes.

After finishing 52nd in the Lillehammer Triple at the beginning of the 2018/19 season, Norris became the US champion in the mass start race over 30 km freestyle in Craftsbury in January 2019 . At the season's highlight, the Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld in Tyrol , he finished 38th in the skiathlon , 20th in the 50 km mass start race and ninth in the relay. At the end of the season, he finished 55th in the World Cup finals in Québec and finally achieved third place in the overall ranking of the US Super Tour with second place in the 50 km mass start race at the US Championships in Presque Isle .

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. January 30, 2016 United StatesUnited States Lake Placid Sprint freestyle US super tour
2. January 31, 2016 United StatesUnited States Lake Placid 10 km classic US super tour
3. 20th February 2016 United StatesUnited States Hayward 51 km freestyle mass start 1 US super tour
4th 19th February 2017 United StatesUnited States Ishpeming 10 km classic US super tour
5. January 28, 2018 United StatesUnited States Craftsbury 10 km freestyle US super tour
6th 4th February 2018 CanadaCanada Gatineau 15 km classic pursuit Nor Am Cup and US Super Tour
7th 2-4 February 2018 CanadaCanada Gatineau Overall rating mini tour Nor Am Cup
8th. 17th February 2018 United StatesUnited States Ishpeming 20 km freestyle Mst. US super tour
9. February 18, 2018 United StatesUnited States Ishpeming 10 km classic US super tour
10. January 6, 2019 United StatesUnited States Craftsbury 30 km freestyle Mst. 2 US super tour

1was at the same time American Birkebeiner and part of the Worldloppet Cup .
2 was also a national championship.

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personal data
SURNAME Norris, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1990