Elden, who started for the Henning Skilag , ran her first race in the Continental Cup in Gaasbu in December 2002 and came in 62nd place over 5 km classic. In December 2004 she achieved her first podium in the Scandinavian Cup in Veldre with second place over 10 km classic . At the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in 2005 in Rovaniemi , she won the gold medal in both the skiathlon and the relay. She made her debut in the World Cup in November 2005 in Beitostølen , which she finished classically in 63rd place over 10 km. At the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in 2006 in Kranj , she won the gold medal with the relay. In addition, she was seventh over 5 km classic and fifth in the skiathlon. In the 2006/07 season she came with four top ten placements in the Scandinavian Cup, including second place over 10 km freestyle in Jõulumäe on sixth place in the overall standings. At the U23 World Championships in 2007 in Tarvisio , she achieved 20th place over 10 km freestyle and 12th place in the skiathlon. In the following season, she achieved seventh place in the overall ranking of the Scandinavian Cup with two third and second places. In February 2008 she got her first World Cup points in Otepää with the 22nd place over 10 km classic and achieved her first top ten place in the World Cup with the tenth place in the skiathlon in Falun . At the end of the season she came in 53rd place in the overall World Cup. At the U23 World Championships in 2008 in Mals , she finished 14th in the 15 km mass start race. The following year, she was ninth at the U23 World Championships over 10 km freestyle and also won the bronze medal in the skiathlon. At the World Cup final in Falun, she took 32nd place. At the beginning of the 2009/10 season she achieved third place over 10 km freestyle and second place over 10 km classic at the Scandinavian Cup in Vuokatti . In the further course of the season she was second over 10 km classic in Åsarna and won her first victory in the Scandinavian Cup in Sigulda over 10 km classic. She finished second in the overall Scandinavian Cup ranking. At the beginning of her last active season 2010/11, she achieved seventh place over 10 km classic at the World Cup in Davos and won the Scandinavian Cup in Savalen over 10 km freestyle. The Tour de Ski 2010/11 she finished in ninth place. She came fourth in the 10 km mass start race in Fiemme Valley and achieved her only podium finish in the World Cup with second place in the final stage. At the end of the season she finished 23rd in the World Cup finals in Falun and reached 20th place in the overall World Cup and 18th place in the Distance World Cup.
Norway
Sigulda