Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen

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Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen Cross-country skiing
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday 2nd September 1993 (age 26)
place of birth Kristiansand , Norway
Career
discipline Cross-country skiing
society Lillehammer Ski Club
status active
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 11, 2014
 Overall World Cup 88th ( 2014/15 )
 Sprint World Cup 40th ( 2014/15 )
 U23 World Cup 8. ( 2014/15 )
last change: March 21, 2015

Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen (born September 2, 1993 in Kristiansand ) is a Norwegian cross-country skier .

Career

Nilsen made his debut in the World Cup on January 11, 2014 in the freestyle sprint in Nové Město na Moravě , where he reached 19th place, with which he was able to place himself in the points. He succeeded in doing this again at his next start in Drammen in March 2014 with rank 16. The 2013/14 season ended Nilsen at No. 59 in the Sprint Cup and ranked 112 in the World Cup. In his first World Cup appearance in the 2014/15 season in the sprint in Otepää , he achieved his first top 15 result in the World Cup with 12th place.

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