Simen Hegstad Krüger

Simen Hegstad Krüger
Krüger in 2019
Country	Norway
Born	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 Hønefoss, Buskerud, Norway
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Ski club	Lyn
World Cup career
Seasons	12 – (2013, 2015–present)
Indiv. starts	131
Indiv. podiums	27
Indiv. wins	10
Team starts	15
Team podiums	11
Team wins	5
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2020, 2023)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Norway Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang 30 km skiathlon 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 10 km relay 2018 Pyeongchang 15 km freestyle 2022 Beijing 50 km freestyle World Championships 2023 Planica 15 km freestyle 2023 Planica 30 km skiathlon 2023 Planica 4 × 10 km relay 2021 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle 2021 Oberstdorf 30 km skiathlon 2021 Oberstdorf 50 km classical Junior World Championships 2013 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 8 December 2024.

Simen Hegstad Krüger (born 13 March 1993) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competes in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. He represents the club Lyn. He won the gold medal in the 2018 Olympics Skiathlon event, leading a medal sweep by the Norwegians.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2018	24	Silver	Gold	—	—	Gold	—
2022	28	—	—	Bronze[a]	—	—	—

^a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

• 6 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2019	25	—	—	5	—	—	—
2021	27	Silver	Silver	Bronze	—	—	—
2023	29	Gold	Gold	—	—	Gold	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings				Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	U23	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2013	19	NC	NC	—	NC	—	—	—	—	—
2015	21	100	70	—	10	21	—	—	—	—
2016	22	69	39	—	6	—	—	—	—	—
2017	23	17	15	81	—	11	8	—	38	—
2018	24	14	8	NC	—	16	—	—	24	—
2019	25	4	4	47	—	8		—	7	—
2020	26	4	4	29	—	DNF	5		—	—
2021	27	16		NC	—	18	—	—	—	—
2022	28	20	8	NC	—	—	DNF	—	—	—
2023	29	4	4	88	—	—		—	—	—
2024	30	22	10	109	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	31	4		—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 10 victories – (8 WC, 2 SWC)
• 27 podiums – (20 WC, 7 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2016–17	6 January 2017	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	3rd
2	2017–18	16 December 2017	Toblach, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
3	2018–19	30 December 2018	Toblach, Italy	15 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		6 January 2019	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
5		29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
6		26 January 2019	Ulricehamn, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
7	2019–20	15 December 2019	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
8		5 January 2020	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km Mass Start F	Stage World Cup	1st
9		19 January 2020	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Pursuit C	World Cup	3rd
10		25 January 2020	Oberstdorf, Germany	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	2nd
11		15 February 2020	Östersund, Sweden	15 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
12		15–23 February 2020	FIS Ski Tour 2020	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
13		8 March 2020	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	2nd
14	2020–21	29 January 2021	Falun, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
15		14 March 2021	Engadin, Switzerland	50 km Pursuit F	World Cup	1st
16	2021–22	4 December 2021	Lillehammer, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
17		12 December 2021	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
18	2022–23	18 December 2022	Davos, Switzerland	20 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
19		3 January 2023	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	2nd
20		8 January 2023	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km Mass Start F	Stage World Cup	1st
21		31 December 2022 – 8 January 2023	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
22		4 February 2023	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
23		11 March 2023	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
24	2023–24	10 December 2023	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
25		28 January 2024	Goms, Switzerland	20 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd
26		9 February 2024	Canmore, Canada	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
27	2024–25	6 December 2024	Lillehammer, Norway	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 5 victories – (5 RL)
• 11 podiums – (11 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2016–17	22 January 2017	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Sundby / Gløersen / Krogh
2	2018–19	9 December 2018	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Tønseth / Holund / Haga
3		27 January 2019	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Holund / Tønseth / Røthe
4	2020–21	24 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Golberg / Iversen / Røthe
5	2021–22	5 December 2021	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valnes / Iversen / Klæbo
6	2022–23	11 December 2022	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	L. Udnes Weng / Gunnulfsen / Theodorsen
7		5 February 2023	Toblach, Italy	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Røthe / Tønseth / Amundsen
8		19 March 2023	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Nyenget / Weng / Kalvå
9	2023–24	3 December 2023	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Golberg / Jenssen / Nyenget
10		21 January 2024	Oberhof, Germany	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Taugbøl / Tønseth / Stenshagen
11		26 January 2024	Goms, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Mixed Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Nyenget / Bergane / T. Udnes Weng

External links

• Simen Hegstad Krüger at FIS (cross-country)
• Simen Hegstad Krüger at Olympics.com
• Simen Hegstad Krüger at Olympedia
• Simen Hegstad Krüger at Team Norway (in Norwegian)