Finn Hågen Krogh

Finn Hågen Krogh
Finn Hågen Krogh in Östersund, Sweden, 2020
Country Norway
Born (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34)
Alta, Norway
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Ski clubTverrelvdalen IL
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2011–2022)
Indiv. starts161
Indiv. podiums28
Indiv. wins8
Team starts12
Team podiums8
Team wins6
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2016)
Discipline titles1 – (1 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 1
Total 2 0 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Falun Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti 30 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten 20 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 5 January 2023.

Finn Hågen Krogh, born 6 September 1990) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed at FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2011.

Career

Krogh was born in Alta. He is of Sami[2] and Norwegian descent.

Krogh represents Tverrelvdalen IL. In addition to being a cross-country skier, he played for Tverrelvdalen's senior football team in the 3. divisjon before he had to choose between football and skiing. As Krogh was selected for the youth national team in cross-country skiing, he chose to quit football, but said in an interview with Norwegian TV 2 in 2011 that he believes he could have been a professional Tippeligaen player if he had chosen football ahead of skiing. In the same interview he stated that he thinks it is more fun to play football than to compete in cross-country skiing.[3]

2009–2013

Krogh participated in the 2009 Junior World Ski Championships in Praz de Lys-Sommand, Haute-Savoie where he won bronze in the 4x5 km relay.[4] The next year, Krogh won the relay race in the junior world championship in Hinterzarten, along with Tomas Northug, Didrik Tønseth and Pål Golberg.[5] Krogh also won a bronze in the 20 km skiathlon,[6] and finished fourth at 5 km classic.[7] Krogh won gold in 10 km freestyle in the Norwegian youth championship in 2010.[8]

He made his break-through in the World Cup when he finished second behind Petter Northug in the race in Falun on 20 March 2011.[9] He won his first World Cup relay with Eldar Rønning, Lars Berger and Petter Northug on 20 November 2011 at Sjusjøen.[10]

2013–2014

On 1 January 2013 he won the third stage of the 2012–13 Tour de Ski, which was a sprint.[11] In the Norwegian skiing championship in 2013 at Gåsbu in Hamar, he was number two on the 15 free with individual start, 5.1 seconds behind Martin Johnsrud Sundby.[12]

On 28 January 2014, after the Norwegian championship at Lillehammer, the national team coach Arild Monsen stated that Krogh would go the individual sprint in the 2014 Winter Olympics on 11 February 2013 along with Eirik Brandsdal and Anders Gløersen, while the fourth spot was to be decided after the sprint in Toblach.[13] While Petter Northug was one of the favourites to win the Olympic sprint, Ola Vigen Hattestad won the sprint in Toblach, and on 5 February 2014 the national team decided to select both Hattestad and Northug to compete in the sprint at the expense of Krogh.[14][15][16]

2014–2015

Krogh won the World Cup title in the sprint discipline. He also won the team freestyle sprint at the FIS World Championships in Falun, with Petter Northug.

2015–2016

Krogh placed second overall in the Tour de Ski.

2020–2021

After the 2020–21 season, it was announced that Krogh had been dropped from the Norwegian National Cross-country Team.[17]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[18]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2018 27 18 — — — — —

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2013 22 31 — — — — —
2015 24 5 — — — — Gold
2017 26 — Bronze — 4 Gold —
2019 28 — — — 12 — —

Season titles

  • 1 title – (1 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2015 Sprint

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2011 20 32 48 60 — — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2012 21 87 59 56 28 — — — —
2013 22 10 31 11 — — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2014 23 21 28 16 29 DNF — 32 —
2015 24 4 18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — — —
2016 25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 9
2017 26 10 17 4 8 DNF — 70 —
2018 27 32 30 36 13 DNF — — —
2019 28 31 46 13 DNF 20 — — —
2020 29 28 25 38 — — 11 — —
2021 30 85 — 45 — — — — —
2022 31 70 — 35 — — — — —

Individual podiums

  • 8 victories – (4 WC, 4 SWC)
  • 28 podiums – (17 WC, 11 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2010–11 20 March 2011 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
2 16–20 March 2011 Sweden World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
3 2012–13 1 January 2013  Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
4 9 March 2013 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.55 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
5 24 March 2013 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
6 20–24 March 2013 Sweden World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
7 2014–15 5 December 2014 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
8 6 December 2014 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
9 5–7 December 2014 Norway Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
10 14 December 2014  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
11 21 December 2014 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
12 14 February 2015 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
13 15 February 2015 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
14 11 March 2015 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
15 2015–16 27–29 November 2015 Finland Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
16 1 January 2016  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
17 3 January 2016 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
18 8 January 2016 Italy Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st
19 1–10 January 2016 SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
20 20 February 2016 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
21 21 February 2016 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
22 2016–17 11 December 2016  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
23 17 December 2016 France La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
24 31 December 2016  Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
25 18 February 2017 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
26 17 March 2017 Canada Quebec City, Canada 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
27 2018–19 9 February 2019 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
28 2019–20 15 February 2020 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 6 victories – (6 RL)
  • 8 podiums – (8 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2011–12 20 November 2011 Norway Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rønning / Berger / Northug
2 2013–14 8 December 2013 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rønning / Jespersen / Røthe
3 2015–16 6 December 2015 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd  Nyenget / Rundgreen / Sveen 
4 24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Røthe / Sundby / Rundgreen
5 2016–17 18 December 2016 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Tønseth / Sundby / Gløersen
6 22 January 2017 Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Krüger / Sundby / Gløersen
7 2018–19 9 December 2018 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Iversen / Sundby / Røthe
8 2019–20 8 December 2019 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Golberg / Holund / Røthe

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