Maj Helen Sorkmo

Maj Helen Sorkmo
Country Norway
Born (1969-08-14) 14 August 1969 (age 55)
Os, Hedmark, Norway
Ski clubOs IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (1991–2003)
Indiv. starts130
Indiv. podiums4
Indiv. wins0
Team starts29
Team podiums9
Team wins2
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2000)
Discipline titles0

Maj Helen Sorkmo (born 14 August 1969) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2003. She earned two World Cup victories, both in the 4 × 5 km relay in 2002.

Sorkmo also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the sprint event at Salt Lake City in 2002. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th twice (sprint: 2003, 5 km: 1999).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1998 28 — — — — 19 — —
2002 32 — — DNF — — 6 —

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1997 27 — — 32 — — — —
1999 29 14 — 24 20 16 — 4
2003 33 — 26 — — — 14 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1991 21 NC — — —
1992 22 NC — — —
1993 23 NC — — —
1994 24 52 — — —
1995 25 40 — — —
1996 26 26 — — —
1997 27 33 45 — 21
1998 28 24 31 — 20
1999 29 23 22 — 12
2000 30 12 23 21 5
2001 31 38 — — 31
2002 32 24 — — 7
2003 33 22 — — 8

Individual podiums

  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1998–99  28 December 1998 Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
2  1999–00  29 December 1999 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3  2001–02  27 December 2001 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
4  2002–03  11 December 2002 Italy Clusone, Italy 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1994–95  15 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Nybråten / Mikkelsplass / Uglem
2  1995–96  17 March 1996 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Martinsen / Mikkelsplass / Moen
3  1996–97  9 March 1997 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Martinsen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Nilsen
4  1998–99  29 November 1998 Finland Muonio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Martinsen / Nilsen / Moen
5 10 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 x 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Moen / Nilsen / Martinsen
6  1999–00  19 December 1999 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Bay / Roaldseth / Schei
7 13 January 2000 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Moen / Martinsen / Nilsen
8 2002–03 24 November 2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Moen / Skari / Skofterud
9 8 December 2002 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Skofterud / Skari / Pedersen

References

  1. ^ "SORKMO Maj Helen". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.


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