Einar Hedegart
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| Born | 8 November 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 – (2025–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 14 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Einar Hedegart (born 8 November 2001) is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. He represented Norway at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Hedegart began his career as a biathlete and competed at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2023. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, and silver medals in the 15 km individual and 12.5 km pursuit events.[1]
Hedegart made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut during the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup and in his second career race on 16 March 2025, he earned his first career podium, finishing in second place.[2] After the race he was encouraged by several people to focus only on cross-country skiing.[3] He previously announced that he would make a decision after the Norwegian National Championships on whether he will focus on biathlon or cross-country skiing. At the Norwegian National Championships he won gold medal in the men's mass start. Following the race he announced he would focus on being a biathlete.[4]
During the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup he earned his first career World Cup victory on 7 December 2025, winning the 10 km freestyle race.[5] A week later he earned his second career World Cup victory on 14 December 2025.[6] On 23 January 2026, he won the team sprint, along with Harald Østberg Amundsen.[7]
In November 2025, he announced he would end his biathlon career to devote himself entirely to cross-country skiing ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8] In December 2025, he was selected to represent Norway at the Olympics.[9][10] In his Olympic debut on 13 February 2026, he won a bronze medal in the 10 kilometre freestyle event with a time of 20:50.2. His teammate, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, won gold, marking the first time Hedegart lost to Klæbo in this discipline, after defeating him twice during the World Cup.[11]
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
20 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
Team sprint |
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| 2026 | 24 | Bronze | — | — | — | Gold | Gold |
References
- ^ Strand, Johannes (13 March 2023). "Skitalentet kjente på et stort press – nå går guttedrømmen i oppfyllelse". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "'Tired' Amundsen digs deep to win 10km in Oslo ahead of former biathlete Hedegart". fis-ski.com. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Folvik, Herman; Stenersen, Steffen (16 March 2025). "Sensasjon i Holmenkollen: Skiskytter (!) sjokkerte langrennseliten". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Johnsen, Nora (29 March 2025). "Snudde fullstendig etter NM-gull: – Skal være skiskytter nå". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "A star is born: Hedegart beats Norway's best for first World Cup win". fis-ski.com. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Hedegart wins again: 'One of the greatest days of my life on skis'". fis-ski.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Olympic message sent as Amundsen and Hedegart win Goms Team Sprint". fis-ski.com. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Kubica, Aymeric (13 November 2025). "Cross-country skiing : sensation Einar Hedegart has made his choice". nordicmag.info. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Folvik, Herman (16 December 2025). "Langrennskometen Einar Hedegart tatt ut til OL: – Kjempeluksus". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Einar Hedegart has only been a 'cross-country skier' since November. On Friday, he could dethrone the sport's Olympic king". fasterskier.com. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Hedegart unable to stop Klaebo claiming eighth Olympic gold". fis-ski.com. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.