Petter Northug

Petter Northug

Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic champion. He has 11 World Championship and Winter Olympic gold medals with 16 medals overall ( 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze at the Olympics. 9 gold and 3 silver at the World Ski Championsship), and 11 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup wins with 23 podium places. By winning his ninth gold medal in the Nordic World Ski Championships in 4 x 10 km relay in Val di Fiemme 2013 he leveled the achievement of Bjørn Dæhlie who had been the most successful World Champion male skier up to this point.