Vibeke Skofterud
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Vibeke Skofterud in May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Vibeke Westbye Skofterud | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1980 Askim, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 2018 (aged 38) Arendal, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Slitu IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 – (2000–2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 191 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2002, 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vibeke Westbye Skofterud (20 April 1980 – 29 July 2018) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. She won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was eighth in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002.
Skofterud won a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 2005, gold: 2011, silver: 2003, bronze: 2007) and earned her best individual finish of 13th in the 5 km + 5 km double pursuit in 2003.
Her first individual victory came in a pursuit race in Norway in 2006.
In 2012, Skofterud became the first Norwegian to win the Vasaloppet official ladies class. She set a new record time, 4.08,24, more than 8 minutes faster than the previous record from 1998. This was the first time ever she competed in a race as long as 90 km.
The 2012/2013 World Cup season proved to be difficult for Skofterud, due to illness and injuries, and she was forced to quit the season halfway through. She made a comeback on the national team the following winter. After failing to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Skofterud announced her retirement from the national team, in favour of a career in ski marathon.
She retired from cross-country skiing in 2015.