Kari Øyre Slind

Kari Øyre Slind (born 22 October 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Oppdal IL. She is the younger sister of the twin sisters Astrid Øyre Slind and Silje Øyre Slind, who are also cross-country skiers.

Kari Øyre Slind
Country	Norway
Born	22 October 1991 Oppdal, Norway
Ski club	Oppdal IL
World Cup career
Seasons	2010–2012, 2015–
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	0
Indiv. starts	66
Team starts	3
Overall titles	0 – (20th in 2016)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway U23 World Championships 2013 Liberec 15 km skiathlon Junior World Championships 2010 Hinterzarten 4 × 3.3 km relay 2011 Otepää 4 × 3.33 km relay 2011 Otepää 5 km freestyle 2011 Otepää Individual sprint 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint
Updated on 29 March, 2020.

Career

In 2008, she won gold in the 5 km in the Norwegian junior national championships, in the time 12.18.8.[1] That same year she won bronze at the Spar Cup in cross-country, in the K17 class.[2]

In March 2010 she participated in the 2010 Norwegian junior ski championships, and was fifth in the 15 km classic and 2nd in the 5 km freestyle. In addition she received gold in the 4 × 3,75 km relay together with Anne Kjersti Kalvå, Silje Dahl Benum and Valentine Aagaard on the South Trøndelag first team.[3] That same year she made her debut as well in the World Cup, the sprint in Drammen.[4]

At 2010 Junior World Championships, she won bronze in the sprint and gold in the relay together with Heidi Weng, Tuva Toft Dahl and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg.[5] In January 2011, she participated in the Junior World Championships in Estonia, and this time won silver in the 5 km free technique and in the classic sprint.[6] Norway also won gold in the 4 × 3.3 km relay where she went along with Ragnhild Haga, Martine Ek Hagen and Heidi Weng. In addition, she came in sixth place in the pursuit.

She was part of Oppdal's relay team at the 2012 Norwegian nationals, where they came in fourth place in the 3 × 5 km relay. The following year, at Norway Cup skiing in 2013 in January, she got bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay. She was also selected for the U23 World Ski Championships in 2013, where she won the bronze in the 15 km Skiathlon behind Ragnhild Haga and Debora Agreiter.

In the 2015 Norwegian nationals she won the 3 × 5 km relay with the Oppdal team of all three Øyre Slinde sisters. In addition, she was fifth place in the free technique team sprint and sixth place in the 30 km classic.

The 2015-16 season was Slind's first full season with the Norwegian national season on the world cup. She achieved her world cup personal bests by placing fifth in the Davos 15 km freestyle race on December 12, 2015 and also fifth in the 10 km freestyle stage of Ski Tour Canada on March 11, 2015.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]

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
2010	18	NC	—	NC	N/A	—	N/A	—	N/A
2011	19	88	—	60	—	—	N/A	—	N/A
2012	20	NC	—	NC	—	—	N/A	—	N/A
2015	23	NC	NC	—	—	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016	24	20	16	69	16	18	N/A	N/A	15
2017	25	59	37	NC	26	—	N/A	—	N/A
2018	26	57	28	NC	—	—	N/A	32	N/A
2019	27	23	19	51	24	29	N/A	25	N/A
2020	28	68	47	74	—	DNF	—	N/A	N/A

References

1. Av Kristen Treekrem (2008-02-25). "Østlandets Blad - Sølv og bronse i junior-NM". Oblad.no. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
2. "Vind-IL". Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20080624235006/http://www.vindil.no/norgescup/. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "Firedobbelt norsk i junior-VM - NRK Sport - Sportsnyheter, resultater og sendeplan". Nrk.no. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
7. "SLIND Kari Oeyre". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

• Norwegian Ski Federation - Kari Øyre SLINDE