Kine Beate Bjørnås (born 12 May 1980) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won gold at the 2005 Norwegian Skiing Championships.
| Kine Beate Bjørnås | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1980 Levanger, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | IL Varden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (2000–2002, 2004–2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 26 May 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Bjørnås is from Meråker.[1] As a youngster, Bjørnås travelled to Sør-Trøndelag for skiing, as there were too few competitive skiers in Nord-Trøndelag.[2] There she became friends with Marit Bjørgen.[2] She has a bachelor's degree in sports.[3]
Career
Bjørnås joined the Norwegian junior team for the 2001–02 skiing season. Her best result that season was second in the 5 km classical event in Dombås.[4] As a junior, she was described as "one of the most promising Norwegian skiers".[5] She was promoted to the senior team for the 2003 season, but missed the entire season due to a cruciate ligament injury.[2][4] In the 2003–04 season, her best result was second in the 10 km classical event in Bardufoss.[4]
During the 2004–05 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Bjørnås and fellow Norwegians Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, and Marit Bjørgen won the 4x5km relay race in Gällivare, Sweden.[1][6] In the same season, the same four came third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Val di Fiemme, Italy.[7] Bjørnås, Pedersen, Kristin Mürer Stemland, and Bjørgen also came second in the 4 × 5km relay in Falun, Sweden.[8] In 2005, she won the 30 km classical event at the Norwegian Skiing Championships.[1] She came 27th in the Women's sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005.[9] Her best individual result at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup was seventh place in the 2006 15 km double staggered start race in Sapporo, Japan.[10]
Bjørnås retired from the sport in 2008, choosing to become a skiing coach in Nord-Trøndelag.[1][3] She has coached double Olympic champion Petter Northug.[11] The Kinetest, a women's ski trail at the Grovatesten ski field in Meråker, is named after Bjørnås; the men's trail is slightly longer and is called the Frodetest after Frode Estil.[12]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[13]
World Championships
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
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| 2005 | 24 | 25 | — | 30 | 27 | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | |||
| 2000 | 19 | NC | — | NC | — | NC | — | — | |
| 2001 | 20 | 83 | — | — | — | NC | — | — | |
| 2002 | 21 | 65 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | |
| 2004 | 23 | 39 | 30 | — | — | 31 | — | — | |
| 2005 | 24 | 27 | 19 | — | — | 38 | — | — | |
| 2006 | 25 | 51 | 35 | — | — | NC | — | — | |
| 2007 | 26 | 57 | NC | — | — | NC | 17 | — | |
| 2008 | 27 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | |
Team podiums
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 3 podiums – (3 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004–05 | 24 November 2004 |  Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Skofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen |
| 2 | 12 December 2004 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Skofterud / Pedersen / Bjørgen | |
| 3 | 20 March 2005 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Pedersen / Stemland / Bjørgen |