Kine Beate Bjørnås

Kine Beate Bjørnås (born 12 May 1980) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won a gold medal at the 2005 .

Personal life Bjørnås is from Meråker Municipality. As a youngster, Bjørnås travelled to Sør-Trøndelag for skiing, as there were too few competitive skiers in Nord-Trøndelag. There she became friends with Marit Bjørgen.

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. As a junior, she was described as "one of the most promising Norwegian skiers". She was promoted to the senior team for the 2003 season, but missed the entire season due to a cruciate ligament injury. In the same season, the same four came third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Bjørnås, Pedersen, Kristin Mürer Stemland, and Bjørgen also came second in the 4 × 5 km relay in Falun, Sweden. In 2005, she won the 30 km classical event at the . 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.

Bjørnås retired from the sport in 2008, choosing to become a skiing coach in Nord-Trøndelag. The Kinetest, a women's ski trail at the Grovatesten ski field in Meråker Municipality, is named after Bjørnås; the men's trail is slightly longer and is called the Frodetest after Frode Estil.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2005 24 25 — 30 27 ——

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2000 19 — 2001 20 83 2002 21 65 57 2004 23 39 30 31 2005 24 27 19 38 2006 25 51 35 2007 26 57 17 2008 27 — — —

Team podiums

1 victory – (1 ) 3 podiums – (3 )