Einar Hedegart
Norwegian cross-country skier (born 2001)
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Einar Hedegart (born 8 November 2001) is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. He represented Norway at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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| Born | 8 November 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 – (2025–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 22 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Hedegart began his career as a biathlete and competed at the Biathlon Junior World Championships 2023. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 7.5 km relay, and silver medals in the 15 km individual and 12.5 km pursuit events.[1]
Hedegart made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut during the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup and in his second career race on 16 March 2025, he earned his first career podium, finishing in second place.[2] After the race he was encouraged by several people to focus only on cross-country skiing.[3] He previously announced that he would make a decision after the Norwegian National Championships on whether he will focus on biathlon or cross-country skiing. At the Norwegian National Championships he won gold medal in the men's mass start. Following the race he announced he would focus on being a biathlete.[4]
During the 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup he earned his first career World Cup victory on 7 December 2025, winning the 10 km freestyle race.[5] A week later he earned his second career World Cup victory on 14 December 2025.[6] On 23 January 2026, he won the team sprint, along with Harald Østberg Amundsen.[7]
In November 2025, he announced he would end his biathlon career to devote himself entirely to cross-country skiing ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8] In December 2025, he was selected to represent Norway at the Olympics.[9][10] In his Olympic debut on 13 February 2026, he won a bronze medal in the 10 kilometre freestyle event with a time of 20:50.2. His teammate, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, won gold, marking the first time Hedegart lost to Klæbo in this discipline, after defeating him twice during the World Cup.[11]
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 3 wins – (3 WC)
- 6 podiums – (6 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 2024–25 | 16 March 2025 | Oslo, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2025–26 | 30 November 2025 |  Ruka, Finland | 20 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 7 December 2025 | Trondheim, Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 4 | 14 December 2025 |  Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 5 | 14 March 2026 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 6 | 22 March 2026 |  Lake Placid, USA | 20 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 1 victories – (1 TS)
- 1 podium – (1 TS)
