Øyvind Skaanes
Norwegian cross-country skier
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Øyvind Skaanes (born 29 May 1968) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 1999. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and earned his best individual of 15th in the 30 km event at those same championships.
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| Nationality |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1968 Trondheim, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Strindheim IL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1989–1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (19th in 1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Skaanes won two individual races in his career with a 30 km event in 1996 and a 10 km event in 1998.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 3 victories
- 6 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sivertsen / Ulvang / Langli |
| 2 | 16 March 1990 | Vang, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Skinstad / Langli / Ulvang | |
| 3 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 1st | Langli / Ulvang / Dæhlie |
| 4 | 1 March 1991 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Langli / Dæhlie / Skjeldal | |
| 5 | 1996–97 | 9 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Hjelmeset / Sørgård / Alsgaard |
| 6 | 1997–98 | 23 November 1997 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Sivertsen / Estil / Aukland |
