Erik Valnes
Erik Valnes is a Norwegian cross-country skier.
At the 2018 Junior World Championships he won the gold medal in the sprint, and also competed in the 15 km event.
He made his World Cup debut in December 2017 in Lillehammer, also breaking the top 30-barrier with a 27th place in the sprint there.
He represents the sports club Bardufoss og Omegn IF.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).Olympic Games
- 1 medal
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2022 | 25 | 15 | — | — | 11 | — | Gold |
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
- 5 medals –
| Year | Age | Individual | Skiathlon | Mass start | Sprint | Relay | Team sprint |
| 2021 | 24 | — | — | — | Silver | — | Gold |
| 2023 | 26 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| 2025 | 28 | Silver | — | — | — | Gold | Gold |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 6 victories –
- 29 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |||||||||
| 1 | 2018–19 | 12 January 2019 |  Team podiums
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