Gyda Westvold Hansen


Gyda Westvold Hansen is a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who represents IL Nansen. She became the first ever World Champion in women's Nordic combined after winning the gold medal in the inaugural World Championship race, individual normal hill/5 km, at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021. She is the 2021 World Junior Champion in individual normal hill and won the silver medal at the same event in 2019 and 2020. Hansen was also a member of the Norwegian team that took the gold medal in the [Nordic combined at the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Nordic mixed team normal hill/4 × 3.3 km|mixed team normal hill competition] at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
She is the cousin of cross-country skier Therese Johaug.
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Career

Hansen competed in the first ever women's Nordic combined World Cup race in Ramsau on 18 December 2020. She was the leader after the ski jumping phase with her 94.5 meters jump on HS98 hill, but overtaken by Tara Geraghty-Moats in the 5 km cross-country leg and finished the race in 2nd place.
Hansen has further 5 individual victories and 15 podiums in the Nordic Combined Continental Cup. She has also competed in special ski jumping events and won 2 Continental Cup races in her career.

Nordic combined results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Championships

  • 6 medals –
Year Age Normal HillMass Start Normal HillMixed Team
202118Gold
202320GoldGold
202522GoldSilverGold

World Cup

Season titles

  • 6 titles –

Individual podiums

  • 23 wins –
  • 40 podiums –
No.SeasonDateLocationHillSizeDisciplinePlace
12020–2118 December 2020silver02