# Sindre Bjørnestad Skar

Sindre Bjørnestad Skar (born 22 January 1992) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.
At the 2011 Junior World Championships he won two gold medals, one in relay and one in 10 km. He then took one silver and three bronze medals at the 2012 Junior World Championships. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in February 2011 in Drammen, where he also collected his first World Cup points with a 28th place finish. He later took his first top-10 placement with a tenth place in Lahti in March 2013.
He represents the sports club Bærums Verk IF.

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### World Championships

| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2011 | 19 | 169 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 21 | 111 | NC | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 22 | 107 | 103 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 56 | NC | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24 | 55 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 | 16 | 54 | | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 2018 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 11 | — | — | DNF | — | 27 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 4 | — | 23 | DNF | — | 9 | — |
| 2020 | 28 | 24 | 48 | 10 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 25 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 39 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 31 | 20 | 69 | 11 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 2 victories – (2 WC)
* 12 podiums – (8 WC, 4 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2014–15 | 7 March 2015 | Lahti, Finland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2016–17 | 11 December 2016 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2016–17 | 14 January 2017 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 2016–17 | 28 January 2017 | Falun, Sweden | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 2017–18 | 4 January 2018 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 15 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2018–19 | 12 January 2019 | Dresden, Germany | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 2018–19 | 16 March 2019 | Falun, Sweden | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 8 | 2018–19 | 22 March 2019 | Quebec City, Canada | 1.6 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 9 | 2019–20 | 11 January 2020 | Dresden, Germany | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 10 | 2021–22 | 26 February 2022 | Lahti, Finland | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 11 | 2022–23 | 31 December 2022 | Val Müstair, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 12 | 2022–23 | 4 January 2023 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 20 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 2 victories – (2 TS)
* 5 podiums – (5 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
| 1 | 2018–19 | 13 January 2019 | Dresden, Germany | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Valnes |
| 2 | 2018–19 | 10 February 2019 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Brandsdal |
| 3 | 2019–20 | 22 December 2019 | Planica, Slovenia | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Valnes |
| 4 | 2021–22 | 19 December 2021 | Dresden, Germany | 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Taugbøl |
| 5 | 2022–23 | 24 March 2023 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Amundsen |