# Even Northug

Even Northug (born 26 September 1995) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.
He competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, finishing ninth in the sprint race. In the U23 class he competed at the 2016 and 2018 World Junior Championships, claiming the sprint bronze medal in 2018.
He made his World Cup debut in March 2015 in Drammen, a sprint race. Competing in nothing but sprint, he collected his first World Cup points a year later in Drammen with an eighth place. Following another eighth place in December 2017 in Lillehammer, he improved to a sixth place in January 2018 in Dresden.
He represents the sports clubs Mosvik IL and Strindheim IL. He is a younger brother of Petter Northug and Tomas Northug.

## 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 |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2015 | 19 | NC | — | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 20 | 85 | — | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 54 | — | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 23 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 115 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 25 | 97 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 26 | 24 | NC | 8 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 17 | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 28 | 26 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 29 | 23 | NC | 5 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 8 podiums – (7 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2022–23 | 25 November 2022 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2022–23 | 3 December 2022 | Lillehammer, Norway | 1.6 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2022–23 | 21 March 2023 | Tallinn, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2023–24 | 19 January 2024 | Oberhof, Germany | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 2023–24 | 12 March 2024 | Drammen, Norway | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 6 | 2024–25 | 7 December 2024 | Lillehammer, Norway | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 7 | 2024–25 | 3 January 2025 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 8 | 2024–25 | 1 February 2025 | Cogne, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 2 victory – (2 TS)
* 3 podiums – (3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
| 1 | 2021–22 | 19 December 2021 | Dresden, Germany | 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Helland Larsen |
| 2 | 2023–24 | 1 March 2024 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Taugbøl |
| 3 | 2024–25 | 31 January 2025 | Cogne, Italy | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Valnes |