Håvard Solås Taugbøl

Håvard Solås Taugbøl
Country Norway
Born (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 31)
Lillehammer, Norway
Ski clubLillehammer SK
World Cup career
Seasons11 — (2014–present)
Indiv. starts63
Indiv. podiums8
Indiv. wins1
Team starts7
Team podiums4
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (18th in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Erzurum 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 15 March 2024.

Håvard Solås Taugbøl (born 20 August 1993) is a Norwegian cross-country skier.

He competed in four events at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, then three events at both the 2012 and 2013 Junior World Championships, winning a bronze and a silver medal in the relay.[1]

He made his World Cup debut in December 2013 in the Davos sprint, also collecting his first World Cup points with a 21st place. In his next World Cup outing, in March 2014, he finished 11th in the Lahti sprint. In 2014–15 he improved to a 7th place in December 2014 in Davos and 4th place in March 2015 in Lahti, both in sprints.[1]

He represents the sports club Lillehammer SK.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2022 28 [a] 10

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2021 27 Bronze
2023 29 27

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2014 20 105 NC 51
2015 21 61 22 6
2016 22 56 22 5
2017 23 50 19
2018 24 89 NC 44
2019 25 65 28
2020 26 27 8
2021 27 48 72 15 29
2022 28 18 5
2023 29 38 18
2024 30 21 95 4 30

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 8 podiums – (8 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2019–20 14 December 2019 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 4 March 2020 Norway Konnerud, Norway 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 2020–21 31 January 2021 Sweden Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
4 2021–22 18 December 2021 Germany Dresden, Germany 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 2022–23 3 February 2023 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
6 2023–24 27 January 2024 Switzerland Goms, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
7 17 February 2024 United States Minneapolis, USA - Stifel Loppet Cup 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
8 12 March 2024 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 4 podiums – (1 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2019–20 22 December 2019 Slovenia Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Tefre
2 2021–22 19 December 2021 Germany Dresden, Germany 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Skar
3 2023–24 21 January 2024 Germany Oberhof, Germany 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Tønseth / Krüger / Stenshagen
4 1 March 2024 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Northug

References