Jens Christian Lurås Oftebro[2] (born 21 July 2000)[1] is a Norwegian nordic combined skier.
Career
At the 2017 Junior World Championships he competed in three events, recording an individual 17th place and a team competition 6th place. At the 2018 Junior World Championships he took a 10th place in the 5 kilometres event and won a bronze medal in the relay.[3]
He made his Continental Cup debut in January 2017 in Høydalsmo and recorded his first podium in January 2018 in Rena. He made his World Cup debut in March 2018 in Holmenkollen, at the same time finishing among the top 30 for the first time with a 27th place.[3] On 29 November 2019 he reached his first World Cup podium, finishing third in Ruka. Exactly one year later, also in Ruka, he won his first World Cup race.
He represents the sports club IL Jardar.[3] He is a younger brother of Einar Lurås Oftebro.
Nordic combined results
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team LH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | Silver | Gold |
World Championships
- 8 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Individual NH | Individual LH | Team NH/LH | Team Sprint LH | Mixed Team NH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bronze | 7th | Gold | — | — |
| 2023 | 16 | Silver | Gold | — | Gold |
| 2025 | Silver | 4 | Bronze | — | Gold |
World Cup
Season titles
- 2 titles – (2 BST)
| Season | Discipline |
| 2023 | Best Skier Trophy |
| 2025 | Best Skier Trophy |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Best Jumper Trophy |
Best Skier Trophy |
Compact Trophy |
Mass Start Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | 63 | 57 | 64 | — | — |
| 2019 | 18 | 40 | 31 | 59 | — | — |
| 2020 | 19 | 4 |  |
22 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — |
| 2022 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | — |
| 2023 | 22 | |
6 |  |
— | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 18 | |
5 | — |
| 2025 | 24 | 5 | 14 | |
6 | 5 |
Individual podiums
- 7 wins
- 33 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019–20 | 29 November 2019 |  Ruka
|
HS142/5 km | 3rd (1) |
| 2 | 30 November 2019 | HS142/10 km | 3rd (2) | ||
| 3 | 1 December 2019 | HS142/10 km | 3rd (3) | ||
| 4 | 26 January 2020 |  Oberstdorf
|
HS137/10 km | 2nd (1) | |
| 5 | 23 February 2020 |  Trondheim
|
HS138/10 km | 2nd (2) | |
| 6 | 2020–21 | 27 November 2020 | Ruka
|
HS142/5 km | 3rd (4) |
| 7 | 29 November 2020 | HS142/10 km | 1st (1) | ||
| 8 | 2021–22 | 26 November 2021 | Ruka
|
HS142/5 km | 3rd (5) |
| 9 | 28 November 2021 | HS142/10 km | 3rd (6) | ||
| 10 | 5 March 2022 | Oslo
|
HS134/10 km | 3rd (7) | |
| 11 | 6 March 2022 | HS134/10 km | 3rd (8) | ||
| 12 | 2022–23 | 25 November 2022 | Ruka
|
HS142/5 km | 3rd (9) |
| 13 | 26 November 2022 | HS142/10 km | 3rd (10) | ||
| 14 | 3 December 2022 | Lillehammer
|
HS100/10 km | 1st (2) | |
| 15 | 4 December 2022 | HS140/10 km | 2nd (3) | ||
| 16 | 16 December 2022 |  Ramsau
|
HS98/10 km | 2nd (4) | |
| 17 | 27 January 2023 | Seefeld
|
HS109/7.5 km | 1st (3) | |
| 18 | 29 January 2023 | HS109/12.5 km | 3rd (11) | ||
| 19 | 4 February 2023 | Oberstdorf
|
HS137/10 km | 2nd (5) | |
| 20 | 5 February 2023 | HS137/10 km | 2nd (6) | ||
| 21 | 11 February 2023 | Schonach
|
HS100/10 km | 1st (4) | |
| 22 | 12 February 2023 | HS100/10 km | 2nd (7) | ||
| 23 | 25 March 2023 | Lahti
|
HS130/10 km | 3rd (12) | |
| 24 | 26 March 2023 | HS130/10 km | 2nd (8) | ||
| 25 | 2023–24 | 24 November 2023 | Ruka
|
COM HS142/7.5 km | 1st (5) |
| 26 | 2 December 2023 | Lillehammer
|
HS98/10 km | 2nd (9) | |
| 27 | 3 February 2024 | Seefeld
|
HS109/10 km | 3rd (13) | |
| 28 | 2024–25 | 20 December 2024 | Ramsau
|
10 km/HS98 | 2nd (10) |
| 29 | 18 January 2025 | Schonach
|
HS100/10 km | 1st (6) | |
| 30 | 31 January 2025 | Seefeld
|
10 km/HS109 | 3rd (14) | |
| 31 | 1 February 2025 | COM HS109/7.5 km | 1st (7) | ||
| 32 | 2 February 2025 | HS109/12.5 km | 3rd (15) | ||
| 33 | 8 February 2025 |  Otepää
|
HS97/10 km | 3rd (16) |
References
- ^ a b c "Jens Luraas OFTEBRO". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Jens Lurås Oftebro". olympedia.org.
- ^ a b c Jens Lurås Oftebro at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
External links
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at FIS (Nordic combined)
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at Olympics.com
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at Olympedia
- Jens Lurås Oftebro at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
