Bente Skari nèe Martinsen (born September 10, 1972 in Oslo) is a former cross country skier from Nittedal, Norway. Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... // Summary The cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics were marred by drug problems. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Cross-Country Skiing competition results were as follows. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... // Summary The cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics were marred by drug problems. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Cross-Country Skiing competition results were as follows. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... // Summary The cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics were marred by drug problems. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0233 Administrative centre Nittedal Mayor (2003) Tom Christophersen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 338 186 km² 179 km² 0. ...

She won her first Olympic medals in 1998, and won her first gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics, coming from behind to beat the favourites Danilova and Tchepalova in the last kilometers of the 10 km Classical event. She also won a bronze medal in 30 km Classical as well as a silver medal in relay. The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Cross-Country Skiing competition results were as follows. ... ... Olga Danilova (born June 10, 1970) is an athlete who competes in nordic skiing events for Russia. ...

Adding to that she has five gold medals from world championships, as well as several silver and bronze medals. She won the overall cross-country skiing World Cup four times before retiring after the 2002/03 season. Note: This article will shortly be changed to Nordic skiing World Championships*, which is the proper designation for the Championships consisting of the three disciplines Cross-country skiing, Ski jumping, and Nordic combined. ... The tables below list the Cross-country skiing World Cup medalists (i. ...

The daughter of Odd Martinsen, Bente Skari was named Martinsen before marrying Geir Skari in 1999.