- Her equipment consists of: skis, bindings and boots: Fischer.
- Has 165 individual podiums.
- Is the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories.
- Excels equally in both classic and skate style skiing, and does well through all distances from the sprint events to the long distance ones.
- Is well known for her endurance, fitness, technical strength, mental toughness and finishing sprints.
- One of her most notable achievements was becoming the most successful athlete at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning 5 medals, including 3 gold medals in the individual sprint, the individual pursuit and the relay; a silver medal in the 30 km classical and a bronze medal in the 10 km freestyle.
- Partner is Fred Børre Lundberg, who is an Olympic champion in Nordic combined, in Holmenkollen, Oslo.
- With her medals from the 2014 Olympics became, alongside Raisa Smetanina and Stefania Belmondo, the most medaled female Winter Olympian.
- Won 10 Olympic medals over the years.
- Her club is Rognes IL.
- In 2015 announced that she was pregnant and would not compete in the coming season, aiming for a return in the 2017 season.
- Won 3 gold medals at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi - in the 15 km skiathlon, 30 km freestyle and team sprint.
- Is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 105 individual victories.
- Is a cross-country skier.
- Has 102 individual victories.
- Won 22 medals from World Championships over the years.
- Resides in Oslo.
- In 2015 won her first Tour de Ski after nine attempts, defeating reigning champion and compatriot Therese Johaug by over one and a half minutes.
- On 19 March 2006 in Sapporo, Japan, claimed her second FIS World Cup title.
- Coach is Egil Kristiansen.
- On 9 April 2018 announced his retirement from the sport.
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