Christina Rolandsen

Photo by: Skip Hickey

Photo by: Tim Benko, Benko Photographics

Position:
NORDIC
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fauske, Norway
High School:
Fauske Videregaaende Skole/Fauske IL Nordic

Last updated on May 2, 2019

Top Career Classical Finish: Second (2017 Alaska Anchorage)
Top Career Freestyle Finish: Second (2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships)

Honors

Five-Time All-American
Two-Time First-Team All-American (2017 Classic, 2017 Freestyle)
Three-Time Second-Team All-American (2018 Freestyle, 2019 Classic, 2019 Freestyle)
Three-Time All-RMISA
First-Team All-RMISA (2017)
Two-Time Second-Team All-RMISA (2018, 2019)
RMISA Skier of the Week (2017 Alaska Anchorage Invitational)
Three-Time National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2016, 2017, 2019; 3.5 Cumulative GPA and Participation in Regionals)
Outstanding Nordic Woman Award (2017)
CU Laura Sharpe Flood Award (2018; Spirit, Enthusiasm & Dedication on the Mountain and in the Classroom)
CU Outstanding Career Achievement Award (2019)
CUSPY Finalist (2019; Female Career Athletic Achievement)
Three-Year Letterwinner (2017, 2018, 2019)

Career at Colorado—Rolandsen concluded her career in Boulder as one of the all-time greats. She was a five-time All-American and three-time All-RMISA performer earning three letters and three mentions on the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team. She finished her career starting and completing 44 races with an astonishing 34 top 10 performances. She finished in the top five 15 times and had eight career podium finishes.

2019 (Senior)—Continued her steady and solid skiing throughout the 2019 season, finishing all 12 races with 11 top 10 and four top five finishes. She finished the first six races of the season between fifth and ninth places with one fifth, two sixth, one seventh, one eighth and one ninth place finish. She took sixth place in both races at the New Mexico Invitational, which was her best freestyle finish, and had her best classic finish of fifth at the Montana State Invitational. She upped her game in Alaska, finishing in the top five three times with two freestyle podiums, taking third at both the UAA Invitational and RMISA Championships. She also had a fifth place classic finish at the RMISA Championships. She earned second-team All-RMISA, her third All-RMISA honor of her career. She finished her career by earning two second-team All-America honors by taking eighth in the freestyle and 10th in the classic races at the NCAA Championships, her fourth and fifth career All-America honors.

2018 (Junior)—Earned second-team All-America honors for her seventh place finish in the 15K freestyle skate at the NCAA Championships … Was a second-team All-RMISA selection … In 13 races, she finished eight or better 12 times and had a pair of podium finishes, both in the freestyle; first placing second in the first race of the season at the U.S. Cross Country Championships and later finishing third in the 5K skate at the Denver Invitational … Her second place finish in Alaska at the U.S. Cross Country Championships matched her best career result … She was the co-winner of the team’s Laura Sharpe Flood Award, which has been given each year since 1991 to a skier who best exemplifies the spirit, enthusiasm and dedication, both on the mountain and in the classroom.

2017 (Sophomore)—She earned first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships when she placed fourth in the 5K classic race and reached the podium when she finished third in the 15K freestyle. That highlighted her season where she finished ninth or better in all 10 races she competed in and the third-place finish was one of four podium appearances on the year. She ranked second on the women’s Nordic team in podium appearances and was one of two that earned first-team All-RMISA honors. Her top meet was at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational, for which she was named the RMISA Skier of the Week after placing second in the 5K classical and third in the 15K freestyle. The second place finish was her best of the season individually; she was on the winning mixed gender relay team at the Seawolf Invitational. The very first podium appearance of the season and her career came in the classical sprints at the Utah Invitational to open the season, as she placed third there at Soldier Hollow Resort in Midway, Utah. She was named to the 2017 USCSCA National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team, which requires a cumulative 3.5 grade point average and competing at the NCAA Regional Championships.

2016 (Freshman) – She finished the season competing in eight of 10 race leading up to the NCAA Championship. She was in the top 20 six times with one top 10 finish. Her best meet was in Beaver Creek at the RMISA Championships, taking sixth place in the classic race and 13th in the freestyle, season highs for both. She was also named to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team for maintaining above a 3.5 grade point average and participating at the RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional.

Club—Rolandsen has been skiing for Fauske IL Nordic Skiing most of her career. She has three podium appearances in Norwegian National Junior Cup. In 2015 season she finished several times in top 10 and placed 10th in Norwegian Cup among skiers of her own age.

High School—Rolandsen graduated from Fauske Videregaaende Skole in Fauske, Finland, in June 2014.

In the Classroom—Rolandsen is majoring in Psychology at Colorado.

Personal—Christina Rolandsen was born July 18, 1995, in Trondheim, Norway.

2016	CL	FS
Utah Invitational	-	-
Montana State Invitational	12	26
Colorado Invitational	18	27
New Mexico Invitational	13	t15
RMISA Championships	6	13
NCAA Championships	-	-

2017	CL	FS
Utah Invitational	3	6
Montana State Invitational	-	6
Seawolf Invitational	1*	9
Alaska Anchorage Invitational	2	3
RMISA Championships	7	5
NCAA Championships	4	3