Colorado University Athletics
2011 Skiing Roster
Marianne Madsen
- Position:
- Nordic
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oslo, Norway
- High School:
- Berg Videregaende Skole
Career at Colorado—Madsen left the Buffaloes after just one season in which she raced 10 times with seven top 20 finishes.
2012 (Freshman)—Madsen participated in all 10 races for the Buffs ahead of the NCAA Championships and finished in the top 20 seven times, with the other three finishes being 30th place. She placed 21st twice in classical races, both in Alaska as part of the UAA and Seawolf Invitationals. Aside from a 23rd place finish in the classical race at the Denver Invitational and a 25th place classical performance at RMISA Championships, she finished between 28-30 in each of the other six races.
Club—Madsen had skied competitively since 2000 for the Heming IL club team in Oslo and was also a part of Team Kollen from 2008-11. She skied at the Norwegian National Junior Championships in both 2010 and 2011. Her top finishes include a second place finish in the 54K classical race at Birkebinerrennet in 2010. She finished 10th in the 5K freestyle race at the Norwegian Championships in Stryn and had a pair of eighth place finishes at the Norwegian Cup races in Houden, first in a 5K freestyle race and then in a freestyle sprint race, all in 2010.
High School—Madsen graduated from Berg VGS in Oslo, Norway, in 2011. He did not compete for her high school, but participated in the Nordic Skiing and Rowing clubs. On her rowing teams, she was part of the 2011 Norwegian Championships in the coxless twos, coxless fours and eights boats.
In the Classroom—Madsen intends to major in Business at Colorado and is also interested in Engineering.
Personal—Marianne Madsen was born on February 11, 1992, in Oslo, Norway, to Ragnar Madsen and Ellen Amdal. Her hobbies include cooking, rowing and bicycling. She lists her favorite professional team as Team Tufte, a Norwegian rowing team, and her favorite athlete as Marit Bjorgen, a member of the Norwegian women’s national cross country relay team.
2012 (Freshman)—Madsen participated in all 10 races for the Buffs ahead of the NCAA Championships and finished in the top 20 seven times, with the other three finishes being 30th place. She placed 21st twice in classical races, both in Alaska as part of the UAA and Seawolf Invitationals. Aside from a 23rd place finish in the classical race at the Denver Invitational and a 25th place classical performance at RMISA Championships, she finished between 28-30 in each of the other six races.
Club—Madsen had skied competitively since 2000 for the Heming IL club team in Oslo and was also a part of Team Kollen from 2008-11. She skied at the Norwegian National Junior Championships in both 2010 and 2011. Her top finishes include a second place finish in the 54K classical race at Birkebinerrennet in 2010. She finished 10th in the 5K freestyle race at the Norwegian Championships in Stryn and had a pair of eighth place finishes at the Norwegian Cup races in Houden, first in a 5K freestyle race and then in a freestyle sprint race, all in 2010.
High School—Madsen graduated from Berg VGS in Oslo, Norway, in 2011. He did not compete for her high school, but participated in the Nordic Skiing and Rowing clubs. On her rowing teams, she was part of the 2011 Norwegian Championships in the coxless twos, coxless fours and eights boats.
In the Classroom—Madsen intends to major in Business at Colorado and is also interested in Engineering.
Personal—Marianne Madsen was born on February 11, 1992, in Oslo, Norway, to Ragnar Madsen and Ellen Amdal. Her hobbies include cooking, rowing and bicycling. She lists her favorite professional team as Team Tufte, a Norwegian rowing team, and her favorite athlete as Marit Bjorgen, a member of the Norwegian women’s national cross country relay team.
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