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{{short description|Norwegian cross-country skier}}
{{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski -->
| name              = Thomas Alsgaard
| image             = Thomas Alsgaard at 'Bysprinten' Mosjøen 2013-04-26.jpg
| caption = Thomas Alsgaard in April 2013
| fullname          = Thomas Alsgaard
| nationality       = {{NOR}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|1|10}} 
| birth_place       = [[Lørenskog]], Norway
| death_date        =  <!-- {{death date and age|deathyear|mm|dd|birthyear|mm|dd}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| club              = Eidsvold Værks Skiklub
| personalbest      = 
| seasons           =11 – ([[1992–93 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1993]]–[[2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2003]])
| wins              = 13
| totalpodiums      = 29
| teamwins          = 12
| teampodiums       = 25
| individual_starts = 110
| team_starts = 31
| wcoveralls        = 1 – ([[1997-98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998]])
| wctitles          = 2 – (1 {{Abbr|LD|Long Distance}}, 1 {{Abbr|SP|Sprint}})
| medaltemplates    = 
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NOR}}}}
{{MedalCount
|[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|5|1|0
|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]|6|2|1
|'''Total'''|'''11'''|'''3'''|'''1'''
}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1994 Winter Olympics|1994&nbsp;Lillehammer]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1998 Winter Olympics|1998&nbsp;Nagano]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|1998&nbsp;Nagano|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;+&nbsp;15&nbsp;km<br>combined&nbsp;pursuit]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;+&nbsp;10&nbsp;km<br>combined&nbsp;pursuit]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|2002&nbsp;Salt&nbsp;Lake&nbsp;City|[[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|1994&nbsp;Lillehammer|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1995&nbsp;Thunder&nbsp;Bay]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1997&nbsp;Trondheim]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1999&nbsp;Ramsau]]|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;+&nbsp;15&nbsp;km<br>combined&nbsp;pursuit}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|2001&nbsp;Lahti]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|2003&nbsp;Val&nbsp;di&nbsp;Fiemme]]|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;classical}}
{{Medal|Gold|2003&nbsp;Val&nbsp;di&nbsp;Fiemme|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|1999&nbsp;Ramsau|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{Medal|Silver|1999&nbsp;Ramsau|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1997&nbsp;Trondheim|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|Junior World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|1991&nbsp;Reit&nbsp;im&nbsp;Winkl|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;classical}}
{{Medal|Gold|1991&nbsp;Reit&nbsp;im&nbsp;Winkl|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{Medal|Gold|1991&nbsp;Reit&nbsp;im&nbsp;Winkl|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|1992&nbsp;Vuokatti|10&nbsp;km&nbsp;classical}}
| show-medals       = no
| updated           = 
}}
'''Thomas Alsgaard''' (born 10 January 1972) is a Norwegian former professional [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]]. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the freestyle technique (skating) in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique. In total, Alsgaard won 15 medals in the [[Winter Olympics]] and [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], making him one of the most successful skiers of all time.

==Early life==
Born in [[Flateby]], [[Enebakk]], Alsgaard began cross-country ski racing at the age of three. That was when he was entered into a race against many 5-year-olds. He beat all of them. A year later, it was rumored that he was lost in the village the family lived in. In fact, he was found at the local ski area, just about to start his third time around a 9-kilometer loop. Alsgaard says that his passion for skiing comes from liking to be outdoors.

==Athletic career==
Alsgaard got his international breakthrough in the [[Lillehammer]] [[1994 Winter Olympics]] winning the 30 kilometre freestyle event. In total, Alsgaard won 15 medals in the [[Winter Olympics]] and [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], making him one of the most successful skiers of all time. Excluding his World Championships debut in 1993, Alsgaard won at least one gold medal at every Olympic Games and World Championships that he participated from 1994 to 2003. Alsgaard retired from racing after the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003|2003 World Championships]].

He won the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 2001 (shared with [[Adam Małysz]] and [[Bente Skari]]).

==After his career as a professional skier==
Alsgaard retired from racing in 2003. Between 2013 and 2017 he was the owner and manager of a ski team, [[Team LeasePlan]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/denne-jenta-er-helt-spesiell-for-alsgaard-avslorer-motet-som-endret-alt---jeg-var-skeptisk/65297350| title = Thomas Alsgaard og Lina Korsgren - Denne jenta er helt spesiell for Alsgaard. Avslører møtet som endret alt: - Jeg var skeptisk| date = 8 December 2016}} </ref>

He now works as a technical advisor for [[Alpina Žiri|Alpina Sports]], working in the Nordic boot department.

He is also known as a sports commentator<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article2807544.ece|title=Ekspert-veldet|last=Kirkebøen|first=Stein Erik|date=5 January 2009|work=Aftenposten|language=no|access-date=16 January 2009}}</ref> for the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]].

In the Norwegian Championship in January 2011, Alsgaard took a sensational bronze medal at the 15&nbsp;km classical individual race, defeating many skiers on the Norwegian World Cup team. He was only beaten by [[Eldar Rønning]] (gold) and [[Martin Johnsrud Sundby]] (silver). He repeated the feat in 2012, expressing frustration with the lack of aggressiveness and initiative in both the younger elite athletes and the team surrounding them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/01/26/sport/ski/langrenn/nm_pa_voss/thomas_alsgaard/19957328/|title=- Hvorfor var det ikke noen løpere eller trenere som spurte meg?|last=Kvamme|first=Sigve|date=26 January 2012|work=Dagbladet|language=no|access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref>

==Ski Classics team owner==
As of December 2016 the team consists of four "allround" skiers and six skiers with ''langløp'' (or long races) as their specialty; Swede [[Lina Korsgren]] is the team's only female (as of 2016); [[Hans Kristian Stadheim]] assists in coaching.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/denne-jenta-er-helt-spesiell-for-alsgaard-avslorer-motet-som-endret-alt---jeg-var-skeptisk/65297350| title = Thomas Alsgaard og Lina Korsgren - Denne jenta er helt spesiell for Alsgaard. Avslører møtet som endret alt: - Jeg var skeptisk| date = 8 December 2016}} </ref> On 21 April 2017, Alsgaard announced that Team LeasePlan had to shut down due to sponsorship problems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.langrenn.com/thomas-alsgaard-legger-ned-team-leaseplan.5983427-1743.html |title=Thomas Alsgaard legger ned Team LeasePlan |language=no |publisher=langrenn.com|date= 21 April 2017 |access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>

==Cross-country skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=856&type=st-WC |title=ALSGAARD Thomas |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>

===Olympic Games===
* 6 medals – (5 gold, 1 silver)

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Sprint&nbsp;
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] || ''22'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|24]] || {{n/a}} || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|{{Abbr|DNS|Did not start}}]]  || style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle|'''Gold''']] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical|—]] || style="background:silver;"|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Silver''']] || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] || ''26'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre classical|5]] || {{n/a}} ||style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit|'''Gold''']] ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre classical|{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}]]  || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|6]]  || style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Gold''']] || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] || ''30'' ||  {{n/a}} || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|—]]  ||style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit|'''Gold''']] ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start|12]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical|—]] || style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Gold''']] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint|—]]
|}

===World Championships===
* 9 medals – (6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Sprint&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp; 
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1993|1993]] || ''21'' || — ||{{n/a}} ||— || —|| {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} ||{{n/a}}  ||—
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995|1995]] || ''23'' ||21||{{n/a}} || 8 || — ||27 ||{{n/a}} || style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997|1997]] || ''25'' || 11||{{n/a}} || 4|| bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Bronze''' ||— ||{{n/a}} || style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999]] || ''27'' || 14||{{n/a}} || style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' || style="background:silver;"|'''Silver''' ||— ||{{n/a}} ||style="background:silver;"|'''Silver'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001|2001]] || ''29'' || {{n/a}} ||16|| 5 ||— ||— ||12 || style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003|2003]] || ''31'' || {{n/a}} ||— ||— || style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' ||— ||41 || style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|-
|}

===World Cup===
====Season titles====
* 3 titles&nbsp;– (1 overall, long distance, 1 sprint)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;" width="20%"
|- style="background-color:#369; color:white;"
|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="10%"|'''Season'''
|- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"
| width="5%"|Discipline
|-
|rowspan="3"| '''[[1997-98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998]]''' ||'''Overall'''
|-
| Long Distance
|-
| Sprint
|}

====Season standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
|-
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint
|-
| [[1992–93 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1993]] || ''21'' || 20  || {{n/a}}|| {{n/a}}|| {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994]] || ''22'' || 7 ||  {{n/a}}|| {{n/a}}|| {{n/a}} 
|-
| [[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1995]] || ''23'' || 16 ||  {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996]] || ''24'' || 8 || {{n/a}}  || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997]] || ''25'' || 17 || 6  || {{n/a}}  || 24 
|-
| [[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998]] || ''26'' ||style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}}  || style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}}   || {{n/a}} || style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}} 
|-
| [[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999]] || ''27'' || 13   || 18  || {{n/a}} || 27
|-
| [[1999–00 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000]] || ''28'' || 5   || 4  || 8|| —
|-
| [[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2001]] || ''29'' || style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}}   ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 6 
|-
| [[2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2002]] || ''30'' || style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}} ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 21
|-
| [[2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2003]] || ''31'' || 46   ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 43 
|-
|}

====Individual podiums====
* 13 victories 
* 29 podiums 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:200px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
|-
| align=center|1 ||rowspan=1 align=center|'''[[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1993–94]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 14 February 1994 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillehammer]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|2 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994–95]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 8 January 1995 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Östersund]], Sweden  || 30&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|3 || align=right| 25 March 1995 || align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sapporo]], Japan   ||  15&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|4 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996–97]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 21 February 1997 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Trondheim]], Norway   || 30&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}   || 3rd
|-
| align=center|5 || rowspan=8 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997–98]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 14 December 1997 || rowspan=2 align=left|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy  || 15&nbsp;km Pursuit F|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|6 || align=right| 16 December 1997    ||  15&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|7 || align=right| 20 December 1997 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland   ||  30&nbsp;km Individual C|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|8 || align=right| 3 January 1998 || align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kavgolovo]], Russia   ||  30&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|9 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 8 January 1998|| rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|15&nbsp;km Individual C|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|10 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 January 1998|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|30&nbsp;km Individual F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|11 || align=right| 8 March 1998 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland   ||  30&nbsp;km Individual C|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|12 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 11 March 1998|| align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10&nbsp;km Individual F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|13 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998–99]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 19 February 1999 || rowspan=2 align=left|  {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein]], Austria || 30&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}   || 2nd
|-
| align=center|14 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 19 February 1999 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|15&nbsp;km Pursuit F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|15 || rowspan=4 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1999–2000 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999–00]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 27 November 1999 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kiruna]], Sweden || 10&nbsp;km Individual C|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|16 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 11 December 1999 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sappada]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|7.5&nbsp;km + 15&nbsp;km Duathlon C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|17 || align=right| 9 January 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]], Russia   ||  30&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|18 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 12 January 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě]], Czech Republic || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|15&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|19 || rowspan=5 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000–01]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 25 November 2000 || rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Beitostølen]], Norway || 15&nbsp;km Individual C|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|20 || align=right| 29 November 2000 || 10&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 3rd
|-
| align=center|21 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 December 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Brusson, Aosta Valley|Brusson]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1.0&nbsp;km Sprint F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|22 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 February 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Otepää]], Estonia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|23 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 7 March 2001 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1.0&nbsp;km Sprint C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|24 || rowspan=6 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2001–02]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 25 November 2001 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kuopio]], Finland || 10&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup|| 3rd
|-
| align=center|25 || align=right| 5 January 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy  ||  10&nbsp;km + 10&nbsp;km Duathlon C/F|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|26 || align=right| 2 March 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland ||  15&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup || 2nd
|-
| align=center|27 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 9 March 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10&nbsp;km + 10&nbsp;km Duathlon C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|28 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 16 March 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|50&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|29 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 23 March 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Birkebeinerrennet]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|58&nbsp;km Mass Start C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
|}

====Team podiums====

* 12 victories – (12 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}) 
* 25 podiums – (24 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})

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|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate(s)
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| align=center|1 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1993–94]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right|22 February 1994 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillehammer]], Norway  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}   || 2nd || [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Vegard Ulvang|Ulvang]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]]
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| align=center|2 || align=right| 4 March 1994 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C || World Cup || 2nd || [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]] / [[Anders Eide|Eide]] / [[Egil Kristiansen|E. Kristiansen]]
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| align=center|3||rowspan=5 align=center|'''[[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994–95]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 18 December 1994 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sappada]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''||[[Egil Kristiansen|E. Kristiansen]] / [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]]
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| align=center|4|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 5 February 1995 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Terje Langli|Langli]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|5 || align=right| 12 February 1995 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Holmenkollen National Arena|Oslo]], Norway  || 4 × 5&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Kristiansen|B. Kristiansen]]
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| align=center|6|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 March 1995 || align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Thunder Bay, Canada|Thunder Bay]], Canada   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|7|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 March 1995 || align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sapporo]], Japan   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Vegard Ulvang|Ulvang]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] / [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]]
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| align=center|8 || rowspan=4 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1995–96]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right|10 December 1995 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C || World Cup || 2nd || [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|9 || align=right| 14 January 1996 || align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czech Republic || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C || World Cup || 2nd || [[Vegard Ulvang|Ulvang]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|10|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 February 1996 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Trondheim]], Norway   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Vegard Ulvang|Ulvang]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]]
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| align=center|11 || align=right| 1 March 1996 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]] / [[Anders Eide|Eide]] / [[Egil Kristiansen|E. Kristiansen]]
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| align=center|12||rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996–97]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 28 February 1997 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Trondheim]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}   || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|13 || align=right| 9 March 1997 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset|Hjelmeset]] / [[Øyvind Skaanes|Skaanes]] / [[Krister Sørgård|Sørgård]]
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| align=center|14 ||rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997–98]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 23 November 1997 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Beitostølen]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Anders Eide|Eide]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|15 || align=right| 6 March 1998 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Frode Estil|Estil]] / [[Sture Sivertsen|Sivertsen]] / [[Anders Eide|Eide]] 
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| align=center|16 || rowspan=1 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998–99]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 26 February 1999 || align=left|  {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}  || 2nd || [[Espen Bjervig|Bjervig]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Bjørn Dæhlie|Dæhlie]] 
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| align=center|17 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1999–2000 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999–00]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 28 November 1999 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kiruna]], Sweden  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Espen Bjervig|Bjervig]] / [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]] / [[Tor Arne Hetland|Hetland]]
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| align=center|18|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 January 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czech Republic || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset|Hjelmeset]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]]
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| align=center|19 ||rowspan=1 align=center|'''[[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000–01]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 9 December 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Santa Caterina di Valfurva|Santa Caterina]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Frode Estil|Estil]] / [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]] / [[Tor Arne Hetland|Hetland]]
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| align=center|20 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2001–02]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 16 December 2001 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Frode Estil|Estil]] / [[Erling Jevne|Jevne]] / [[Tor Arne Hetland|Hetland]]
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| align=center|21|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 March 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Frode Estil|Estil]] / [[Anders Aukland|Aukland]] / [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]]
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| align=center|22 || rowspan=4 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2002–03]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 24 November 2002 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kiruna]], Sweden  || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 2nd || [[Kristen Skjeldal|Skjeldal]] / [[Anders Aukland|Aukland]] / [[Tor Arne Hetland|Hetland]]
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| align=center|23|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 8 December 2002 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Anders Aukland|Aukland]] / [[Tore Bjonviken|Bjonviken]] / [[Tor Arne Hetland|Hetland]]
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| align=center|24|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 19 January 2003 || align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czech Republic || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Anders Aukland|Aukland]] / [[Frode Estil|Estil]] / [[Tore Ruud Hofstad|Hofstad]]
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| align=center|25 || align=right| 26 January 2003 || align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], Germany || 10 × 1.5&nbsp;km Team Sprint F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Jens Arne Svartedal|Svartedal]]
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'''Note:''' {{note label|worldcuprace|1}}   Until the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999 World Championships]] and the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympics]], World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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==Equipment==
Alsgaard used skis from [[Madshus]], one of [[Alpina Žiri|Alpina]]'s partners, with [[Alpina]] [[Ski boot|boots]] and [[Rottefella]] [[Ski binding|bindings]].

==See also==
*[[List of multiple Olympic gold medalists]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{FIS cross-country skier | 856 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}

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