Julie Nistad Samsonsen

Norway

Sport	Speed Skating
FederationID	SSNOR20504200001
NOC	Norway
Born	05 Apr 2000 in Bergen
Gender	Women

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English, Norwegian, Spanish
Residence	Bergen, NOR

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	37.94	04 Dec 2021	Salt Lake City, UT
	1000m	1:17.07	28 Jan 2024	Salt Lake City, UT
	1500m	2:11.78	04 Mar 2018	Salt Lake City, UT
	3000m	4:47.30	04 Mar 2017	Heerenveen

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	Team Sprint	1
World Sprint Championships	Event
World Sprint Championships
	Team Sprint	1
European Single Distances Championships	Event
European Single Distances Championships
	Team Sprint	2

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Fana IL: Bergen, NOR

General Interest

Injuries

She was troubled by knee problems during the 2021/22 season. In April 2022 she underwent surgery after an MRI showed a fluid-filled cyst had formed in the middle of the patellar tendon in both knees. (fanavarden.no, 13 Aug 2022)

In March 2022 she injured her shoulder. (Instagram profile, 16 Mar 2022)

Her training was disrupted for six weeks between September and October 2018 due to patellar tendinitis in her knee. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

In 2017 she suffered from osteochondritis dissecans in her knee. The condition involves bone damage underneath the cartilage of a joint due to lack of blood flow. She underwent surgery in mid-2017 and was sidelined until January 2018. (Instagram profile, 04 Jan 2021; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Name of coach

Jeremy Wotherspoon [national], CAN

Social Media

www.facebook.com/juliesamsonsen

General Interest

Hobbies

Travel, sports, hiking, spending time with friends and family. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

She was offered the opportunity to train in skating at school.

General Interest

Most influential person in career	Canadian speed skater Jeremy Wotherspoon. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol	Japanese speed skater Nao Kodaira. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Ambitions	To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the sport at age nine in Bergen, Norway.

General Interest

Nicknames	Jules, Jolle (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Don't think, just do it." (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2021/2022	World Sprint Championships	Team Sprint	3
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	3
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	Team Sprint	3
	2022/2023	European Sprint Championships	Overall	9
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	500m	10
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	500m	10
	2020/2021	European Sprint Championships	Overall	12
	2023/2024	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	12
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	500m	12
	2021/2022	World Sprint Championships	Overall	14
	2020/2021	World Single Distances Championships	500m	15
	2021/2022	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	16
	2019/2020	European Single Distances Championships	1000m	18
	2023/2024	World Sprint Championships	Overall	22
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	24

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	500m	16
	2020/2021	World Cup Classification	1000m	17
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	500m	24
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	500m	29
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	30
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	35
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1000m	44
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	51
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	1000m	51
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	52