This is how much cross country skiers make

FasterSkierOctober 20, 2006

What are top skiers incomes? Switch from cross-country skiing to basketball, hockey, football or tennis if your main goal is to get rich. But also note that Ulvang, Dahlie and a few others retired skiers have done pretty well financially.

Here are net income numbers, net fortune (money in bank accounts) and how much tax they paid last season for some Norwegian elite skiers as well as for a few retired ones. Norwegian tax laws make it easy for everyone to check anyone’s finances.

There are some “grey” numbers here since it’s possible for Norwegian athletes to bank income and not pay tax on it before they retire from the sport. They can also choose to pull out some money and only pay tax on what they take out. The income for some of the athletes below can in other words be considerably higher (i.e Bjorgen).

We converted Norwegian kroner to approximate US $


Active skiers:
Name:			Net fortune	Net income:	Paid tax:
Anders Aukland		43,000		22,356		8,091
Marit Bjœrgen		37,089		48,219		16,473
Ã…ge Skinstad		0		120,191		53,010
Kristin S. Steira	0		6,936		916
Ella Gjœmle		1,111		20,163		5,860
Eldar Rœnning		0		2188		451
Petter Northug		39,000		361		243
Ola V. Hattestad	20,233		1,227		270
Tore R. Hofstad		171,004		43,339		15,684
Trond Iversen		0		11,673		3,644
John A. Gaustad		6,507		6,219		1,082
Guro Strœm Solli	21,125		533		0
Odd Bjœrn Hjelmset	0		78,796		30,277
Vibeke Skofterud	81,860		22,362		7,604
Frode Estil		152,432		110,519		47,752
Tor-Arne Hetland	158,889		29,844		11,178
Johan Kjœlstad		0		0		0
Bœrre Næss		114,067		1,557		879
Astrid U. Jacobsen	0		3		0
Kine Beate BjœrnÃ¥s	0		6420		1,374
Kristin Stemland	29,924		0		0
Tord Asle Gjerdalen	0		21		0
 	
 Retired skiers:
Name:			Net fortune:	Net income:	Paid tax:
Oddvar Brå		0		44,963		17,452
Vegard Ulvang		$3.9 million	477,443		186,660
Thomas Alsgaard		0		168,600		104,821
Svein T. Samdal		0		0		11,872
Bjœrn Dæhlie		$12 million 	$ 2.62 million	869,939
 

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