{{short description|Norwegian ski jumper (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates | date=January 2024}} {{Infobox skier | name = Silje Opseth | image = 20150207 Skispringen Hinzenbach 4242.jpg | caption = Opseth in 2015 | nationality = Norway | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Hønefoss, Norway<ref name=snl/> | height = 1.70 m<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/silje-opseth-avslorer-vektproblemer-og-vonde-tanker_-_-foler-meg-som-en-ordentlig-mislykket-person-1.17253500|title=Avslører vektproblemer og vonde tanker: – Føler meg som en ordentlig mislykket person|date=16 February 2025 |publisher=NRK|language=no|accessdate=2025-06-12}}</ref> | club = IL Holeværingen | personalbest = {{convert|230.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} 20px<br />Vikersund, 17 March 2024 | seasons = 2016–present | wins = 7 | teamwins = 2 | totalpodiums = 29 | individual_starts = 143 | updated = 12 June 2025 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Oberstdorf|Mixed team NH}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Seefeld|Team NH}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Oberstdorf|Team NH}} }} '''Silje Opseth''' (born 28 April 1999 in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian ski jumper, who represents the club Holeværingen IL.
==Career== Besides ski jumping, Opseth was a Nordic combined skier in her youth and was one of the female pioneers of this sport in Norway.<ref name=snl/>
She made her World Cup debut in ski jumping in 2015, at 16 years old.<ref name=snl/>
She competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti, Finland.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silje (17) rett på hotell for lekselesing|url=https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/silje-_17_-rett-pa-hotell-for-lekselesing-1.13394362|language=Norwegian|publisher=NRK|agency=Norwegian News Agency|date=23 February 2017|accessdate=23 February 2017}}</ref> Competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, she placed 16th in the women's normal hill individual.<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/137751 |publisher=olympedia.org |title=Silje Opseth |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
She won her first World Cup victory in Holmenkollen in March 2022.<ref name=snl/>
After Opseth's victory in Willingen in 2024, Sarah Hendrickson named her as an example for the use of irregular jumping suits and demanded her disqualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/vil-ha-opseth-diskvalifisert-den-er-sinnssyk/s/5-95-1623300|publisher=nettavisen.no|title=Vil ha Opseth diskvalifisert: – Den er sinnssyk!|language=no|author=Simen Lønning|date=2024-02-05|access-date=2025-06-12}}</ref>
Opseth reached a world record distance of 236.5m in training on the Vikersundbakken at March 17th in 2024, but fell while landing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.de/skispringen/vikersund/2023-2024/skifliegen-in-silje-opseth-spricht-uber-sonntag-mit-sturz-und-weltrekord-das-war-wirklich-crazy_sto10068140/story.shtml|title=Skifliegen in Vikersund - Silje Opseth spricht über Sonntag mit Sturz und Weltrekord: "Das war wirklich crazy"|publisher=eurosport.de|language=de|access-date=2025-06-25}}</ref> At the following competition she jumped 230.5m, which was a world record for almost a year.<ref name=snl/> Since January 30th 2021, she has also been the female hill record holder on the Hochfirst Ski Jump, with a distance of 138.5m.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skisprungschanzen.com/DE/Schanzen/GER-Deutschland/BW-Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg/Titisee-Neustadt/599-Hochfirst/.htm|publisher=skisprungschanzen.com|title=Hochfirst|language=de|access-date=2025-04-03}}</ref>
In late January 2025 Opseth suffered a knee injury and could not continue the World Cup season.
She is a multiple national champion in ski jumping.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snl.no/hopp_-_norske_mestere|title=hopp (norske mestere)|publisher=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia|language=no|accessdate=2025-04-03}}</ref>
== Engagement and awards == In 2016 Opseth and Leif Torbjørn Næsvold received the Jubilee Trophy of the Norwegian Ski Federation for Fair Play and engagement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://langrenn.ilh.no/news/silje-opseth-tildelt-norges-skiforbunds-jubileumspokal/|title=Silje Opseth tildelt Norges skiforbunds Jubileumspokal|date=2 September 2020 |publisher=langrenn.ilh.no|language=no|access-date=2025-05-25}}</ref>
In 2022 she and Maren Lundby criticized the Polish Ski Federation for their internal rule to give financial support only to female ski jumpers with a BMI of 21 or under.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skispringen.com/bmi-regel-sorgt-fuer-zoff-im-polnischen-verband/|title=BMI-Regel sorgt für Zoff im polnischen Verband|author=Luis Holuch|publisher=skispringen.com|language=de|date=2022-09-08|access-date=2025-04-05}}</ref>
Opseth is an ambassador for the anti-alcohol campaign ''Idrett uten alkohol'' ("sport instead of alcohol"). In 2023 she criticized the consumption of alcohol at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival.<ref>{{cite web|language=no|title=Tar eit oppgjer med alkoholkulturen: – Det er ubehageleg|publisher=NRK|date=2021-01-05|access-date=2025-05-25|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/tar-eit-oppgjer-med-alkoholkulturen_-_-det-er-ubehageleg-1.15292410|author=Synne Sofie Christiansen}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Opseth hardt ut mot Kollen-scener: – Hører ikke hjemme i idretten|publisher=NRK|date=2023-03-11|access-date=2025-05-25|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/opseth-hardt-ut-mot-kollen-scener_-_-horer-ikke-hjemme-i-idretten-1.16331930|author=Christian Dehlie Lokøy|language=no}}</ref>
In 2023 Opseth gave an interview about the influence of the menstruation on physical effectivity and about writing an menstruation diary. She was supported by Hanne Staff, who is involved in the scientific project FENDURA on this topic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoppstjerna «forska» på eigen kropp – funna kan forandre karrieren|publisher=NRK|date=2023-06-11|access-date=2025-05-25|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/hoppstjerna-silje-opseth-_forska_-pa-eigen-kropp-_-funna-kan-forandre-alt-1.16435976|language=no}}</ref>
After her knee injury in 2025, Opseth talked in an interview about the pressure to have a low body weight in ski jumping. She was supported by Katharina Schmid, Eva Pinkelnig und Jacqueline Seifriedsberger shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/skivm/ski-vm_-silje-opseth-opna-opp-om-vektproblem_-na-avslorer-vm-vinnar-eigne-problem-til-nrk-1.17317348|title=VM-vinnar opnar opp etter Opseths vektproblem: – Eg har kjent det same|publisher=nrk.no|author=Brede Bleiklie Thomassen|language=no|date=2025-03-07|access-date=2025-05-25}}</ref>
==World Cup== ===Standings=== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:86%; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|Overall ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|ST|Silvester Tournament}} ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|AK|Alpenkrone}} ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|L3|Lillehammer Triple}} ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|RA|Raw Air}} ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|BB|Blue Bird}} |- ! scope=row align=center|2015/16 | align=center|40 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2016/17 | align=center|51 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2017/18 | align=center|20 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|19 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2018/19 | align=center|16 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|21 || align=center|11 || align=center|12 |- ! scope=row align=center|2019/20 | align=center|10 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center bgcolor=silver|{{silver02}} || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2020/21 | align=center|4 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|4 |- ! scope=row align=center|2021/22 | align=center|6 || align=center|12 || align=center|6 || align=center|N/A || align=center|6 || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2022/23 | align=center|7 || align=center|24 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|4 || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2023/24 | align=center|11 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|7 || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2024/25 | align=center|43 || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A || align=center|N/A |}
=== Individual wins === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:86%; line-height:15px; text-align:left; background:#ffffff;" |- ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:10px;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:30px;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:150px;"| Hill ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:25px;"| Size |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |1 | rowspan="1" align="center" |2021/22 || align="right" |5 March 2022 || {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo || Holmenkollbakken HS134 || align="center" |LH |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |2 | rowspan="4" align="center" |2022/23 || align="right" |5 November 2022 || {{flagicon|POL}} Wisla || Malinka HS134 || align="center" |LH |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |3 | align="right" |4 December 2022 || {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer || Lysgårdsbakken HS140 || align="center" |LH |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |4 | align="right" |8 January 2023 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Sapporo || Ōkurayama HS137 || align="center" |LH |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |5 | align="right" |13 March 2023 || {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer || Lysgårdsbakken HS140 || align="center" |LH |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |6 | rowspan="2" align="center" |2023/24 || align="right" |4 February 2024 || {{flagicon|GER}} Willingen || Mühlenkopfschanze HS147 || align="center" |LH |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |7 | align="right" |9 March 2024 || {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo || Holmenkollbakken HS134 || align="center" |LH |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Silje Opseth |first=Jørn |last=Sundby |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=17 March 2025 |editor-first=Erik | editor-last=Bolstad |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Silje_Opseth |language=no |accessdate=3 April 2025}}</ref> }}
==External links== * {{FIS ski jumper}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/42358 Silje Opseth] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Norway}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Opseth, Silje}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Norwegian female ski jumpers Category:Skiers from Buskerud Category:Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Ski jumpers at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Category:21st-century Norwegian sportswomen