Synne Bollingmo

Synne Bollingmo 2026 NCAA Championships Nordic Classic March 12

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Team Frisco Nordic Classic DU Invitational Synne Bollingmo 2026 February 7

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Skiing Head Shots 2025-26 Synee Bollingmo

Position:
Nordic
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Raufoss, Norway
High School:
Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Lillehammer
Prev Team:
Raufoss Langrenn

Race-by-Race Results

Honors & Awards: 2026 First-Team All-American in Nordic 7.5K Classic ... 2026 All-RMISA Second Team (Women’s Nordic) ... National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team (2026) ... DU Skiing’s 2026 Overall Nordic Most Valuable Skier

2026: Recorded five top-10 finishes and placed on the podium twice in 12 total events during her freshman campaign … Placed in the top 15 in 10 of the 12 races she competed in … Earned first-team All-American honors by coming in third in the 7.5K classic interval start at the NCAA Championships on March 12 at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Utah … It was the first podium finish by a DU women's Nordic skier at the NCAAs since Eveliina Piippo won the 5K freestyle in 2020, and it marked the second consecutive season that a Pioneer earned first-team honors in women's cross country after Lea Wenaas placed fourth in the 20K freestyle in 2025 … Registered her first career podium by also coming in third in the 10K classic mass start at the Denver Invitational in Frisco on Feb. 7 … Wrapped up the DU Invite by coming in 11th in the 7.5K freestyle interval start on Feb. 8 … Did not start in the RMISA Invitational’s 10K classic during the U.S. Cross Country National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Jan. 4 … Made her collegiate debut by coming in 11th in the RMISA Nordic Qualifier 20K freestyle during U.S. Nationals on Jan. 7 … Earned her first college top 10 in 10th in classic sprints to wrap up the RMISA Invitational on Jan. 9 in Lake Placid … Placed 24th in the 7.5K freestyle on Jan. 24 at the Utah Invitational and did not finish the 15K classic on Jan. 25 in the meet at Soldier Hollow … Finished sixth in the 20K freestyle and 14th in the 7.5K classic on Feb. 13-14 at the Colorado Invitational at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs … Also came in 14th in the 7.5K classic at the RMISA Championships on Feb. 27 at Soldier Hollow before placing ninth in the 20K freestyle to wrap up the conference meet on Feb. 28 … Led the DU women in the 20K freestyle on the last day of the NCAA Championships by finishing 14th on March 14.

Before Denver: Previously competed for Raufoss Langrenn, NTG Lillehammer Langrenn and Team Olympiaparken Lillehammer … Finished in the top six in her class (born 2004) in the overall standings in the 2024 Norwegian Cup … Placed in the top 10 among U23 athletes at the 2025 Norwegian Cup in classic sprints … Earned two top-30 results in the 2025 Norwegian Cup in classic sprints (25th) and 10K classic pursuit (30th) … Placed 40th in the 20K freestyle mass start at the 2024 Scandinavian Cup in Gaalaa, Norway … Was 45th in the 30K classic at the 2025 Norway National Championships.

Personal: Full name is Synne Børresen Bollingmo … Graduated high school from Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Lillehammer in 2023 … Intends to major in business and analytics … Mother, Trude, skied for DU in 1995, the first year of the women’s Nordic team at the school … Would like to continue to compete in cross country skiing at a high level, including reaching the World Championships and Olympics … Has also competed in track and field and freestyle disco.

Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because it seems like a place for me to reach my academics and athletics goals. I also know some people that is satisfied with the school. I also chose it because of the cool mountains and location.”