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Steira finished fourth in three individual events (10 km, 75 km + 75 km double pursuit, 30 km) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
long-distance runner cross-country skier
Steira finished fourth in three individual events (10 km, 75 km + 75 km double pursuit, 30 km) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
She competed from 2002 to 2015, and became known in Norwegian media as "the eternal fourth", due to her many finishes in fourth place. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she has seven medals with two gold (4 x 5 km: 2005, 2011), two silvers (75 km + 75 km double pursuit: 2009, 30 km: 2007), and three bronzes (75 km + 7,5 km double pursuit: 2005, 2007. 4 x 5 km: 2007). She has four individual career victories at various levels from 2002 to 2006.
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In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she came eighth in the 10 km pursuit. This, along with her many fourth places previously, led to Norwegian media jokingly labelling her as "the eternal fourth". She qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she became 23rd in 15 kilometre skiathlon.
On 20 April 2015, Steira announced her retirement from professional skiing.