Nina Løseth
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Nina Løseth is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

, who represents Spjelkavik IL
Spjelkavik IL
Spjelkavik IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Spjelkavik in Ålesund. It has sections for football, handball and skiing, and was founded on 18 March 1932.Alpine skiers Lene and Nina Løseth represent the club....

. She debuted in the World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

 in February 2006. Her best placing so far is a 7th place from the slalom race in Semmering
Semmering
For the town of the same name, see Semmering, Austria.Semmering is a mountain pass in the Eastern Northern Limestone Alps connecting Lower Austria and Styria, between which it forms a natural border.-Location:...

 December 29, 2006.

At the WC 2007 in Åre
Åre
Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...

 she became the best Norwegian racer with 30th in the giant slalom race and 10th in the slalom.

She is Lene Løseth
Lene Løseth
Lene Løseth is a Norwegian alpine skier who races for Spjelkavik IL.At the WC 2007 in Åre she came 38th in the giant slalom and 23rd in the slalom....

's younger sister, and a sister of Mona Løseth
Mona Løseth
Mona Løseth is a Norwegian alpine skier. She is Junior World Champion in Giant Slalom from 2010. Her elder sisters Lene and Nina are also alpine skiers at international level. In a World Cup competition in slalom in Flachau in January 2010 all three sisters qualified for the final.She represents...

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