Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 22 January 1987) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
[3] Prior to the 2006/07 season Uhrenholdt Jacobsen had competed in five World Cup events, three sprint races and two pursuits.
Her best result in those races was a 10th place in the freestyle sprint in Changchun, China where she lost in the semi-final, having had the third best qualifying time.
[13] A month later she achieved her highest ever World Cup finish, becoming fourth in the classic sprint, losing to Petra Majdič, Virpi Kuitunen, and Marit Bjørgen in the final.
After two second places in Kuusamo, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen retrieved her first world cup in Rybinsk 15 December.
She returned to the world cup at the beginning of Tour de Ski, where she placed tenth in the opening prologue.
[16] At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Uhrenholdt Jacobsen was selected for the Team Sprint with her teammate Maiken Caspersen Falla.
In 2013 Uhrenholdt Jacobsen had an early success, gaining second place in the Tour de Ski on 6 January.
She thanked her mother, Dr Britt Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, for suggesting during the previous summer that her daughter might be suffering from a gluten allergy, which tests then proved to be correct.