She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1988, 1992, 1994).

Her best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 30 km event in 1994.

She also won the 20 km double pursuit event at the 1990 Holmenkollen ski festival.

During her career, Dybendahl represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo.

[1] All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).