Eli Nielsen

Career Highlights

• World Youth/Junior Championships, Lenzerheide, 2020 (4 x 7.5km Relay - Men, 15km Individual - Men, 10km Sprint - Men)
• World Youth/Junior Championships, Brezno, 2019 (15km Individual - Men, 10km Sprint - Men)

World Championship Experience

• 2020 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships (Lenzerheide, Switzerland) - 52nd in junior individual; 14th in junior relay; 92nd in junior sprint
• 2019 Junior World Championships (Brezno-Osrblie, SVK) - 92nd in sprint
• 2018 Youth World Championships (Otepaa, EST) - 64th in individual / 9th in relay / 42nd in sprint / 47th in pursuit
• 2017 Youth World Championships (Brezno-Osrblie, SVK) - 91st in individual / 82nd in sprint

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Eli grew up in the remote community of Stehekin Washington, in the North Cascade mountains at the head of Lake Chelan. Son of Robert and Tammy Nielsen with two older brothers, Will and Dylan.  Eli  attended a one-room school house through grade 7, then moved two valleys to the northwest to attend Liberty Bell High School and  join the Methow Valley nordic and biathlon teams in 2014.