Eliska Albrigtsen

Biography

Eliska Albrigtsen is in her first season as the Head Nordic Skiing Coach of the University of Denver after being named to the position on Sept. 8, 2025. In her role, she leads the Nordic athletes while working in tandem with Otto Tschudi Head Alpine Skiing Coach Joonas Rasanen in guiding the men and women of the DU ski team. Albrigtsen joined the Pioneers after spending the previous six seasons (2019-2025) as the head coach of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nordic skiing and cross country running programs. During her time at the helm of the UAF ski team, the Nordic-only program placed in the top 10 overall and in the top six in the Nordic standings in each of the five completed NCAA Championships. At Alaska, she helped the Nanooks earn 23 individual All-American awards, including 10 first-team honors. Under her guidance, Joe Davies won the 2023 individual NCAA championship in the 10K freestyle interval start and Fairbanks local and U.S. Ski Team member Kendall Kramer claimed the 20