Anna Olsson (cross-country skier)

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Anna Olsson
Anna Olsson
Country Sweden
Full nameAnna Viktoria Olsson
Born (1976-05-01) 1 May 1976 (age 47)
Kramfors, Sweden
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)
(m. 2008)
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (19971998, 20002010)
Starts100
Podiums14
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 1 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team sprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liberec Team sprint

Anna Olsson (born 1 May 1976 as Anna Dahlberg in Kramfors, Ångermanland) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the team sprint (with Lina Andersson) at Turin in 2006.

Olsson also won a silver medal in the team sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. She also has twenty individual victories at all levels at various distances since 2000.

She married fellow skier Johan Olsson in 2008.

Cross-country skiing results[edit]

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

Olympic Games[edit]

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 mass start 
 Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 25 40 36 39 33 12
2006 29 10 4 Gold
2010 33 24 9 4 5

World Championships[edit]

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1997 20 47
2001 24 43 CNX[a] 26
2003 26 23 22 6
2005 28 DNS 4 8 9
2007 30 20 4 4
2009 32 12 5 Silver
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup[edit]

Season standings[edit]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1997 21 NC NC
1998 22 NC NC
2000 24 NC NC
2001 25 NC
2002 26 34 17
2003 27 43 19
2004 28 15 32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005 29 11 66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2006 30 20 58 6
2007 31 21 48 5
2008 32 42 28
2009 33 16 32 8 5
2010 34 19 33 14 8

Individual podiums[edit]

  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 14 podiums – (12 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2003–04 16 December 2003 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2 18 February 2004 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
3 5 March 2004 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
4 2004–05 23 October 2004 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
5 13 February 2005 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
6 9 March 2005 Norway Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
7 2005–06 30 December 2005 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
8 4 February 2006 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
9 2006–07 10 March 2007 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
10 21 March 2007 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
11 2007–08 27 October 2007 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
12 2008–09 16 January 2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
13 18 March 2009 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
14 2009–10 17 March 2010 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st

Team podiums[edit]

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (3 RL, 3 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Andersson / Ek / Olsson
2 2004–05 15 December 2004 Italy Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Ek
3 23 January 2005 Italy Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Öhrstig
4 2006–07 25 March 2007 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rydqvist / Norgren / Kalla
5 2008–09 18 January 2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Andersson
6 2009–10 22 November 2009 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Haag / Lindborg / Kalla

References[edit]

  1. ^ "OLSSON Anna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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