Anna Holmlund

Anna Holmlund
Anna Holmlund in 2013
Country	Sweden
Born	(1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 37) Selånger, Sweden
Ski club	Sundsvalls SLK
World Cup career
Seasons	8 – (2009–2011, 2013–2017)
Indiv. starts	67
Indiv. podiums	33
Indiv. wins	19
Team starts	0
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2015, 2016)
Discipline titles	3 – Ski cross (2011, 2015, 2016)
Medal record Representing   Sweden Women's Freestyle skiing Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Ski cross World Championships 2011 Deer Valley Ski cross

Anna Ida Holmlund (born 3 October 1987) ^[1] is a Swedish former ski cross athlete.

Career

Holmlund won 19 World Cup races and three ski cross World Cups up to 2016. ^[2] She came sixth at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. ^[3]

During a practice run on 19 December 2016 in Innichen, Holmlund crashed and suffered head injuries with brain hemorrhages and facial fractures, including a diffuse axonal injury. ^{[4] [5]} Doctors put her in a medically induced coma in a hospital in Bolzano ^[6] and a week later she was flown back to Sweden. ^[7] In May 2017, the Swedish Ski Association announced that Holmlund had regained consciousness and had communicated with and recognised friends and family. ^[8] In July 2017, she left the Danderyd hospital, where she had been treated, and returned to her hometown of Sundsvall. ^[9]

In December 2017, Holmlund took her first steps since the accident. ^[10] She made a return to the ski slopes in February 2018, when she took to the snow in a sit-ski for the first time. ^[11] In April 2018, she made a return to competition by racing in a biski with the assistance of her brother Kalle: they won the women's class in a downhill race in Åre. ^[12]

In early November 2018, Holmlund was announced as an ambassador for Stockholm's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. ^[13]

World Cup podiums

Holmlund at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup Finals, Megève (2015)

Season	Date	Location	Place
2009–2010	21 December 2009	Innichen, Italy	1st
	22 December 2009	Innichen, Italy	1st
	14 March 2010	Grindelwald, Switzerland	1st
	19 March 2010	Sierra Nevada, Spain	1st
2010–2011	18 December 2010	Innichen, Italy	1st
	16 January 2011	Les Contamines, France	3rd
	29 January 2011	Grasgehren, Germany	1st
	6 March 2011	Meiringen, Switzerland	1st
	13 March 2011	Branäs, Sweden	1st
	19 March 2011	Voss, Norway	1st
2012–2013	8 December 2012	Nakiska, Canada	3rd
	13 December 2012	Telluride, United States	3rd
	12 January 2013	Les Contamines, France	2nd
2013–2014	21 December 2013	Innichen, Italy	3rd
2014–2015	10 January 2015	Val Thorens, France	2nd
	6 February 2015	Arosa, Switzerland	2nd
	7 February 2015	Arosa, Switzerland	2nd
	15 February 2015	Åre, Sweden	1st
	21 February 2015	Tegernsee, Germany	3rd
	22 February 2015	Tegernsee, Germany	1st
	13 March 2015	Megeve, France	1st
	14 March 2015	Megeve, France	1st
2015–2016	5 December 2015	Montafon, Austria	2nd
	11 December 2015	Val Thorens, France	1st
	12 December 2015	Val Thorens, France	1st
	19 December 2015	Innichen, Italy	2nd
	16 January 2016	Watles, Italy	1st
	17 January 2016	Watles, Italy	2nd
	23 January 2016	Nakiska, Alberta, Canada	2nd
	13 February 2016	Idre Fjäll, Sweden	1st
	28 February 2016	Bokwang/Pyeongchang, South Korea	3rd
	4 March 2016	Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland	1st
2016–2017	10 December 2016	Val Thorens, France	1st

References

1. "Sladdbarn med vinnarskalle". dt.se (in Swedish). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
2. "FIS bio". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
3. "FIS – Anna Holmlund". Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
4. "Swedish ski cross champion in coma after surgery". The Local. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
5. "Swedish skier Holmlund in coma after training crash". Reuters. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
6. "Second freestyle skier injured on hill that left Sochi bronze medallist in coma". The Guardian. Associated Press. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
7. "Anna Holmlund har flugits hem". Sportbladet. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016– via Aftonbladet.
8. "Olympic ski cross medalist Anna Holmlund out of coma 5 months after crash". ESPN (UK TV channel) . 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
9. Israelsson, Fredrik (16 November 2017). "Efter Anna Holmlunds flytt till Sundsvall: "En svår omställning"" [After Anna Holmlund's move to Sundsvall: "A difficult transition"]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
10. Lindström, Johannes (22 December 2017). "Här tar Anna Holmlund första stegen efter olyckan" [Here, Anna Holmlund takes first steps after the accident]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
11. Jörnmark, Moa (26 March 2018). "Anna Holmlund tillbaka i backen: "Underbart"" [Anna Holmlund back on the slope: "Wonderful"]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
12. Israelsson, Fredrik (21 April 2018). "Anna Holmlund gjorde comeback – vann störtloppstävling" [Anna Holmlund makes comeback – wins downhill race]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
13. Israelsson, Fredrik (7 November 2018). "Anna Holmlund: "Jag tänder gärna OS-elden"" [Anna Holmlund: "I'd like to light the Olympic flame"]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.

External links

• Anna Holmlund at FIS (freestyle)
• Anna Holmlund at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
• Anna Holmlund at Olympedia
• Anna Holmlund at the X Games (archived)
• Media related to Anna Holmlund at Wikimedia Commons