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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Annika Johansson (born 4 March 1967) is a Swedish freestyle skier.
She won a bronze medal in ski ballet at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1995. She also won bronze medals in ski ballet in the 1997 and 1999 world championships. [1]
She took part in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where si ballet was a demonstration event.
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Irma Elina Johansson is a former Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay and 10 km events and won two medals in the relay, with a gold in 1960 and a bronze in 1956. Individually she finished in 7–8th place.
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