Elin Ek (cross-country skier)

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Elin Ek
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Elin Ek skiing towards her 2007 Vasaloppet main women's competition victory
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Full nameElin Maria Ek
Born(1973-08-31)31 August 1973
By, Dalecarlia, Sweden
Ski club IFK Mora SK
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (19942007)
Indiv. starts114
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts26
Team podiums2
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1993 Harrachov4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1992 Vuokatti4 × 5 km relay

Elin Ek, (born 31 August 1973 in By, Sweden), is a Swedish cross-country skier. She participated at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. Elin won the Tjejvasan in 1999 and 2006. [1] and the Vasaloppet main women's event in 2007. [2] She also won the women's Worldloppet in the 2006/2007 season.

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She won the Swedish National Championships at the distances of 10 kilometers in 2006, 30 kilometers in 2003 and 2004, and pursuit in 2003 and 2004, skiathlon in 2007 and sprint in 2003. In 2008, she was also part of IFK Mora SK's team, winning the relay event. [3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [4]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1998 24 43 35 DNS
2002 28 19 38 25 25 35 12
2006 32 23 31 4

World Championships

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1995 2140
1997 2325
2001 27141624CNX [a] 5
2003 29171019166
2005 312413 25 8
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour de
Ski
1994 21NC
1995 2278
1996 2339
1997 2464NC59
1998 25474043
1999 26NCNC
2000 27NCNCNC
2001 2883
2002 298657
2003 302937
2004 31211835
2005 32423433
2006 33282243
2007 34NCNC

Team podiums

  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Andersson / Dahlberg / Olsson
2 2004–05 15 December 2004 Flag of Italy.svg Asiago, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rd Dahlberg

References

  1. "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. "Längd damer" (in Swedish). Svenska Skidförbundet. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. "EK Elin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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