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Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Johan Arne Olsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Skultuna, Sweden | 19 March 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ski club | Åsarna IK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 16 – (2001–2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2009, 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johan Arne Olsson (born 19 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skiing coach and former skier. He is a two-time Olympic champion who raced from 1998 to 2017. Olsson won five individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup victories and two additional podium finishes during his career.
Olsson became an Olympian in 2006 when he was selected to represent Sweden in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 6th in the 15 km event. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Olsson earned a bronze medal in the 30 km pursuit after leading most of the race, and together with the Swedish team he won the gold medal on the 4 × 10 km relay after a deciding performance on the 2nd stage. During the same Olympic Games Olsson won another bronze medal in the 50 km event.
In the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, Olsson won the prestigious 50 km classical race. He pulled ahead of the pack after 20 km and never let go of his lead. [1] It was an impressive solo performance to win Sweden's first gold medal on the 50 km in a big competition in over 20 years. Olsson also won silver on the 15 km freestyle, finishing 9 seconds behind Petter Northug.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics Olsson won a silver medal at the 15 km classical.
Olsson retired from skiing before the 2015–2016 season, but announced a comeback in April 2016 for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. [2] Olsson retired from professional skiing in April 2017. [3]
On 12 April 2017, his second retirement from cross-country skiing was announced. [4]
In May 2018, it was announced that Olsson would become a coach for Team Sweden men's cross-country skiing, for the 2018–2019 season, together with Mattias Nilsson and Fredrik Uusitalo. [5]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [6]
Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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2006 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 25 | — | Bronze | — |
2010 | 29 | 11 | Bronze | Bronze | — | Gold | — |
2014 | 33 | Silver | — | 9 | — | Gold | — |
Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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2005 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 19 | — | 7 | — |
2007 | 26 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
2009 | 28 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 6 | — |
2011 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | Silver | — |
2013 | 32 | Silver | — | Gold | — | Silver | — |
2015 | 34 | Gold | — | Bronze | — | Silver | — |
2017 | 36 | 9 | — | 26 | — | Bronze | — |
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | ||
2001 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2002 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2003 | 23 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2004 | 24 | 78 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
2005 | 25 | 55 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
2006 | 26 | 74 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
2007 | 27 | 61 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
2008 | 28 | 45 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
2009 | 29 | 14 | 7 | NC | — | — | 13 |
2010 | 30 | 38 | 17 | NC | — | — | DNF |
2011 | 31 | 45 | 34 | NC | 7 | DNF | — |
2012 | 32 | 14 | 10 | NC | 5 | — | — |
2013 | 33 | 18 | 16 | NC | — | 9 | DNF |
2014 | 34 | 75 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
2015 | 35 | 94 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 37 | 69 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2008–09 | 13 December 2008 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
2 | 24 January 2009 | Otepää, Estonia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
3 | 14 February 2009 | Valdidentro, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
4 | 2011–12 | 19 November 2011 | Sjusjøen, Norway | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
5 | 11 February 2012 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
6 | 18 February 2012 | Szklarska Poręba, Poland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
7 | 2012–13 | 17 February 2013 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 2003–04 | 14 December 2003 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Larsson / Larsson / Högberg |
2 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Larsson / Södergren / Hellner |
3 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Andreasson / Hellner |
4 | 7 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Södergren / Hellner | |
5 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Larsson / Rickardsson / Hellner |
6 | 2011–12 | 20 November 2011 | Sjusjøen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hellner / Rickardsson / Halfvarsson |
7 | 12 February 2012 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Södergren / Hellner | |
8 | 2012–13 | 25 November 2012 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Jönsson / Rickardsson / Hellner |
9 | 20 January 2013 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner | |
10 | 2016–17 | 21 January 2017 | Ulricehamn, Sweden | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Hellner / Halfvarsson |
Olsson married his former teammate Anna Olsson (née Dahlberg) in 2008. Together they have two daughters, named Molly and Signe.
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