Lina Andersson

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Lina Andersson
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Lina Andersson after becoming silver medalist during the 2005 FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany in February 2005.
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Full nameLina Marie Andersson
Born (1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 (age 42)
Malmberget, Sweden
Ski club Piteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (19992011)
Individual wins2
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums7
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts113
Team starts26
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2002, 2005, 2006)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 100
World Championships 021
Total121
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Turin Team sprint
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Oberstdorf Individual sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 Pontresina4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999 Saalfelden5 km classical
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 Štrbské Pleso4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 Karpacz5 km classical
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001 Karpacz15 km mass start
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2001 Karpacz4 × 5 km relay

Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981 in Malmberget) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (with Anna Dahlberg) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.

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Andersson also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (Individual sprint: 2005, team sprint: 2009) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay: 2009). She also has nineteen individual victories at all levels at various distances since 1999.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 20 16 39 28 12
2006 24 33 DNF 11 Gold

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001 1927CNX [a]
2003 212127246
2005 23DNS Silver 8
2007 25 42 644
2009 27 14 Bronze Silver
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1999 18NCNC
2000 1937614821
2001 204125
2002 211511
2003 225335
2004 2368NC41
2005 2415446
2006 2515424
2007 2620354
2008 2745NC29
2009 28485110DNF
2010 2942831232
2011 30477721DNFDNF

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 WC)
  • 7 podiums – (7 WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2000–01 7 March 2001 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
2 2001–02 7 March 2001 Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
3 2004–05 5 March 2005 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
49 March 2005 Flag of Norway.svg Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
5 2005–06 8 January 2006 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
622 January 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf, Germany0.9 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
7 2008–09 29 November 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (4 RL, 2 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Flag of Finland.svg Kuopio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Ek / Dahlberg / Olsson
2 2006–07 29 October 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Norgren
317 December 2006 Flag of France.svg La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Lindborg / Kalla / Norgren
44 February 2007  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Strömstedt / Kalla / Norgren
5 2008–09 7 December 2008 Flag of France.svg La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Lindborg / Haag / Kalla
618 January 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, Canada6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdd Olsson

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References

  1. "ANDERSSON Lina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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