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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 Lina Andersson after becoming silver medalist during the 2005 FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany in February 2005. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Lina Marie Andersson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 18, 1981 Malmberget, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Piteå Elit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 – (1999–2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2002, 2005, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| 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
edit- 3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19 | — | 27 | — | CNX[a] | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | 27 | — | — | 24 | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 23 | — | — | — | DNS | Silver | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 42 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | Bronze | Silver |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 1999 | 18 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 19 | 37 | — | 61 | 48 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 20 | 41 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 53 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23 | 68 | NC | — | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 15 | 44 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 15 | 42 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 20 | 35 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27 | 45 | NC | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 48 | 51 | — | — | 10 | — | — | DNF |
| 2010 | 29 | 42 | 83 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 32 |
| 2011 | 30 | 47 | 77 | — | — | 21 | DNF | — | DNF |
Individual podiums
edit- 2 victories – (2 WC)
- 7 podiums – (7 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000–01 | 7 March 2001 |  Oslo, Norway |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2001–02 | 7 March 2001 |  Kuopio, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2004–05 | 5 March 2005 | Lahti, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 9 March 2005 | Drammen, Norway |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 5 | 2005–06 | 8 January 2006 |  Otepää, Estonia |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 6 | 22 January 2006 |  Oberstdorf, Germany |
0.9 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 7 | 2008–09 | 29 November 2008 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 6 podiums – (4 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Ek / Dahlberg / Olsson |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 29 October 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Norgren |
| 3 | 17 December 2006 |  La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Lindborg / Kalla / Norgren | |
| 4 | 4 February 2007 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Strömstedt / Kalla / Norgren | |
| 5 | 2008–09 | 7 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Lindborg / Haag / Kalla |
| 6 | 18 January 2009 |  Whistler, Canada |
6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rdd | Olsson |
References
edit- ^ "ANDERSSON Lina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Lina Andersson at Wikimedia Commons