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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.
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[edit]
All 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[edit]
Season 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[edit]
Media related to Lina Andersson at Wikimedia Commons
- Lina Andersson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Lina Andersson at Olympics.com
- Lina Andersson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Gällivare Municipality
- Cross-country skiers from Norrbotten County
- Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Swedish female cross-country skiers
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Piteå Elit skiers