Linn Sömskar

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Linn Sömskar
Sömskar in 2018
Country Sweden
Full nameLinn Sofia Sömskar
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 34)
Umeå, Sweden
Ski clubIFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2011–2020, 2023)
Starts84
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (36th in 2016)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 27 March 2023.

Linn Sömskar (born 3 June 1989[1]) is a Swedish cross-country skier and roller skier. She is a ten time gold medalist at the Roller Skiing World Championships. She won multiple medals at the 2019 Roller Skiing World Cup. In cross-country skiing, she has won multiple Scandinavian Cup medals, and was part of the team that won the relay event at the 2018 and 2019 Swedish Championships.

Career[edit]

Sömskar trains at IFK Umeå sports club.[2] In 2009, Sömskar was selected for the FIS Junior Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in France. Both of her parents had previously competed at the event in 1980.[3] She came third in the 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup team sprint event in Liberec, Czech Republic, alongside Magdalena Pajala.[4]

In 2015, Sömskar won a prologue race in Bruksvallarna, Sweden.[5] She competed in the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup 15 km event in Davos, Switzerland, as a late replacement for Maria Rydqvist.[6] She came third in the 2015–16 Scandinavian Cup sprint race in Östersund, Sweden.[a][8] At the 2016–17 Scandinavian Cup, Sömskar came third in the 5 km[9] and 10 km pursuit races in Madona, Latvia.[10] Sömskar, Jonna Sundling and Elina Rönnlund [de; sv] won the relay event at the Swedish Championships in 2018 and 2019.[11]

In 2018, Sömskar won both events at the Roller Skiing World Cup event in Torsby, Sweden.[12] In 2019, she won multiple Roller Skiing World Cup medals.[13] She won the 1,500 metres sprint event at the opening World Cup event in Beijing.[14] She came third in the Dresden team sprint event alongside Evelina Settlin [de; fr],[2] which was her second career World Cup podium.[15] At the Roller Skiing World Cup event in Madona, Latvia, she won the 200 metres sprint,[16] and 15 km mass start events,[17] and came third in the 10 km event.[13][18] At the 2019–20 Scandinavian Cup, Sömskar came third in the 20 km cross-country race in Vuokatti, Finland,[19] second in the 10 km race in Vuokatti,[20] and third in the 20 km race in Nes, Norway.[21] She came second overall in the Scandinavian Cup overall standings.[22]

In 2020, Sömskar was not selected in the Swedish cross-country team for the 2020–21 season.[15][23] She then changed discipline to long-distance cross-country skiing, representing Team Nordic Athlete.[2][15] Her first long-distance event was in 2021 in La Diagonela [de; fr], Switzerland. She had to abandon the race after suffering from blisters on her hands. At the 2021 Swedish Championships, Sömskar and Rebecca Öhrn [de] came seventh in the team sprint event.[24] At the 2021 Roller Skiing World Championships in Val di Fiemme, she won the 10 kilometre freestyle[25] and the classic technique events.[26]

Cross-country skiing results[edit]

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

World Cup[edit]

Season standings[edit]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2011 21 100 — 69 — — — — —
2012 22 67 NC 42 — — — — —
2013 23 52 NC 25 67 — — — —
2014 24 NC — NC — — — — —
2015 25 77 NC 42 — — — — —
2016 26 36 69 16 30 — — — —
2017 27 70 78 44 — — — — —
2018 28 41 54 20 35 29 — 34 —
2019 29 61 80 34 — DNF — — —
2020 30 42 54 25 — — 21 — —
2022 33 124 86 — — — — — —

Team podiums[edit]

  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2012–13 13 January 2013 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 0.85 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Pajala
2 2019–20 12 January 2020 Germany Dresden, Germany 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Settlin

Personal life[edit]

Sömskar is from Umeå, Sweden. She went to school in Lycksele. Her parents Stina Karlsson and Ingmar Sömskar are former skiers.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As the finals were cancelled, the qualification results counted.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "SOEMSKAR Linn". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Linn Sömskar förbereder sig för sin nya roll som långloppsåkare". Langd (in Swedish). 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "I fäders spår för framtids segrar". Folkbladet (in Swedish). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ladies' Team Sprint F – Liberec" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Linn Sömskar skrällde i prologen". DT.se (in Swedish). 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Maria Rydqvist missar distansen i Davos". DT.se (in Swedish). 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's Sprint C Final – Östersund". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's Sprint C Qualification – Östersund". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's 5 km C – Madona". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's 10 km F Pursuit – Madona". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Dubbla SM-guld att försvara i stafetten". VK.se (in Swedish). 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Swedish showdown concludes Torsby Roller Ski weekend". International Ski Federation. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "VM-guld till Ekberg – brons till Sömskar och Gustafsson". Langd (in Swedish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  14. ^ "FIS Rollerski season started in Beijing". International Ski Federation. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Linn Sömskar satsar på långlopp: "Riktigt roligt"". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Dubbelt svenskt på pallen – VM-guld till Sömskar". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Linn Sömskar världsmästare igen". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Linn Sömskar med brons på VM i rullskidor". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Vuokatti (FIN): Women's 20 km C MS". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Vuokatti (FIN): Women's 10 km F". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Nes Skiannlegg (NOR): Women's 20 km F". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Scandinavian Cup 2020". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Linn Sömskar byter till långloppscupen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Sci di Fondo – Duello emozionante tra Sundling e Karlsson nella team sprint dei Campionati Svedesi". Fondo Italia (in Italian). 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Linn Sömskar tog VM-guld på rullskidor". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Skiroll - Linn Sömskar trionfa sul Cermis mettendosi alle spalle Nepryaeva". Fondo Italia (in Italian). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

External links[edit]

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