Johan Kjølstad

Johan Kjølstad
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983
Levanger, Norway
Ski club Skogn IL
World Cup career
Seasons 2003–2012
Individual wins 3
Indiv. podiums 7
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
2009 LiberecTeam sprint
2009 LiberecIndividual sprint

Johan Kjølstad (born March 9, 1983) is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2002.

Born in Levanger, he represents the sports club Skogn IL.[1]

Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006.[1] He finished sixth overall in the Sprint Cup at the 2007-08 Cross-country Skiing World Cup, and won one of the races.

At the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kjølstad won the sprint prologue before American Andrew Newell and Russian Alexei Petukhov. In the quarter finals, Kjølstad progressed alongside Swiss World Cup leader Dario Cologna. Then, Kjølstad defeated Nikolay Morilov in the semi final and went to the final heat, being a medal favourite. Here, he fought with Ola Vigen Hattestad for the gold, having broken free from the other four competitors. At the sprint final, Vigen Hattestad defeated Kjølstad who grabbed the silver medal. The following day, Kjølstad teamed up with Vigen Hattestad to win gold in the team sprint event.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Individual podiums

  • 3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 7 podiums – (6 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2004–05 4 December 2004Switzerland Bern, Switzerland1.35 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
216 January 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3 2005–06 30 December 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
422 January 2006Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
52007–081 December 2007Finland Kuusamo, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
6 2008–09 14 December 2008Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
718 March 2009Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12005–0623 October 2005Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 x 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIversen
218 March 2006Japan Sapporo, Japan6 x 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRønning
3 2007–08 28 October 2007Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 x 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndHetland
42010–1116 January 2011Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic6 x 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stHattestad

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile: Johan Kjølstad". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Athlete : KJOELSTAD Johan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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