Stina Nilsson

Stina Nilsson
Stina Nilsson in January 2018
Full name Täpp Karin Stina Nilsson
Born (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993
Malung, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club IFK Mora SK
World Cup career
Seasons 2013–
Individual wins 15
Indiv. podiums 31
Overall titles 0 – (4th in 2017)
Discipline titles 2 – (2 U23)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
World Championships 0 4 0
Total 1 6 1
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangIndividual sprint
2018 Pyeongchang4 × 5 km relay
2018 PyeongchangTeam sprint
2014 SochiTeam sprint
2018 Pyeongchang30 km classical
World Championships
2015 FalunIndividual sprint
2015 FalunTeam sprint
2015 Falun4 × 5 km relay
2017 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
2012 ErzurumIndividual sprint
2013 LiberecIndividual sprint
2013 Liberec4 × 3.3 km relay
2012 Erzurum4 × 3.3 km relay
European Youth Olympic Festival
2011 LiberecIndividual sprint

Stina Nilsson (born 24 June 1993) is a Swedish cross country skier. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and the 2018 Olympic champion in the individual sprint.

Career

She finished 23rd in her World Cup debut in Drammen on 7 March 2012. Nilsson won the gold medal in the sprint event at the 2012 Junior World Championship in Erzurum, Turkey. The year after, she defended the gold medal in Liberec.[1]

On 19 February 2014, Nilsson and Ida Ingemarsdotter, won bronze medals together in the team sprint at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Nilsson also finished 10th in the individual sprint. She made her first individual World Cup podium on 5 March, having finished third in the classical sprint in Drammen.

Nilsson won three silver medals at the 2015 World Championships in Falun. On 19 February in the individual sprint, on 22 february in the team sprint (with Ida Ingemarsdotter), and on 26 February in the 4×5 km relay (with Sofia Bleckur, Charlotte Kalla, and Maria Rydqvist). Nilsson won the Under-23 World Cup title for the 2014–2015 season and finished fourth in the Sprint World Cup.

She defended the U23 World Cup title in the 2015–2016 season and finished third in the Sprint World Cup, having won three individual sprint events over the season.

On 2 March 2017, she won the silver medal in the 4x5 km relay (with Anna Haag, Charlotte Kalla, and Ebba Andersson) at the World Championships in Lahti. Nilsson won nine individual World Cup races over the 2016–2017 season, finishing fourth in the Overall World Cup and second in the Sprint World Cup. She also finished overall-third in the Tour de Ski.[2]

Nilsson won four medals at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. On 13 February she became an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the individual sprint. On 17 and 21 February respectively, she won silver medals in the 4×5 km relay (with Anna Haag, Charlotte Kalla, and Ebba Andersson) and in the team sprint (with Charlotte Kalla). On 25 February Nilsson won the bronze medal in the 30 km classical mass start. She also finished 10th in the 15 km skiathlon. She finished second in the 2017–2018 sprint World Cup, having won three individual sprint events over the season.

She was awarded the Victoria Scholarship in 2018.[3]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (2 U23)
Season
Discipline
2015U23
2016U23

World Cup standings

 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20131967—38N/A———N/A
201420357212N/A52—WDN/A
20152112414121WDN/AN/A
201622112331224N/AWD
201723462—533N/A
20182412332—7——N/A

Individual podiums

  • 15 victories – (8 WC, 7 SWC)
  • 31 podiums – (19 WC, 12 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12013–145 March 2014Norway Drammen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
214 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
32014–1521 December 2014 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
417 January 2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
514 February 2015Sweden Östersund, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
62015–1627 November 2015Finland Kuusamo, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
729 November 2015Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km C PursuitStage World Cup2nd
827–29 November 2015Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
913 December 2015 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1019 December 2015Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1116 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1211 February 2016Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
131 March 2016Canada Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
144 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
152016–1726 November 2016Finland Kuusamo, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1631 December 2016 Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
173 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany5  km + 5 km C/F SkiathlonStage World Cup1st
184 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km F PursuitStage World Cup1st
197 January 2017Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
2031 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
2128 January 2017Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2218 February 2017Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
238 March 2017Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
2417 March 2017Canada Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
2519 March 2017Canada Quebec City, Canada10 km F PursuitStage World Cup3rd
2617–19 March 2017Canada World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
272017–1824 November 2017Finland Kuusamo, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
289 December 2017 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2920 January 2018Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
303 March 2018Finland Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
317 March 2018Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (2 TS)
  • 5 podiums – (1 RL, 4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12012–1313 January 2013Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 0.85 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Ingemarsdotter 
22014–1518 January 2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIngemarsdotter
32015–1617 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIngemarsdotter
42016–1718 December 2016France La Clusaz, France4 × 4.0 km M RelayWorld Cup3rdWikén / Rydqvist / Dyvik
52017–1814 January 2018Germany Dresden, Germany6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Falk 

Olympic results

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201420———10—3
201824—103122

World Championship results

  • 4 medals – (4 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201319———5——
201521———222
2017231326—DSQ24

References

  1. ↑ "FIRST GOLD FOR SWEDEN AND GERMANY". FIS NORDIC JUNIOR & U23 WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS LIBEREC 2013. 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Lars Grimlund (8 January 2017). "Stina Nilsson trea i Tour de Ski" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Daniel Sörensen (1 June 2018). "Stina Nilsson får Victoriastipendiet" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stina Nilsson". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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