Stina Nilsson

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. In March 2020 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon.[1]

Stina Nilsson
Stina Nilsson in January 2018
Country Sweden
Full nameTäpp Karin Stina Nilsson
Born (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993
Malung, Sweden
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubIFK Mora SK
World Cup career
Seasons2012–
Individual wins23
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums41
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts108
Team starts9
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2017)
Discipline titles3 – (2 U23, 1 SP)
Updated on 29 March, 2020.

Career

2011–12: World Cup debut and Junior World Champion

Stina Nilsson 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 Championships in Erzurum, Turkey.

2012–13

At the 2013 Junior World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, Nilsson defended her gold medal in the sprint.[2]

2013–14: First Olympic medal and World Cup podium

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.

2014–15: Falun World Championships

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.

2015–16

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.

2016–17

On 2 March 2017, she won the silver medal in the 4 × 5 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.[3]

2017–18: Four Olympic medals

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.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games
  • 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—Bronze
201824—10BronzeGoldSilverSilver

World Championships
  • 7 medals – (2 gold, 5 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201319———5——
201521———SilverSilverSilver
2017231326—12Silver4
201925———SilverGoldGold

World Cup

Season titles
  • 3 titles – (2 U23, 1 Sprint)
Season
Discipline
2015U23
2016U23
2019Sprint

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20121893—63N/A——N/A—N/A
20131967—38N/A——N/A—N/A
201420357212N/A52—N/ADNFN/A
2015211241421DNFN/AN/AN/A
201622112324N/AN/ADNF
20172346N/A5N/AN/A
2018241233N/A7—N/A—N/A
201925520N/A6DNFN/AN/A
202026294616N/A11DNF—N/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 23 victories – (12 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 41 podiums – (24 WC, 17 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12013–145 March 2014 Drammen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
214 March 2014 Falun, Sweden1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
32014–1521 December 2014   Davos, Switzerland1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
417 January 2015 Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
514 February 2015 Östersund, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
62015–1627 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
729 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km C PursuitStage World Cup2nd
827–29 November 2015 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
913 December 2015   Davos, Switzerland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1019 December 2015 Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1116 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1211 February 2016 Stockholm, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
131 March 2016 Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
144 March 2016 Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
152016–1726 November 2016 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1631 December 2016   Val Müstair, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
173 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany5  km + 5 km C/F SkiathlonStage World Cup1st
184 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany10 km F PursuitStage World Cup1st
197 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
2031 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
2128 January 2017 Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2218 February 2017 Otepää, Estonia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
238 March 2017 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
2417 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
2519 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada10 km F PursuitStage World Cup3rd
2617–19 March 2017 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
272017–1824 November 2017 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
289 December 2017   Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2920 January 2018 Planica, Slovenia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
303 March 2018 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
317 March 2018 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
322018–1930 November 2018 Lillehammer, Norway1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
3315 December 2018  Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3429 December 2018 Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
351 January 2019  Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
3612 January 2019 Dresden, Germany1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3716 March 2019 Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3822 March 2019 Quebec City, Canada1.6 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
3923 March 2019 Quebec City, Canada10 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
4022–24 March 2019 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
412019–2021 December 2019 Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories – (3 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (1 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12012–1313 January 2013 Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 0.85 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Ingemarsdotter 
22014–1518 January 2015 Otepää, Estonia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIngemarsdotter
32015–1617 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIngemarsdotter
42016–1718 December 2016 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdWikén / Rydqvist / Dyvik
52017–1814 January 2018 Dresden, Germany6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Falk 
62018–1913 January 2019 Dresden, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stDahlqvist
72019–2022 December 2019 Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndSundling

References
  1. Petter Öhrling (22 March 2020). "Stina Nilsson byter sport till skidskytte" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "FIRST GOLD FOR SWEDEN AND GERMANY". FIS NORDIC JUNIOR & U23 WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS LIBEREC 2013. 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. Lars Grimlund (8 January 2017). "Stina Nilsson trea i Tour de Ski" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. Daniel Sörensen (1 June 2018). "Stina Nilsson får Victoriastipendiet" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "NILSSON Stina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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