Frida Karlsson
Frida Karlsson (born 10 August 1999) is a Swedish cross-country skier. She won a silver medal in the women's 10 kilometres classical, bronze medal in the women's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start, and gold as a member of the women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay during the 2019 FIS World Championships in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria.[1][2][3][4] With this win, she became the youngest cross-country skiing World Cup gold medalist in history.[5] In April 2018, she received a 50,000 Swedish kronor prize for promising new skiers from former skier Johan Olsson and a bank. The award also gave her the opportunity to use Olsson as a mentor.[6] Karlsson is the daughter of former cross-country skier Ann-Marie Karlsson.[7]
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![]() Karlsson at the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Frida Elisabeth Karlsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sollefteå, Sweden | 10 August 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Sollefteå Skidor IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 4 – (2019–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (12th in 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 – (1 U23: 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 14 March 2022. |
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2022 | 22 | 12 | 5 | — | — | Bronze | — |
World Championships
- 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2019 | 19 | Silver | 5 | Bronze | — | Gold | — |
2021 | 21 | Silver | Silver | Bronze | — | 6 | — |
Season standings
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final | ||
2019 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 7 | — | — | N/A | 9 |
2020 | 20 | 22 | 15 | NC | ![]() | 8 | — | DNF | N/A |
2021 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 28 | ![]() | 4 | DNF | N/A | N/A |
2022 | 22 | 12 | ![]() | 38 | ![]() | N/A | DNF | N/A | N/A |
Individual podiums
- 3 victories – (3 WC)
- 8 podiums – (5 WC, 3 SWC)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2019–20 | 7 March 2020 | ![]() | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st |
2 | 2020–21 | 28 November 2020 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
3 | 3 January 2021 | ![]() | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
4 | 2021–22 | 27 November 2021 | ![]() | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
5 | 28 November 2021 | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
6 | 4 December 2021 | ![]() | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
7 | 12 December 2021 | ![]() | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
8 | 31 December 2021 | ![]() | 10 km Mass Start F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
References
- "Sensationellt VM-silver till Karlsson" (in Swedish). Norra Västerbotten. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 10 kilometre classical results
- FIS Nordic World Champions 2019 Women's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start results
- FIS NORDIC WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 Womens 4 x 5.0 km Relay results
- "Frida Karlsson, 19, yngsta världsmästaren i historien". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "Frida Karlsson får Johan Olssons stipendium på 50 000 kr". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "Frida Karlssons mamma: "Det går rätt in i hjärtat"". SVT Sport. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "KARLSSON Frida". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links
- Frida Karlsson at World Athletics
- Frida Karlsson at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Frida Karlsson at FIS (cross-country)
- Frida Karlsson at Olympedia