Stina Nilsson


Stina Nilsson 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.

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.

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, and on 26 February in the 4 × 5 km relay. 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 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.

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 and in the team sprint. 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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

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

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

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12013–145 March 2014 Drammen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
22013–1414 March 2014 Falun, Sweden1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
32014–1521 December 2014 Davos, Switzerland1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
42014–1517 January 2015 Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
52014–1514 February 2015 Östersund, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
62015–1627 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
72015–1629 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km C PursuitStage World Cup2nd
82015–1627–29 November 2015 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
92015–1613 December 2015 Davos, Switzerland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
102015–1619 December 2015 Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
112015–1616 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
122015–1611 February 2016 Stockholm, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
132015–161 March 2016 Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
142015–164 March 2016 Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
152016–1726 November 2016 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
162016–1731 December 2016 Val Müstair, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
172016–173 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany5 km + 5 km C/F SkiathlonStage World Cup1st
182016–174 January 2017 Oberstdorf, Germany10 km F PursuitStage World Cup1st
192016–177 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
202016–1731 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
212016–1728 January 2017 Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
222016–1718 February 2017 Otepää, Estonia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
232016–178 March 2017 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
242016–1717 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
252016–1719 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada10 km F PursuitStage World Cup3rd
262016–1717–19 March 2017 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
272017–1824 November 2017 Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
282017–189 December 2017 Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
292017–1820 January 2018 Planica, Slovenia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
302017–183 March 2018 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
312017–187 March 2018 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
322018–1930 November 2018 Lillehammer, Norway1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
332018–1915 December 2018 Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
342018–1929 December 2018 Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
352018–191 January 2019 Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
362018–1912 January 2019 Dresden, Germany1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
372018–1916 March 2019 Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
382018–1922 March 2019 Quebec City, Canada1.6 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
392018–1923 March 2019 Quebec City, Canada10 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
402018–1922–24 March 2019 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
412019–2021 December 2019 Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
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