Claudia Nystad

Claudia Nystad (née Künzel, born 1 February 1978) is a German top-level woman cross-country skier. She was born in Zschopau, East Germany, and represents the sports club WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal. Besides her civilian sports career, she serves as a sports soldier with the German Federal Armed Forces.

Claudia Nystad
Country Germany
Born
Claudia Künzel

(1978-02-01) 1 February 1978
Zschopau, East Germany
Ski clubWSC Erzgebierge Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons19982010, 20142015
Individual wins4
Team wins7
Indiv. podiums26
Team podiums26
Indiv. starts232
Team starts45
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2005)
Discipline titles0

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 6 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)[2]
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual
 15 km 
mass start
 Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20022426554GoldN/A
20062817N/A186SilverSilver
20103216N/ASilverGold
201436N/A4234Bronze

World Championships

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2001231727CNX[a]144N/A
2003251119SilverGoldN/A
200527N/A1061444
20072915N/A1726SilverSilver
200931N/ADNF2218Silver
20153742N/A
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
199820NCN/ANCN/AN/AN/AN/A
199921NCN/ANCN/AN/AN/AN/A
20002271N/ANC51N/AN/AN/A
20012323N/AN/AN/A9N/AN/AN/A
20022441N/AN/AN/A23N/AN/AN/A
2003257N/AN/AN/A7N/AN/AN/A
20042676N/AN/A10N/AN/AN/A
20052757N/AN/A5N/AN/AN/A
20062879N/AN/A8N/AN/AN/A
2007291315N/AN/A14N/A19N/A
20083085N/AN/A13N/A6
2009311314N/AN/A21N/A167
2010324331N/AN/A31N/ADNF
2014363827N/AN/A673619DNF
2015375034N/AN/A6517DNFN/A

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (21 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12000–014 February 2001 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22002–0323 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
311 December 2002 Clusone, Italy1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
42003–0423 November 2002 Beitostølen, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
56 December 2003 Toblach, Italy15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
621 December 2003 Ramsau, Austria7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
710 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
817 January 2004 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
924 February 2004 Trondheim, Norway1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
102004–054 Decemeer 2004 Bern, Switzerland0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
1116 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1222 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
132005–0626 November 2005 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1411 December 2005 Vernon, Canada1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
1517 December 2005 Canmore, Canada15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
1630 December 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1721 January 2006 Oberstdorf, Germany7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
182006–0721 January 2007 Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
192007–081 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
205 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
216 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
228 March 2008 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2314 March 2008 Bormio, Italy2.5 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
2416 March 2008 Bormio, Italy10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup3rd
252008–0927 December 2008 Oberhof, Germany2.8 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
2620 March 2009 Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 7 victories – (4 RL, 3 TS)
  • 26 podiums – (17 RL, 9 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHenkel / Bauer / Sachenbacher
2 2002–03 24 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Bauer / Sachenbacher
38 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHenkel / Bauer / Sachenbacher
419 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBauer / Henkel / Sachenbacher
526 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndHenkel
614 February 2003 Asiago, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stSachenbacher
723 March 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHenkel / Bauer / Sachenbacher
8 2003–04 26 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndDisl
923 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Böhler / Sachenbacher
107 December 2003 Toblach, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndSachenbacher
1114 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBöhler / Henkel / Sachenbacher
1211 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Bauer / Sachenbacher
137 February 2004 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Bauer / Reschwam Schulze
1415 February 2004 Oberstdorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndSachenbacher
15 2004–05 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBöhler / Sachenbacher / Reschwam Schulze
165 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndBöhler
1712 December 2004 Lago di Tesero, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Böhler / Sachenbacher
1823 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stBauer
19 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Böhler / Sachenbacher-Stehle
2018 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stSachenbacher-Stehle
21 2006–07 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Zeller / Sachenbacher-Stehle
2217 December 2006 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBöhler / Bauer / Sachenbacher-Stehle
2325 March 2007 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBauer / Böhler / Sachenbacher-Stehle
24 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBöhler / Zeller / Sachenbacher-Stehle
2524 February 2008 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBöhler / Zeller / Sachenbacher-Stehle
26 2008–09 21 December 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdBöhler

Personal life

On June 27, 2005, Künzel married Trond Nystad from Norway, ex-coach of the American cross-country ski team.

In the summer of 2007, Künzel donated her gold medal from the 2002 Winter Olympics to benefit the 'Hansel und Gretel' foundation (Hansel and Gretel in German) committed to helping abused children.[3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. "Athlete : NYSTAD Claudia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Claudia Künzel-Nystad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. FIS Newsflash 135. July 11, 2007.

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