Elin Ek (cross-country skier)

Elin Ek, (born 31 August 1973 in By, Sweden), is a Swedish cross-country skier. She participated at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. Elin won the Tjejvasan in 1999 and 2006.[1] and the Vasaloppet main women's event in 2007.[2] She also won the women's Worldloppet in the 2006/2007 season.

Elin Ek
Elin Ek skiing towards her 2007 Vasaloppet main women's competition victory
Country Sweden
Full nameElin Maria Ek
Born(1973-08-31)31 August 1973
By, Dalecarlia, Sweden
Ski clubIFK Mora SK
World Cup career
Seasons19942007
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts114
Team starts26
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2004)
Discipline titles0

She won the Swedish National Championships at the distances of 10 kilometers in 2006, 30 kilometers in 2003 and 2004, and pursuit in 2003 and 2004, skiathlon in 2007 and sprint in 2003. In 2008, she was also part of IFK Mora SK's team, winning the relay event.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
19982443N/A35DNSN/AN/A
200228N/A193825253512N/A
200632N/A23N/A314

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
199521N/A40N/AN/A
199723N/A25N/AN/A
200127N/A141624CNX[a]5N/A
200329N/A171019166N/A
200531N/AN/A2413258
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
199421NCN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
19952278N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
19962339N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
19972464N/ANCN/A59N/A
19982547N/A40N/A43N/A
199926NCN/ANCN/AN/A
200027NCN/ANCNCN/A
20012883N/AN/AN/AN/A
20022986N/AN/AN/A57N/A
20033029N/AN/AN/A37N/A
2004312118N/AN/A35N/A
2005324234N/AN/A33N/A
2006332822N/AN/A43N/A
200734NCNCN/AN/A

Team podiums

  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12001–0227 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdAndersson / Dahlberg / Olsson
22004–0515 December 2004 Asiago, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup3rdDahlberg

References

  1. "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. "Längd damer" (in Swedish). Svenska Skidförbundet. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. "EK Elin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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