Jessica Lindell-Vikarby

Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (born 7 February 1984) is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer.

Jessica Lindell-Vikarby
Alpine skier
Jessica Lindell-Vikarby in April 2014
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Super-G,
Downhill, Combined
ClubHuddinge SK
Born (1984-02-07) 7 February 1984
Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut26 October 2002 (age 18)
Websitejessicalindellvikarby
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 – (200315)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2003, 2005–2014)
Wins2 – (1 SG, 1 GS)
Podiums8 – (3 SG, 5 GS)
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in GS, 2014)

Born in Huddinge, Stockholm County, she made her World Cup debut in October 2002, and has two World Cup victories[1] and seven podiums. Lindell-Vikarby has competed in three Olympics and six World Championships.

On 14 July 2015, she announced her retirement from alpine skiing.[2]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
200319523253259
200420out for season
200521653824
200622343132199
2007236727345242
2008243219155227
200925243363733
2010264933234122
2011274837174631
201228181010
20132934826
20143011233

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 GS)
  • 7 podiums – (3 SG, 4 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20082 Dec 2007Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
200926 Jan 2009Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G1st
2 Feb 2009Garmisch, GermanySuper-G3rd
20141 Dec 2013Beaver Creek, USAGiant slalom1st
15 Dec 2013   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandGiant Slalom2nd
28 Dec 2013Lienz, AustriaGiant Slalom2nd
7 Mar 2014Åre, SwedenGiant Slalom3rd

References

  1. "Lindell-Vikarby wins Beaver Creek giant slalom". Yahoo! News. AFP. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. Daniel Grefve (14 July 2015). "Jessica Lindell Vikarby lägger av" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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