Johan Olsson (skier)

Johan Arne Olsson (born 19 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skiing coach and former skier. He is a two-time Olympic champion who raced from 1998 to 2017. Olsson won five individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup victories and 2 additional podium finishes during his career.

Johan Olsson
Johan Olsson in 2013
Country Sweden
Full nameJohan Arne Olsson
Born (1980-03-19) 19 March 1980
Skultuna, Sweden
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse(s)
(m. 2008)
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons20012015, 2017
Individual wins5
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums7
Team podiums9
Indiv. starts101
Team starts25
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2009, 2012)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 2 April 2019.

Athletic career

Olsson became an Olympian in 2006 when he was selected to represent Sweden in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and finished 6th in the 15 km event. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Olsson earned a bronze medal in the 30 km pursuit after leading most of the race, and together with the Swedish team he won the gold medal on the 4 × 10 km relay after a deciding performance on the 2nd stage. During the same Olympic Games Olsson won another bronze medal in the 50 km event.

In the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, Olsson won the prestigious 50 km classical race. He pulled ahead of the pack after 20 km and never let go of his lead.[1] It was an impressive solo performance to win Sweden's first gold medal on the 50 km in a big competition in over 20 years. Olsson also won silver on the 15 km freestyle, finishing 9 seconds behind Petter Northug.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Olsson won a silver medal at the 15 km classical.

Olsson retired from skiing before the 2015-2016 season, but announced a comeback in April 2016 for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.[2] Olsson retired from professional skiing in April 2017.[3]

On 12 April 2017, his second retirement from cross-country skiing was announced.[4]

Coaching career

In May 2018, it was announced that Olsson would become a coach for Team Sweden men's cross-country skiing, for the 2018–2019 season, together with Mattias Nilsson and Fredrik Uusitalo.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

  • 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20062562325Bronze
20102911BronzeBronzeGold
201433Silver9Gold

World Championships

  • 8 medals – (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005244621197
200726720
2009288166
201130171616Silver
201332SilverGoldSilver
201534GoldBronzeSilver
201736926Bronze

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
200121NCN/AN/AN/AN/A
200222NCN/AN/AN/AN/A
200323NCN/AN/AN/AN/A
2004247852N/AN/AN/A
2005255533N/AN/AN/A
2006267450N/AN/AN/A
2007276136N/AN/A
2008284525N/A
200929147NCN/A13
2010303817NCN/ADNF
2011314534NC7DNF
2012321410NC5
2013331816NC9DNF
2014347544
2015359454N/A
2017376940

Individual podiums

  • 5 victories – (5 WC)
  • 7 podiums – (7 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12008–0913 December 2008 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
224 January 2009 Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
314 February 2009 Valdidentro, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
42011–1219 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
511 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
618 February 2012 Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
72012–1317 February 2013 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 9 podiums – (9 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12003–0414 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Larsson / Högberg
22007–089 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLarsson / Södergren / Hellner
32008–0923 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Andreasson / Hellner
47 December 2008 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Södergren / Hellner
52010–1121 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLarsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
62011–1220 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHellner / Rickardsson / Halfvarsson
712 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Södergren / Hellner
82012–1325 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndJönsson / Rickardsson / Hellner
920 January 2013 La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner
102016–1721 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRickardsson / Hellner / Halfvarsson

Personal life

Olsson married his former teammate Anna Olsson (née Dahlberg) in 2008. Together they have two daughters, named Molly and Signe.

References

  1. "Johan Olsson wins 50K cross-country ski world championship". Sports Illustrated. CNN. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2016-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Gustaf Andersson (12 April 2017). "Därför lägger Johan Olsson av" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. "Johan Olsson tillbaka i skidlandslaget" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. "OLSSON Johan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

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