Lina Andersson

Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981 in Malmberget) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (with Anna Dahlberg) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games.

Lina Andersson
Lina Andersson after becoming silver medalist during the 2005 FIS World Nordic Skiing Championships in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany in February 2005.
Country	Sweden
Full name	Lina Marie Andersson
Born	(1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 Malmberget, Sweden
Ski club	Piteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons	1999–2011
Individual wins	2
Team wins	1
Indiv. podiums	7
Team podiums	6
Indiv. starts	113
Team starts	26
Overall titles	0 – (15th in 2002, 2005, 2006)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 0 2 1 Total 1 2 1 Olympic Games 2006 Turin Team sprint World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf Individual sprint 2009 Liberec Team sprint 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1998 Pontresina 4 × 5 km relay 1999 Saalfelden 5 km classical 2000 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 5 km relay 2001 Karpacz 5 km classical 2001 Karpacz 15 km mass start 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay

Andersson also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (Individual sprint: 2005, team sprint: 2009) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay: 2009). She also has nineteen individual victories at all levels at various distances since 1999.