Johan Olsson (skier)

Johan Olsson
Full name	Johan Arne Olsson
Born	(1980-03-19) 19 March 1980 Skultuna, Västerås, Sweden
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski club	Åsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons	2001–2015, 2016-
Individual wins	5
Indiv. podiums	7
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 4 x 10 km relay 2014 Sochi 4 x 10 km relay 2014 Sochi 15 km classical 2006 Turin 4 x 10 km relay 2010 Vancouver 30 km pursuit 2010 Vancouver 50 km classical World Championships 2013 Val di Fiemme 50 km classical 2015 Falun 15 km freestyle 2011 Oslo 4 x 10 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 x 10 km relay 2015 Falun 4 × 10 km relay 2015 Falun 50 km classical

Johan Arne Olsson (born 19 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skier and Olympic champion who has raced since 1998. He has 5 individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup victories and 2 additional podium finishes.

Athletic career

Olsson became an olympian 2006 as he was selected to represent Sweden in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 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 x 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 Ski World Championships in Lahti. ^[2]

Personal life

Olsson married his former teammate Anna Olsson (née Dahlberg) in 2008. Together they have a daughter, named Molly.

References

• Johan Olsson at the International Ski Federation

Footnotes

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