Elin Ek (cross-country skier)

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
Seasons14 – (1994–2007)
Indiv. starts114
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts26
Team podiums2
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Vuokatti 4 × 5 km relay

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.

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 
1998 24 43 — 35 DNS — — — —
2002 28 — 19 38 25 25 35 12 —
2006 32 — 23 — 31 — — 4 —

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1995 21 — — — — 40 — — —
1997 23 — — — — 25 — — —
2001 27 — 14 16 24 CNX[a] — 5 —
2003 29 — 17 10 19 16 — 6 —
2005 31 — — — 24 13 25 8 —
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
1994 21 NC — — — — —
1995 22 78 — — — — —
1996 23 39 — — — — —
1997 24 64 — NC — 59 —
1998 25 47 — 40 — 43 —
1999 26 NC — NC — — —
2000 27 NC — — NC NC —
2001 28 83 — — — — —
2002 29 86 — — — 57 —
2003 30 29 — — — 37 —
2004 31 21 18 — — 35 —
2005 32 42 34 — — 33 —
2006 33 28 22 — — 43 —
2007 34 NC NC — — — —

Team podiums

  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Andersson / Dahlberg / Olsson
2 2004–05 15 December 2004 Italy Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Dahlberg

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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