Stina Nilsson
Stina Nilsson in 2023
Country Sweden
Full nameTäpp Karin Stina Nilsson
Born (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993
Malung, Sweden
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubIFK Mora SK
World Cup career
Seasons
Starts
  • 108 (cross-country skiing)
  • 14 (biathlon)
Podiums
  • 41 (cross-country skiing)
  • 1 (biathlon)
Wins
  • 23 (cross-country skiing)
  • 0 (biathlon)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2017)
Discipline titles3 – (2 U23, 1 SP)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's cross-country skiing
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
World Championships 2 5 0
Total 3 7 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang30 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SeefeldTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2019 Seefeld4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2015 FalunIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place2015 FalunTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2015 Falun4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2017 Lahti4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldIndividual sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 ErzurumIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2013 LiberecIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2013 Liberec4 × 3.33 km relay
Silver medal – second place2012 Erzurum4 × 3.33 km relay
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2011 LiberecIndividual sprint
Women's biathlon
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 LenzerheideMixed relay
Updated on 29 March 2020.

Stina Nilsson (born 24 June 1993) is a Swedish biathlete and former cross-country skier. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and the 2018 Olympic champion in the individual sprint. In March 2020 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon.[1]

Career

2011–12: World Cup debut and Junior World Champion

Stina Nilsson finished 23rd in her World Cup debut in Drammen on 7 March 2012. Nilsson won the gold medal in the sprint event at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey.

2012–13

At the 2013 Junior World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, Nilsson defended her gold medal in the sprint.[2]

2013–14: First Olympic medal and World Cup podium

On 19 February 2014, Nilsson and Ida Ingemarsdotter, won bronze medals together in the team sprint at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Nilsson also finished 10th in the individual sprint. She made her first individual World Cup podium on 5 March, having finished third in the classical sprint in Drammen.

2014–15: Falun World Championships

Nilsson won three silver medals at the 2015 World Championships in Falun; On 19 February in the individual sprint, on 22 February in the team sprint (with Ida Ingemarsdotter), and on 26 February in the 4 × 5 km relay (with Sofia Bleckur, Charlotte Kalla, and Maria Rydqvist). Nilsson won the Under-23 World Cup title for the 2014–2015 season and finished fourth in the Sprint World Cup.

2015–16

She defended the U23 World Cup title in the 2015–2016 season and finished third in the Sprint World Cup, having won three individual sprint events over the season.

2016–17

On 2 March 2017, she won the silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay (with Anna Haag, Charlotte Kalla, and Ebba Andersson) at the World Championships in Lahti. Nilsson won nine individual World Cup races over the 2016–2017 season, finishing fourth in the Overall World Cup and second in the Sprint World Cup. She also finished overall-third in the Tour de Ski.[3]

2017–18: Four Olympic medals

Nilsson won four medals at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. On 13 February she became an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in the individual sprint. On 17 and 21 February respectively, she won silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay (with Anna Haag, Charlotte Kalla, and Ebba Andersson) and in the team sprint (with Charlotte Kalla). On 25 February, Nilsson won a surprise bronze in the 30 km classical mass start. She also finished 10th in the 15 km skiathlon. She finished second in the 2017–2018 Sprint World Cup, having won three individual sprint events over the season.

She was awarded the Victoria Scholarship in 2018.[4]

2018-19: Continued World Championship success

Nilsson started the season off successfully, but injured her thigh in an extreme finish line stretch at the Otepää sprint event. She managed to recover just in time to return to competition at the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld, where she started her campaign with a silver medal in the freestyle sprint. She then went on to win her first World Championships gold medals in the classical team sprint and the 4 × 5 kilometre relay; in the latter, she anchored Sweden to the win by sprinting past Therese Johaug of Norway in the final uphill. Nilsson's success continued for the rest of the season and included a distance win at the World Cup finals in Quebec. She won the Sprint World Cup for the first time in her career.

2019-20: Injuries, switch to biathlon

Nilsson suffered a rib injury in the summer, but started the season with stable results, including 2nd places in the sprint and team sprint in Planica. At the first event of the Tour de Ski, however, the injury aggravated and she was forced to quit the Tour. She soon decided to end her season early after the recovery training proved to have been too heavy.[5] The podiums in Planica turned out to be her last as a cross-country skier.

On 22 March, she officially announced the unexpected news that she was switching sports to biathlon on her Instagram account.[6] She left cross-country skiing as one of Sweden's most decorated skiers of the 2010s.

2020-21: First steps in biathlon

For most of the 2020–21 season, Nilsson competed in the IBU Cup, where her season highlight was an 8th place in the pursuit at Brezno. A 2nd place in a relay held the same weekend marked Nilsson's first international biathlon podium. She also took part in the European Championships in January, placing 42nd in the sprint and 38th in the pursuit; struggles with shooting were consistently present during Nilsson's debut season.

In March 2021, Nilsson was selected to the Swedish team at their home World Cup competitions in Östersund, Sweden. She managed to perform well events, placing 26th in the sprint and 22nd in the pursuit, thus collecting her first world cup points already in her very first competitions in the Biathlon World Cup.

2021-22: First World Cup podiums in biathlon, Olympic roster

In the spring of 2021, Nilsson officially became part of Sweden's national biathlon team, having previously held a so-called "developmental" spot in the team.[7] In the summer biathlon Swedish championships, she sensationally won gold over the Öberg sisters, Elvira and Hanna.

Nilsson's second season as a biathlete saw her secure a near-permanent spot at the starting line in World Cup competitions; she took part in almost all WC weekends. Managing to recover her skiing speed and improving her aim, she reached the top twenty in eight individual competitions. In January 2022, she celebrated her first World Cup podium, a second place at the relay in Ruhpolding, where she got to ski a leg at the absence of Sweden's biggest biathlon stars. In March, Nilsson reached her first individual podium in biathlon when she placed third in the sprint at Kontiolahti, Finland.

She was named as the last athlete into the Swedish biathlon team for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, her first as a biathlete.[8] Due to the success of her more seasoned teammates, Nilsson did not get to start in any of the races, which prevented her from getting a first chance at winning an Olympic medal in both cross-country skiing and biathlon.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[9]

Olympic Games

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201420———10—Bronze
201824—10BronzeGoldSilverSilver

World Championships

  • 7 medals – (2 gold, 5 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201319———5——
201521———SilverSilverSilver
2017231326—12Silver4
201925———SilverGoldGold

World Cup

Season titles

  • 3 titles – (2 U23, 1 Sprint)
Season
Discipline
2015Under-23
2016Under-23
2019Sprint

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20121893—63——————
20131967—38——————
201420357212—52——DNF—
201521124141st place, gold medalist(s)21DNF———
20162211233rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)24——DNF
201723462nd place, silver medalist(s)—53rd place, bronze medalist(s)—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)—
20182412332nd place, silver medalist(s)—7————
2019255201st place, gold medalist(s)—6DNF—1st place, gold medalist(s)—
202026294616—11DNF———

Individual podiums

  • 23 victories – (12 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 41 podiums – (24 WC, 17 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12013–145 March 2014Norway Drammen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
214 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
32014–1521 December 2014 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
417 January 2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
514 February 2015Sweden Östersund, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
62015–1627 November 2015Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
729 November 201510 km C PursuitStage World Cup2nd
827–29 November 2015Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
913 December 2015 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1019 December 2015Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1116 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1211 February 2016Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
131 March 2016Canada Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
144 March 2016Canada Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
152016–1726 November 2016Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1631 December 2016 Switzerland  Val Müstair, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
173 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany5  km + 5 km C/F SkiathlonStage World Cup1st
184 January 201710 km F PursuitStage World Cup1st
197 January 2017Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
2031 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
2128 January 2017Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2218 February 2017Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
238 March 2017Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
2417 March 2017Canada Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
2519 March 201710 km F PursuitStage World Cup3rd
2617–19 March 2017Canada World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
272017–1824 November 2017Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
289 December 2017 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2920 January 2018Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
303 March 2018Finland Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
317 March 2018Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
322018–1930 November 2018Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
3315 December 2018 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3429 December 2018Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
351 January 2019 Switzerland Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
3612 January 2019Germany Dresden, Germany1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3716 March 2019Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3822 March 2019Canada Quebec City, Canada1.6 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
3923 March 201910 km C Mass StartStage World Cup1st
4022–24 March 2019Canada World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
412019–2021 December 2019Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories – (3 TS)
  • 7 podiums – (1 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12012–1313 January 2013Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 0.85 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Ingemarsdotter 
22014–1518 January 2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIngemarsdotter
32015–1617 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIngemarsdotter
42016–1718 December 2016France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdWikén / Rydqvist / Dyvik
52017–1814 January 2018Germany Dresden, Germany6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Falk 
62018–1913 January 2019Germany Dresden, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stDahlqvist
72019–2022 December 2019Slovenia Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndSundling

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Cup

Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2020-213471st--1573rd1959th--

Individual podiums

  • 0 victories
  • 1 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Place
1 2021–22 5 March 2022 Finland Kontiolahti Sprint 3rd

Team podiums

  • 0 victories
  • 1 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Place Team
12021–2214 January 2022Germany RuhpoldingRelay2ndSkottheim / Nilsson / Brorsson / Magnusson
*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. ↑ Petter Öhrling (11 March 2022). "Stina Nilsson byter sport till skidskytte" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "FIRST GOLD FOR SWEDEN AND GERMANY". FIS NORDIC JUNIOR & U23 WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS LIBEREC 2013. 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Lars Grimlund (8 January 2017). "Stina Nilsson trea i Tour de Ski". Dagens nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Daniel Sörensen (1 June 2018). "Stina Nilsson får Victoriastipendiet" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Längdskidor: Stina Nilsson: "Jag spände bågen för hårt"". 17 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Längdskidor: Stina Nilsson om superskrällen: "Kanske behöver vi en galen nyhet"". 22 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Skidskytte: Stina Nilsson får ordinarie plats i landslaget". 16 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Skidskytte: KLART: Stina Nilsson tas ut till OS". 16 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "NILSSON Stina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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