Johan Olsson (skier)
{{Short description|Swedish cross-country skier}}
{{about|the cross-country skier|the ice hockey player|Johan Olsson (ice hockey)}}
{{Infobox skier
| name = Johan Olsson
| image = Johan Olsson 2013-06-12 001.jpg
| caption = Johan Olsson in 2013
| fullname = Johan Arne Olsson
| nationality = {{SWE}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|3|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Skultuna, Sweden
| height = 1.81 m
| spouse = {{marriage|Anna Olsson|2008}}
| club = Åsarna IK
| seasons =16 – (2001–2015, 2017)
| wins = 5
| totalpodiums = 7
| teamwins = 1
| teampodiums = 9
| individual_starts = 101
| team_starts = 25
| wcoveralls = 0 – (14th in 2009, 2012)
| wctitles = 0
| updated =
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's cross-country skiing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}
{{MedalCount|total=yes
|Olympic Games|2|1|3
|World Championships|2|4|2
}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2010 Vancouver|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{Medal|Gold|2014 Sochi|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|2014 Sochi|15 km classical}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2006 Turin|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Vancouver|30 km skiathlon}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Vancouver|50 km classical}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Val di Fiemme|50 km classical}}
{{Medal|Gold|2015 Falun|15 km freestyle}}
{{Medal|Silver|2011 Oslo|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|2013 Val di Fiemme|15 km freestyle}}
{{Medal|Silver|2013 Val di Fiemme|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Falun|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Falun|50 km classical}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Lahti|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|U23 World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2003 Valdidentro|30 km classical}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2000 Štrbské Pleso|4 × 10 km relay}}
}}
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 two additional podium finishes during his career.
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.{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130303/cross-country-skiing-world-championships.ap/index.html |title=Johan Olsson wins 50K cross-country ski world championship |agency=CNN |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=March 3, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222130726/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20130303/cross-country-skiing-world-championships.ap/index.html |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=olsson-back-the-national-swedish-coaching-staff-announced.html |title=Olsson back on the national as Swedish coaching staff announced - FIS-SKI |access-date=2016-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915154251/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=olsson-back-the-national-swedish-coaching-staff-announced.html |archive-date=2018-09-15 |url-status=dead }} Olsson retired from professional skiing in April 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=johan-olsson-retires-from-elite-skiing.html |title=Johan Olsson retires from elite skiing - FIS-SKI |access-date=2017-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117033931/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=johan-olsson-retires-from-elite-skiing.html |archive-date=2017-11-17 |url-status=dead }}
On 12 April 2017, his second retirement from cross-country skiing was announced.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/darfor-lagger-johan-olsson-av/|title=Därför lägger Johan Olsson av|publisher=Dagens nyheter|language=sv|author=Gustaf Andersson|date=12 April 2017|access-date=12 April 2017}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/OnJQ3w/johan-olsson-tillbaka-i-skidlandslaget|title=Johan Olsson tillbaka i skidlandslaget|publisher=Aftonbladet|language=sv|date=8 May 2018|access-date=8 May 2018}}
Cross-country skiing results
=Olympic Games=
- 6 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2006 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 25 | — | style="background:#c96;"| Bronze | |— |
| 2010 | 29 | 11 | style="background:#c96;"| Bronze | style="background:#c96;"| Bronze | — | style="background:gold;"| Gold | |— |
| 2014 | 33 | style="background:silver;"| Silver | — | 9 | — | style="background:gold;"| Gold | — |
=World Championships=
- 8 medals – (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2005 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 19 | — | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 6 | — |
| 2011 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | style="background:silver;"| Silver | — |
| 2013 | 32 | style="background:silver;"| Silver | — | style="background:gold;"| Gold | — | style="background:silver;"| Silver | — |
| 2015 | 34 | style="background:gold;"| Gold | — | style="background:#c96;"| Bronze | — | style="background:silver;"| Silver | — |
| 2017 | 36 | 9 | — | 26 | — | style="background:#c96;"| Bronze | — |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Discipline standings ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Ski Tour standings | |||||||
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2002 | 22 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2003 | 23 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2004 | 24 | 78 | 52 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2005 | 25 | 55 | 33 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2006 | 26 | 74 | 50 | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| 2007 | 27 | 61 | 36 | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2008 | 28 | 45 | 25 | — | {{n/a}} | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 14 | 7 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — | 13 |
| 2010 | 30 | 38 | 17 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{n/a}} | — | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |
| 2011 | 31 | 45 | 34 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 7 | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — |
| 2012 | 32 | 14 | 10 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 5 | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 18 | 16 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | 9 | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |
| 2014 | 34 | 75 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 35 | 94 | 54 | — | — | — | {{n/a}} |
| 2017 | 37 | 69 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
==Individual podiums==
- 5 victories – (5 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}})
- 7 podiums – (7 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}})
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| align=center|1 | rowspan=3 align=center|2008–09 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 December 2008 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15 km Individual C | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st |
| align=center|2 | align=right| 24 January 2009 | align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| align=center|3 | align=right| 14 February 2009 | align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valdidentro, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| align=center|4 | rowspan=3 align=center|2011–12 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 19 November 2011 | align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Sjusjøen, Norway | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15 km Individual F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st |
| align=center|5 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 11 February 2012 | align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|30 km Mass Start C | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | |
| align=center|6 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 18 February 2012 | align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Szklarska Poręba, Poland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|15 km Individual C | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | |
| align=center|7 | rowspan=1 align=center|2012–13 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 February 2013 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15 km Individual F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st |
==Team podiums==
- 1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
- 9 podiums – (9 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates | |||||||
| align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center|2003–04 | align=right| 14 December 2003 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Larsson / Larsson / Högberg |
| align=center|2 | rowspan=1 align=center|2007–08 | align=right| 9 December 2007 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Larsson / Södergren / Hellner |
| align=center|3 | rowspan=2 align=center|2008–09 | align=right| 23 November 2008 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Andreasson / Hellner |
| align=center|4 | align=right| 7 December 2008 | align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} La Clusaz, France | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Södergren / Hellner | |
| align=center|5 | rowspan=1 align=center|2010–11 | align=left bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 21 November 2010 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center| 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Larsson / Rickardsson / Hellner |
| align=center|6 | rowspan=2 align=center|2011–12 | align=right| 20 November 2011 | align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Sjusjøen, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hellner / Rickardsson / Halfvarsson |
| align=center|7 | align=right| 12 February 2012 | align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Södergren / Hellner | |
| align=center|8 | rowspan=2 align=center|2012–13 | align=right| 25 November 2012 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Jönsson / Rickardsson / Hellner |
| align=center|9 | align=right| 20 January 2013 | align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} La Clusaz, France | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner | |
| align=center|10 | rowspan=1 align=center|2016–17 | align=right| 21 January 2017 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ulricehamn, Sweden | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Rickardsson / 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Johan Olsson}}
- {{FIS cross-country skier|45084|Johan Olsson}}
- {{Olympics.com|johan-olsson}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions XC Relay Men}}
{{Footer World Champions XC 15km Men}}
{{Footer World Champions XC 50km Men}}
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