Kajsa Kling

{{short description|Swedish alpine skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Kajsa Kling

|image = Kajsa Kling Altenmarkt-Zauchensee 2009.jpg

|image_size = 180px

|caption = Kling in January 2009

|disciplines = Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined

|club = Åre SK

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|25|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Åre, Sweden

|height = 1.73 m

|wcdebut = 13 January 2007 (age 18)

|retired = 5 March 2017 (age 28)

|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212091934/http://www.kajsakling.com/ kajsakling.com]

|olympicteams = 2 – (2010, 2014)

|olympicmedals = 0

|olympicgolds =

|worldsteams = 3 – (2007, 2017)

|worldsmedals = 0

|worldsgolds =

|wcseasons = 10 (20082017)

|wcwins = 0

|wcpodiums = 2 – (1 DH, 1 SG)

|wcoveralls = 0 – (15th in 2014)

|wctitles = 0 – (8th in SG, 2014)

|show-medals = yes

|medals =

}}

Kajsa Britta Kling (born 25 December 1988) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden.

Born in Åre, Kling competed in all five alpine disciplines. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the giant slalom. On 28 December 2010, Kling crashed during a giant slalom race in Semmering, Austria, which ended her 2011 season.[http://svt.se/2.21246/1.2282550/sasongen_over_for_kajsa_kling Säsongen över för Kling SVT 28 december 2010] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230184858/http://svt.se/2.21246/1.2282550/sasongen_over_for_kajsa_kling |date=30 December 2010 }}

On 14 December 2013, Kling attained her first World Cup podium, placing second in a Super-G race in St. Moritz, Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/ett-superak-av-kajsa-kling|title=Nytt superåk av Kajsa Kling|publisher=SVT Sport|language=Swedish|author=Annika Nilsson|date=14 December 2013|accessdate=14 December 2013}}

Ahead of the 2017/18 season, it was announced that Kling would take a break from World Cup racing because of depression. Kling set no target for a return at the time.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing/story/_/id/21328700/swedish-skier-kajsa-kling-taking-world-cup-break-treat-depression|title=Swedish skier Kajsa Kling taking World Cup break to treat depression|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=7 November 2017}} In August 2018, Kling announced her decision not to return to the World Cup and retire from active competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.skiracing.com/stories/swedens-kling-announces-retirement-from-world-cup|title=Sweden's Kling Announces Retirement from World Cup|publisher=SkiRacing.com|accessdate=6 August 2018}}

World Cup results

=Season standings=

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!Season !! Age !!  Overall  !!  Slalom  !! Giant
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

20081912448
2009201055134
20102189414842
20112286393443
201223903552
2013241024439
2014251520812
20152627371515
2016271728101120
2017282231101136

=Race podiums=

  • 2 podiums – (1 DH, 1 SG)

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Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Place

rowspan=1|2014align=right|14 Dec 2013align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} St Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G2nd
rowspan=1|2017align=right|2 Dec 2016align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd

World Championship results

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!  Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !!  Giant 
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

200718DNF1DNF1
201526|818

Olympic results [[File:Olympic rings.svg|50px]]

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!  Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !!  Giant 
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

201021|26
201425|18DNF123

References

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