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 =
|wcwins = 0
|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=
=Race podiums=
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Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
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rowspan=1|2014 | align=right|14 Dec 2013 | align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} St Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 2nd |
rowspan=1|2017 | align=right|2 Dec 2016 | align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
Olympic results [[File:Olympic rings.svg|50px]]
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Kajsa Kling}}
- {{FIS alpine skier|96883}}
- [https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=96883&type=cups Kajsa Kling] World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- {{SR/Olympics profile|kl/kajsa-kling-1}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141222045614/http://www.sok.se/aktiva/aktiva/kajsakling.5.19f119ec126230c3e48800075.html Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK)] – Kajsa Kling – {{in lang|sv}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060859/http://www.skidor.com/sv/Varagrenar/Alpint/Landslag/DamerTraningsgrupp1/ Swedish Alpine Ski Team] {{in lang|sv}}
- {{official website|http://www.kajsakling.com/}} {{in lang|sv}}{{Dead link|date=July 2016}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kling, Kajsa}}
Category:Swedish female alpine skiers
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden