IF Friska Viljor
| Full name | Idrottsföreningen Friska Viljor |
|---|---|
| Sport | ski jumping, Nordic combined soccer (earlier) |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Based in | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
Idrottsföreningen Friska Viljor is a Swedish ski jumping and Nordic combined club from Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County.
It formerly offered more sports. A football club named Friska Viljor FC was separated from IF Friska Viljor in February 1994.[1] The alpine skiing section was also separated from IF Friska Viljor.
The brothers Evert and Kåre Karlsson participated together at the 1950 World Ski Championships, and Evert was a 1948 Olympian.[2] Other Olympians are Sven-Olof Lundgren (1928),[3] Axel Östrand (1936),[4] Erik Lindström (1948),[5] Nils Lundh (1948),[6] Bengt Eriksson (1956, 1960; silver medalist),[7] Kjell Sjöberg (1960, 1964, 1968),[8] Bror Östman (1952, 1956),[9] Rolf Strandberg (1960),[10] Mats Östman (1968),[11] Ulf Norberg (1968),[12] Anders Lundqvist (1972),[13] Magnus Westman (1992, 1994),[14] Fredrik Johansson (1994),[15] Johan Rasmussen (1994).[16] and Frida Westman (2022).[17] In recent years several club members have participated in the Ski jumping World Cup, including Kristoffer Jaafs,[18] Carl Nordin,[19] Isak Grimholm,[20] and Jakob Grimholm.[21]
Their hill is Paradiskullen, which is one of Scandinavia's best[citation needed] training facilities for ski jumping.
References[edit]
- ^ "Om Friska Viljor FC" (in Swedish). Friska Viljor FC. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Løkken IFs historie fra 1896" (in Norwegian). Løkken IF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Sven-Olof Lundgren". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Axel Östrand". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Erik Lindström". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Nils Lundh". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Bengt Eriksson". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Kjell Sjöberg". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Bror Östman". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Rolf Strandberg". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Mats Östman". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Ulf Norberg". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Anders Lundqvist". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Magnus Westman". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Fredrik Johansson". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Johan Rasmussen". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ ""Hoppas det ger ett ökat intresse"". Expressen (in Swedish). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Kristoffer Jaafs at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Carl Nordin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Isak Grimholm at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ Jakob Grimholm at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation