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Charlotte Kalla
Charlotte Kalla in February 2012
Full nameMarina Charlotte Kalla
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 37)
Tärendö, Sweden
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubPiteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons2006–present
Podiums23
Wins4
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 10 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 4 x 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 15 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 10 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oslo Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo 4 x 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec 4 x 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 2 x 5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2007 Tarvisio 2 x 5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2007 Tarvisio 5 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kranj Relay
Silver medal – second place 2007 Tarvisio Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2007 Tarvisio Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kranj 5 km classical

Charlotte Kalla (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 10 km event at Sapporo in 2007.

On 6 January 2008, Kalla won the second edition of Tour de Ski in her debut in the event.[1]

On 6 May 2012, Kalla signed for Piteå Elit for the season 2012/13.[2]

2010 Winter Olympics

Kalla won the gold medal in the women's 10 km individual for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, with a time of 24:58.4.[3][4] She also won a silver in the team sprint event with Anna Haag at those same games.[5]

2014 Winter Olympics

Kalla won a silver medal in the skiathlon event on 8 February in Sochi,[6] and another in the classical race on 13 February. In the relay competition, which was held on February 15, she ran in the final leg and started third with a 25.7 sec lag behind the first place and a 19.9 lag behind the second place, but managed to fully reduce the gap and overtake her competitors in the final straight, leading Sweden to a gold medal.[7]

World Cup victories

Date Country Location Race
28 October 2007  Germany Düsseldorf Team sprint
(with Britta Norgren)
28 December 2007
– 6 January 2008		  Czech Republic
 Italy		 Nove Mesto, Prag,
Asiago, Val di Fiemme		 2007/2008 Tour de Ski
22 November 2008  Sweden Gällivare 10 km freestyle
15 February 2010  Canada Canmore 10 km freestyle
Charlotte Kalla (number 5, in the lead) in the quarterfinals of the 2007/2008 Tour de Ski in Prague.

References

  1. ^ "Kalla vinnare i Tour de ski". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 25 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.pitea-tidningen.se/sport/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=6896186
  3. ^ http://newsolio.com/charlotte-kalla-swedens-first-winter-olympics-gold-medal,5487 Charlotte Kalla Swedens First Winter Olympics Gold Medal at Vancouver
  4. ^ "Sweden's Charlotte Kalla secures cross country crown". BBC Sport. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  5. ^ Olmos, Cecilia (22 February 2010). "German women's team wins gold in cross country". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Kalla wins Sweden's first medal at Sochi 2014". SR International – Radio Sweden. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ^ http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=charlotte-kalla-brings-the-gold-home-for-sweden-ladies-relay.html

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