Stina Nilsson
Swedish cross-country skier
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- Stina Nilsson (born 24 June 1993) is a Swedish former biathlete and former cross-country skier.
- In March 2020 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon.
- On 2 March 2025, she won the women's edition of Vasaloppet.
- Nilsson won the gold medal in the sprint event at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey.
- 2013–14: First Olympic medal and World Cup podium On 19 February 2014, Nilsson and Ida Ingemarsdotter, won bronze medals together in the team sprint at the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Stina Nilsson (born 24 June 1993) is a Swedish former biathlete and former cross-country skier. She is a five-time Olympic medalist and the 2018 Olympic champion in the individual sprint. In March 2020 she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon. In April 2024, she announced her return to cross-country skiing, this time as a long-distance racer. On 2 March 2025, she won the women's edition of Vasaloppet.
Career
2011–12: World Cup debut and Junior World Champion
Stina Nilsson finished 23rd in her World Cup debut in Drammen on 7 March 2012. Nilsson won the gold medal in the sprint event at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey.
2012–13
At the 2013 Junior World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, Nilsson defended her gold medal in the sprint.
2013–14: First Olympic medal and World Cup podium
On 19 February 2014, Nilsson and Ida Ingemarsdotter, won bronze medals together in the team sprint at the Olympic Games in Sochi. Nilsson also finished 10th in the individual sprint. She made her first individual World Cup podium on 5 March, having finished third in the classical sprint in Drammen.
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