Charlotte Kalla

Marina Charlotte Kalla (born 22 July 1987 in Tärendö) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing at international level since the 2003–04 season. Kalla is a three-time Olympian, winning her first Olympic gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 10 km freestyle event in Vancouver. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Kalla ran the final leg in the 4 × 5 km women's relay race and started third with a 25.7 seconds lag behind the first place but reduced the gap, overtaking her competitors in the final straight, earning Sweden the first gold medal in the women's relay event since 1968. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang Kalla won Olympic gold medal in the skiathlon event.

Charlotte Kalla
Charlotte Kalla in February 2019
Country Sweden
Full nameMarina Charlotte Kalla
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987
Tärendö, Norrbotten, Sweden
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubPiteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons2006–
Individual wins12
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums59
Team podiums14
Indiv. starts250
Team starts27
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2008 and 2012)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 24 March 2019.

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

Kalla won a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 10 km freestyle event in Falun. In total Kalla has twelve World Championship medals, five of them individual.

Kalla is of Tornedalian Finnish descent.

Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

Kalla won the gold medal in the women's 10 km individual for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a time of 24:58.4.[2][3] She also won a silver in the team sprint event with Anna Haag at those same games.[4]

2014 Winter Olympics

Kalla won a silver medal in the skiathlon event on 8 February in Sochi,[5] and another silver in the classical race on 13 February. In the 4 × 5 km women's relay race, held on 15 February, 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 totally reduced the gap, and overtook her competitors in the final straight, giving Sweden the gold medal.[6]

2018 Winter Olympics

Kalla took the first gold medal awarded at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang when she won the skiathlon,[7] breaking away from the leading group on the last lap of the course to take victory with a lead of 7.8 seconds over second-placed Marit Bjørgen. Her win made her the first Swedish woman to win three Winter Olympic golds, and tied her with canoer Agneta Andersson as the female Swede with most Olympic gold medals overall. It was also Kalla's sixth Olympic medal, equalling Anja Pärson's record for the most Winter Olympic medals among Swedish women.[8] She then went on to win silver in the 10 km freestyle individual start, the 4 × 5 km relay (together with Anna Haag, Ebba Andersson and Stina Nilsson) and the team sprint (with Stina Nilsson).[9]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games
  • 9 medals – (3 gold, 6 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201022Gold86—5Silver
201426SilverSilver34—Gold—
201830SilverGold5—SilverSilver

World Championships
  • 13 medals – (3 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20071957——4—
200921—8186Bronze—
20112311448SilverGold
201325761111SilverSilver
201527GoldBronzeBronze—Silver—
201729SilverBronze7—Silver—
201931965—Gold—

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20061978NC48N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
200720372839N/A—N/AN/AN/A
2008214718N/AN/A18N/A
200922121217N/A—N/AN/A
2010238452N/A—N/AN/A
20112456125N/A 6N/AN/A
201225441547N/AN/A
2013268720—7N/AN/A
2014277438—N/A5N/A
20152874215—N/AN/AN/A
201629542264N/AN/A12
2017309569—11N/A8N/A
2018317643—N/A7N/A
201932107354—N/A10N/A
202033141069141215N/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 12 victories – (7 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 59 podiums – (35 WC, 24 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2007–08 24 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
229 December 2007 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
31 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
44 January 2008 Asiago, Italy1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
55 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
628 December 2007
– 6 January 2008		 Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
716 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic7.6 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
88 March 2008 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
92008–0922 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
108 March 2009 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1120 March 2009 Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
1220–22 March 2009 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
132009–1021 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1412 December 2009   Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
155 February 2010 Canmore, Canada10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
1619 March 2010 Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
1721 March 2010 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
1819–21 March 2010 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
192010–1120 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2026–28 November 2010 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
2131 December 2010 Oberhof, Germany2.8 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
223 January 2011 Oberstdorf, Germany5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
2320 February 2011 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
242011–1219 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2525 November 2011 Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd
2626 November 2011 Rukatunturi, Finland5 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
277 January 2012 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
284 February 2012 Rybinsk, Russia10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
2916 March 2012 Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
3018 March 2012 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
3116–18 March 2012 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
322012–1329 December 2012 Oberhof, Germany3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
333 January 2013 Cortina, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
3422 March 2013 Falun, Sweden2.5 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
3524 March 2013 Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
3622–24 March 2013 World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
372013–141 December 2013 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
3829 November 2013
– 1 December 2013		 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
397 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
4014 December 2013   Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
411 February 2014 Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
422 March 2014 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
432014–1530 November 2014 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
4415 February 2015 Östersund, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
458 March 2015 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
462015–1628 November 2015 Rukatunturi, Finland5 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
475 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup2nd
482016–177 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
4921 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
5019 February 2017 Otepää, Estonia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
512017–1825 November 2017 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup2nd
5226 November 2017 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
5324–26 November 2017 Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
543 December 2017 Lillehammer, Norway7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
5516 December 2017 Toblach, Italy10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
5621 January 2018 Planica, Slovenia10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
572018–1925 November 2018 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
581 December 2018 Lillehammer, Norway10 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
598 December 2018 Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories – (2 RL, 1 TS)
  • 14 podiums – (13 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2006–07 17 December 2006 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2ndL. Andersson / Lindborg / Norgren
24 February 2007   Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stL. Andersson / Strömstedt / Norgren
325 March 2007 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDahlberg / Rydqvist / Norgren
42007–0828 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stNorgren
52008–0923 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHansson / Norgren / Haag
67 December 2008 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndL. Andersson / Lindborg / Haag
72009–1022 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOlsson / Lindborg / Haag
82010–1121 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndNorgren / Haag / Rydqvist
912 December 2010 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLindborg / Haag / Rydqvist
102012–1325 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndIngemarsdotter / Bleckur / Larsen
112016–1722 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Ingemarsdotter / Henriksson / Falk 
122018–1927 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSettlin / E. Andersson / Sundling
132019–208 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRibom / Rönnlund / Lundgren
141 March 2020 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKarlsson / Öhrn / Dahlqvist

Other sports

On 17–18 April 2015, Kalla participated and placed second in Keb Classic, a ski mountaineering event in Kebnekaise, Sweden, with Emelie Forsberg and Josefina Wikberg.[11]

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References
  1. "Kalla vinnare i Tour de ski". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 25 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. Charlotte Kalla Swedens First Winter Olympics Gold Medal at Vancouver
  3. "Sweden's Charlotte Kalla secures cross country crown". BBC Sport. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. Olmos, Cecilia (22 February 2010). "German women's team wins gold in cross country". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. "Kalla wins Sweden's first medal at Sochi 2014". SR International – Radio Sweden. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  6. "Kalla brings the gold home for Sweden in ladies' relay". Fis-Ski. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. "Winter Olympics: Sweden's Charlotte Kalla wins first gold medal of Pyeongchang 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. "Charlotte Kalla wins 1st gold medal of PyeongChang 2018". International Ski Federation. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. "Athlete Profile – Charlotte Kalla". PyeongChang 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. "KALLA Charlotte". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  11. "Resultat 2015" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

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