Elin Ek (cross-country skier)

Elin Ek, (born 31 August 1973 in By, Sweden), is a Swedish cross-country skier. She participated at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. Elin won the Tjejvasan in 1999 and 2006.[1] and the Vasaloppet main women's event in 2007.[2] She also won the women's Worldloppet in the 2006/2007 season.

Elin Ek
Elin Ek skiing towards her 2007 Vasaloppet main women's competition victory
Country	Sweden
Full name	Elin Maria Ek
Born	(1973-08-31)31 August 1973 By, Dalecarlia, Sweden
Ski club	IFK Mora SK
World Cup career
Seasons	1994–2007
Team wins	0
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	2
Indiv. starts	114
Team starts	26
Overall titles	0 – (21st in 2004)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden Junior World Championships 1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay 1992 Vuokatti 4 × 5 km relay

She won the Swedish National Championships at the distances of 10 kilometers in 2006, 30 kilometers in 2003 and 2004, and pursuit in 2003 and 2004, skiathlon in 2007 and sprint in 2003. In 2008, she was also part of IFK Mora SK's team, winning the relay event.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1998	24	43	N/A	35	DNS	—	N/A	—	N/A
2002	28	N/A	19	38	25	25	35	12	N/A
2006	32	N/A	23	N/A	31	—	—	4	—

World Championships

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1995	21	—	N/A	—	—	40	N/A	—	N/A
1997	23	—	N/A	—	—	25	N/A	—	N/A
2001	27	N/A	14	16	24	CNX^[a]	—	5	N/A
2003	29	N/A	17	10	19	16	—	6	N/A
2005	31	N/A	—	N/A	24	13	25	8	—

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1994	21	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1995	22	78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	23	39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1997	24	64	N/A	NC	N/A	59	N/A
1998	25	47	N/A	40	N/A	43	N/A
1999	26	NC	N/A	NC	N/A	—	N/A
2000	27	NC	N/A	—	NC	NC	N/A
2001	28	83	N/A	N/A	N/A	—	N/A
2002	29	86	N/A	N/A	N/A	57	N/A
2003	30	29	N/A	N/A	N/A	37	N/A
2004	31	21	18	N/A	N/A	35	N/A
2005	32	42	34	N/A	N/A	33	N/A
2006	33	28	22	N/A	N/A	43	N/A
2007	34	NC	NC	N/A	N/A	—	—

Team podiums

• 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2001–02	27 November 2001	Kuopio, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Andersson / Dahlberg / Olsson
2	2004–05	15 December 2004	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Dahlberg

References

1. "Tjejvasan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
2. "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
3. "Längd damer" (in Swedish). Svenska Skidförbundet. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
4. "EK Elin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Elin Ek at Wikimedia Commons

• Profile at FIS (in German, English, and French)
• Profil påsports-reference.com (in English)