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.
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 Elin Ek skiing towards her 2007 Vasaloppet main women's competition victory | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Elin Maria Ek | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1973 By, Dalecarlia, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | IFK Mora SK | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 – (1994–2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 114 | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (21st in 2004) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | — | 35 | DNS | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28 | — | 19 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 12 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | — | 23 | — | 31 | — | — | 4 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27 | — | 14 | 16 | 24 | CNX[a] | — | 5 | — |
| 2003 | 29 | — | 17 | 10 | 19 | 16 | — | 6 | — |
| 2005 | 31 | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | 64 | — | NC | — | 59 | — |
| 1998 | 25 | 47 | — | 40 | — | 43 | — |
| 1999 | 26 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27 | NC | — | — | NC | NC | — |
| 2001 | 28 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29 | 86 | — | — | — | 57 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 37 | — |
| 2004 | 31 | 21 | 18 | — | — | 35 | — |
| 2005 | 32 | 42 | 34 | — | — | 33 | — |
| 2006 | 33 | 28 | 22 | — | — | 43 | — |
| 2007 | 34 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
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
External links
Media related to Elin Ek at Wikimedia Commons
- Profile at FIS Archived 2014-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (in German, English, and French)
- Profil påsports-reference.com (in English)