Frida Marie Hansdotter (born 13 December 1985) is a Swedish former

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alpine ski racer and

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. She competed in the technical events and specialised in

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. Hansdotter's father Hans Johansson was also an alpine racer, and she is a second cousin of

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. On 6 March 2019, she announced her retirement from alpine skiing following the 2018–2019 season. In February 2022 she was elected to serve eight-year terms as a member of both the

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and the

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Career

Born in

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, Hansdotter represented Sweden at three

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, and at seven

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. She gained her first World Cup victory at

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, which followed eight runner-up finishes, the most in World Cup history without a win. She was runner-up in the slalom season standings in

and

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, and won the title in

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. Hansdotter has won three medals in the slalom at the World Championships: silver in

and bronze in

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and

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. At the

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, she won the women's slalom.

World Cup results

Season titles

* 1 title – (1

)

Season standings

Race podiums

* 4 wins – (4 SL) * 35 podiums – (34 SL, 1 PSL) Frida Hansdotter closeup

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Frida Hansdotter
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *

– Frida Hansdotter – '

– Frida Hansdotter – alpine skiing – Sweden * – '
interview with 19 years old Frida Hansdotter at SVT's open archive
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