Lars Fredrik Nelson (born 19 August 1985, Funäsdalen) is a Swedish

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Biography

He represented Sweden at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

in Sochi. On 16 February he competed in the first (classical) leg in the men's team relay and became an Olympic champion, together with his team mates

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, Johan Olsson, and

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. Nelson showed the best time in his lap, despite losing a ski at one point. Previously, he participated in

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, where he finished 10th, and 15 km classical (15th). Nelson participated in the 2004 Junior World Championship. He was not selected for the 2010 Olympics and in fact did not ski a World Cup race until November 2011, when he finished 53rd in the 25 km race in

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. Before the 2014 Olympics, his best performance in a World Cup race was 7th place achieved in

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on 1 February 2014 at the 15 km classical distance. He was not selected for the 2013 World Championships.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

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