Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981 in

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) is a

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cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (with

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) at the

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and also finished 11th in the Individual sprint in those same games. Andersson also won three medals at the

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with two silvers (Individual sprint:

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, team sprint:

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) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay: 2009). She also has nineteen individual victories at all levels at various distances since 1999.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

*3 medals – (2 silver, 1 bronze) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 victories – (2 ) * 7 podiums – (7 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 6 podiums – (4 , 2 )

References

External links

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