Mathias Fredriksson (born 11 February 1973 in

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former cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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. Fredriksson's best Olympic finish was at these same Olympics with a tenth in the 50 km event. Fredriksson has won four medals at the

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; two silvers (15 km and 4 × 10 km: both 2001) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 2003, 2007). He has 34 victories on the national, FIS, and World Cup levels at various distances since 1993. He won the World Cup in the 2002–03 season. Fredriksson has a brother,

Thobias Fredriksson Thobias Fredriksson (born 4 April 1975 in Dals Rostock, Dalsland) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed since 2000. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a gold in the team sprint and a bronze in the individ ...

, at the same professional level. He is married to Emma Helena Nilsson. In October 2008 he was sentenced to sixteen days in prison for breaking the

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in June the same year. Fredriksson retired at the end of the 2012 season. His last competition was the

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Cross Country Open on 14 April 2012. In November 2013 he joined Sveriges Television as an expert commentator and studio analyst, covering the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and World Championships.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

* 4 medals – (2 silver, 2 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

* 1 title – (1 overall)

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 9 victories – (9 ) * 15 podiums – (15 )

Team podiums

* 5 victories – (4 , 1 ) * 19 podiums – (18 , 1 )

References

External links

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Interview with Mathias Fredriksson in The Ski Journal
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredriksson, Mathias 1973 births Living people People from Uddevalla Municipality Cross-country skiers from Västra Götaland County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Swedish prisoners and detainees Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Häggenås SK skiers Östersunds SK skiers Axa SC skiers