Charlotte Kalla

Charlotte Kalla
Charlotte Kalla in 2015
Full name	Marina Charlotte Kalla
Born	22 July 1987 Tärendö, Norrbotten, Sweden
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club	Piteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons	2006–
Individual wins	9
Indiv. podiums	47
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 3 0 World Championships 2 4 3 Junior World Championships 3 3 1 Total 7 10 4 Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 10 km freestyle 2014 Sochi 4 x 5 km relay 2010 Vancouver Team sprint 2014 Sochi 15 km skiathlon 2014 Sochi 10 km classical World Championships 2011 Oslo Team sprint 2015 Falun 10 km freestyle 2011 Oslo 4 x 5 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km relay 2015 Falun 4 x 5 km relay 2009 Liberec 4 x 5 km relay 2015 Falun 15 km pursuit 2015 Falun 30 km classical Junior World Championships 2006 Kranj 2 x 5 km pursuit 2007 Tarvisio 2 x 5 km pursuit 2007 Tarvisio 5 km freestyle 2006 Kranj 4 x 3.3 km relay 2007 Tarvisio Individual sprint 2007 Tarvisio 4 x 3.3 km relay 2006 Kranj 5 km classical

Marina Charlotte Kalla, (born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing at international level since the 2003-2004 season. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, and a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 10 km event in Falun.

On 6 January 2008, Kalla won the second edition of Tour de Ski in her debut in the event.^[1]

On 6 May 2012, Kalla signed for Piteå Elit for the season 2012/13.^[2]

2010 Winter Olympics

Kalla won the gold medal in the women's 10 km individual for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, with a time of 24:58.4.^[3][4] She also won a silver in the team sprint event with Anna Haag at those same games.^[5]

2014 Winter Olympics

Kalla won a silver medal in the skiathlon event on 8 February in Sochi,^[6] and another silver in the classical race on 13 February. In the 4 x 5 km women's relay race, held on February 15, she ran in the final leg and started third with a 25.7 sec lag behind the first place and a 19.9 lag behind the second place, but totally reduced the gap, and overtook her competitors in the final straight, giving Sweden the gold medal.^[7]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
2006–07	19	37	28	39	–
2007–08	20	4	7	18	1
2008–09	21	12	12	17	–
2009–10	22	8	4	52	–
2010–11	23	5	6	12	5
2011–12	24	4	4	15	7
2012–13	25	8	7	20	7
2013–14	26	7	4	38	–
2014–15	27	7	4	21	–
2015–16	28	5	4	22	4

Individual podiums

• 9 victories – (4 WC, 5 SWC)
• 47 podiums – (27 WC, 20 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level	Place
1	2007–08	24 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km F Individual	World Cup	3rd
2		29 December 2007	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	1st
3		1 January 2008	Nové Město, Czech Republic	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	1st
4		4 January 2008	Asiago, Italy	1.2 km F Sprint	Stage World Cup	1st
5		5 January 2008	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km C Mass Start	Stage World Cup	2nd
6		28 December 2007 - 6 January 2008	Tour de Ski	Overall	World Cup	1st
7		16 February 2008	Liberec, Czech Republic	7.6 km F Individual	World Cup	3rd
8		8 March 2008	Oslo, Norway	30 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
9	2008–09	22 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km F Individual	World Cup	1st
10		8 March 2009	Lahti, Finland	10 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
11		20 March 2009	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km F Prologue	Stage World Cup	2nd
12		20-22 March 2009	World Cup Final	Overall	World Cup	3rd
13	2009–10	21 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	10 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
14		12 December 2009	Davos, Switzerland	10 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
15		5 February 2010	Canmore, Canada	10 km F Individual	World Cup	1st
16		19 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km F Prologue	Stage World Cup	2nd
17		21 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	10 km F Handicap Start	Stage World Cup	1st
18		19-21 March 2010	World Cup Final	Overall	World Cup	3rd
19	2010–11	20 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
20		26-28 November 2010	Kuusamo, Finland	Overall	World Cup	3rd
21		31 December 2010	Oberhof, Germany	2.5 km F Prologue	Stage World Cup	2nd
22		3 January 2011	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km M Pursuit	Stage World Cup	2nd
23		20 February 2011	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
24	2011–12	19 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	10 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
25		25 November 2011	Kuusamo, Finland	1.2 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
26		26 November 2011	Kuusamo, Finland	5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	3rd
27		7 January 2012	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km C Mass Start	Stage World Cup	3rd
28		4 February 2012	Rybinsk, Russia	10 km F Mass Start	World Cup	2nd
29		16 March 2012	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	2nd
30		18 March 2012	Falun, Sweden	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	2nd
31		16-18 March 2012	World Cup Final	Overall	World Cup	3rd
32	2012–13	29 December 2012	Oberhof, Germany	3 km F Prologue	Stage World Cup	2nd
33		3 January 2013	Cortina, Italy	15 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	2nd
34		22 March 2013	Falun, Sweden	2.5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	2nd
35		24 March 2013	Falun, Sweden	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	3rd
36		22-24 March 2013	World Cup Final	Overall	World Cup	3rd
37	2013–14	1 December 2013	Kuusamo, Finland	10 km F Pursuit	Stage World Cup	1st
38		29 November - 1 December 2013	Kuusamo, Finland	Overall	World Cup	2nd
39		7 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	10 km C Individual	World Cup	2nd
40		14 December 2013	Davos, Switzerland	15 km F Individual	World Cup	3rd
41		1 February 2014	Toblach, Italy	10 km C Individual	World Cup	3rd
42		2 March 2014	Lahti, Finland	10 km F Individual	World Cup	2nd
43	2014–15	30 November 2014	Ruka, Finland	10 km C Individual	World Cup	3rd
44		15 February 2015	Östersund, Sweden	10 km F Individual	World Cup	1st
45		8 March 2015	Lahti, Finland	10 km C Individual	World Cup	3rd
46	2015–16	28 November 2015	Ruka, Finland	5 km F Individual	Stage World Cup	2nd
47		5 December 2015	Lillehammer, Norway	7.5+7.5 km C/F Skiathlon	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 3 victories
• 10 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level	Place
1	2006–07	17 December 2016	La Clusaz, France	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	2nd	(with Andersson / Lindborg / Norgren)
2		4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	1st	(with Andersson / Strömstedt / Norgren)
3		25 March 2007	La Clusaz, France	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	3rd	(with Dahlberg / Rydqvist / Norgren)
4	2007–08	28 October 2007	Düsseldorf, Germany	Team Sprint 6x0.8 km F	World Cup	1st	(with Norgren)
5	2008–09	23 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	3rd	(with Hansson / Norgren / Haag)
6		7 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	2nd	(with Andersson / Lindborg / Haag)
7	2009–10	22 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	1st	(with Olsson / Lindborg / Haag)
8	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	2nd	(with Norgren / Haag / Rydqvist)
9		12 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	3rd	(with Lindborg / Haag / Rydqvist)
10	2012–13	25 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	Relay 4x5 km M	World Cup	2nd	(with Ingemarsdotter / Bleckur / Larsen)

Olympic results

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4x5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2010	22	1	8	6	–	5	2
2014	26	2	2	34	–	1	–

World Championship results

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4x5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2007	19	5	7	–	–	4	–
2009	21	–	8	18	6	3	–
2011	23	11	4	4	8	2	1
2013	25	7	6	11	11	2	2
2015	27	1	3	3	–	2	–

Other sports

On 17-18 April 2015 Kalla participated and placed second in Keb Classic, a ski mountaineering event in Kebnekaise, Sweden, with Emelie Forsberg and Josefina Wikberg.^[8]

References

1. "Kalla vinnare i Tour de ski". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 25 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
2. Sven-Erik P, 07 maj 2012 kl 8:41 Anmäl. "Kalla klar för Piteĺ Elit – Sport – Piteĺ-Tidningen". Pitea-tidningen.se. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
3. Charlotte Kalla Swedens First Winter Olympics Gold Medal at Vancouver
4. "Sweden's Charlotte Kalla secures cross country crown". BBC Sport. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
5. Olmos, Cecilia (22 February 2010). "German women's team wins gold in cross country". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
6. "Kalla wins Sweden's first medal at Sochi 2014". SR International – Radio Sweden. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
7. "Kalla brings the gold home for Sweden in ladies' relay". Fis-Ski. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
8. "Resultat 2015" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

External links

Media related to Charlotte Kalla at Wikimedia Commons

• Charlotte Kalla at the International Ski Federation
• 17 March 2005 Charlotte Kalla interview at SVT's open archive (Swedish)