Anna Holmlund
Anna Holmlund in 2013
Country Sweden
Born (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 36)
Selånger, Sweden
Ski clubSundsvalls SLK
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (2009–2011, 2013–2017)
Starts67
Podiums33
Wins19
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2015, 2016)
Discipline titles3 – Ski cross (2011, 2015, 2016)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women's Freestyle skiing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Ski cross
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Deer Valley Ski cross

Anna Ida Holmlund (born 3 October 1987)[1] is a Swedish former ski cross athlete.

Career

Holmlund won 19 World Cup races and three ski cross World Cups up to 2016.[2] She came sixth at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[3]

During a practice run on 19 December 2016 in Innichen, Holmlund crashed and suffered head injuries with brain hemorrhages and facial fractures, including a diffuse axonal injury.[4][5] Doctors put her in a medically induced coma in a hospital in Bolzano[6] and a week later she was flown back to Sweden.[7] In May 2017, the Swedish Ski Association announced that Holmlund had regained consciousness and had communicated with and recognised friends and family.[8] In July 2017, she left the Danderyd hospital, where she had been treated, and returned to her hometown of Sundsvall.[9]

In December 2017, Holmlund took her first steps since the accident.[10] She made a return to the ski slopes in February 2018, when she took to the snow in a sit-ski for the first time.[11] In April 2018, she made a return to competition by racing in a biski with the assistance of her brother Kalle: they won the women's class in a downhill race in Åre.[12]

In early November 2018, Holmlund was announced as an ambassador for Stockholm's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[13]

World Cup podiums

Holmlund at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup Finals, Megève (2015)
Season Date Location Place
2009–2010 21 December 2009 Innichen, Italy 1st
22 December 2009 Innichen, Italy 1st
14 March 2010 Grindelwald, Switzerland 1st
19 March 2010 Sierra Nevada, Spain 1st
2010–2011 18 December 2010 Innichen, Italy 1st
16 January 2011 Les Contamines, France 3rd
29 January 2011 Grasgehren, Germany 1st
6 March 2011 Meiringen, Switzerland 1st
13 March 2011 Branäs, Sweden 1st
19 March 2011 Voss, Norway 1st
2012–2013 8 December 2012 Nakiska, Canada 3rd
13 December 2012 Telluride, United States 3rd
12 January 2013 Les Contamines, France 2nd
2013–2014 21 December 2013 Innichen, Italy 3rd
2014–2015 10 January 2015 Val Thorens, France 2nd
6 February 2015 Arosa, Switzerland 2nd
7 February 2015 Arosa, Switzerland 2nd
15 February 2015 Åre, Sweden 1st
21 February 2015 Tegernsee, Germany 3rd
22 February 2015 Tegernsee, Germany 1st
13 March 2015 Megeve, France 1st
14 March 2015 Megeve, France 1st
2015–2016 5 December 2015 Montafon, Austria 2nd
11 December 2015 Val Thorens, France 1st
12 December 2015 Val Thorens, France 1st
19 December 2015 Innichen, Italy 2nd
16 January 2016 Watles, Italy 1st
17 January 2016 Watles, Italy 2nd
23 January 2016 Nakiska, Alberta, Canada 2nd
13 February 2016 Idre Fjäll, Sweden 1st
28 February 2016 Bokwang/Pyeongchang, South Korea 3rd
4 March 2016 Arosa, Graubünden, Switzerland 1st
2016–2017 10 December 2016 Val Thorens, France 1st

References

  1. ^ "Sladdbarn med vinnarskalle". dt.se (in Swedish). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FIS bio". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "FIS – Anna Holmlund". Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Swedish ski cross champion in coma after surgery". The Local. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Swedish skier Holmlund in coma after training crash". Reuters. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Second freestyle skier injured on hill that left Sochi bronze medallist in coma". The Guardian. Associated Press. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Anna Holmlund har flugits hem". Sportbladet. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via Aftonbladet.
  8. ^ "Olympic ski cross medalist Anna Holmlund out of coma 5 months after crash". ESPN (UK TV channel). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ Israelsson, Fredrik (16 November 2017). "Efter Anna Holmlunds flytt till Sundsvall: "En svår omställning"" [After Anna Holmlund's move to Sundsvall: "A difficult transition"]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  10. ^ Lindström, Johannes (22 December 2017). "Här tar Anna Holmlund första stegen efter olyckan" [Here, Anna Holmlund takes first steps after the accident]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  11. ^ Jörnmark, Moa (26 March 2018). "Anna Holmlund tillbaka i backen: "Underbart"" [Anna Holmlund back on the slope: "Wonderful"]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  12. ^ Israelsson, Fredrik (21 April 2018). "Anna Holmlund gjorde comeback – vann störtloppstävling" [Anna Holmlund makes comeback – wins downhill race]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  13. ^ Israelsson, Fredrik (7 November 2018). "Anna Holmlund: "Jag tänder gärna OS-elden"" [Anna Holmlund: "I'd like to light the Olympic flame"]. svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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