Lars Nelson
Lars Nelson during the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, February 2014
Country Sweden
Full nameLars Fredrik Nelson
Born (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 38)
Funäsdalen, Sweden
Ski clubÅsarna IK
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (2012–2015)
Starts37
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (46th in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 4 × 10 km relay
Updated on 4 April 2019.

Lars Fredrik Nelson (born 19 August 1985, Funäsdalen) is a Swedish cross-country skier.[1]

Biography

He represented Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics 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 Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson, and Marcus Hellner.[2] Nelson showed the best time in his lap, despite losing a ski at one point.[3] Previously, he participated in skiathlon, where he finished 10th, and 15 km classical (15th).[1]

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,[4] when he finished 53rd in the 25 km race in Kuusamo. Before the 2014 Olympics, his best performance in a World Cup race was 7th place achieved in Toblach on 1 February 2014 at the 15 km classical distance. He was not selected for the 2013 World Championships.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 28 15 10 — — Gold —

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2015 29 — 14 25 — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
2012 26 127 84 NC 53 30 —
2013 27 124 79 — — — —
2014 28 46 23 75 16 — —
2015 29 81 48 NC 43 — —

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lars Nelson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ^ "Men's Relay 4x10 km". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ Pretot, Julien (16 February 2014). "Cross country: Sweden's men complete relay double". Reuters. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Om mig" (in Swedish). Lars Nelson personal website. Archived from the original on 2014-11-22. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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