Anna Helene Ottosson (born 18 May 1976 in
Ă–stersund, Sweden; married name Ottosson Blixth) is a Swedish former
alpine skier who won an Olympic bronze medal in the
giant slalom
Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.
Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
race at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
in
Turin. She stands 1.66 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 64 kg (141 lbs).
Her only victory in a World Cup competition came when she won a giant slalom competition in
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alp ...
, Italy on 23 January 2000.
World Cup competition victories
References
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1976 births
Swedish female alpine skiers
Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Mid Sweden University alumni
People from Ă–stersund
Living people
Sportspeople from Jämtland County