Emelie Öhrstig, born 27 February 1978 in

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, is a Swedish cross-country skier and

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. As a cross-country skier she who won a

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during the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championships in

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. She also has eleven additional victories up to 15 km from 2002 to 2005, and her best individual finish in

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at the

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was 22nd in the individual sprint. In April 2006 she resigned as a member of the Piteå Elit team and has since been listed on the website for the

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as retired. Along with Per Elofsson, she was an expert commentator for Viasat during

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. Prior to that, she had been an expert commentator at

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from 2009, until joining Viasat in 2014. Since August 2014, Öhrstig has been an employee at

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. As of 2017, she is currently a director of customer experience and retail for the Swedish market.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

* * * Swedish female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers from Västra Götaland County Sportspeople from Borås Cyclists from Västra Götaland County 1978 births Living people FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Swedish female cyclists Piteå Elit cross-country skiers 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-XC-skiing-bio-stub