Emelie Öhrstig, born 27 February 1978 in Borås,

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, is a Swedish

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

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

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was 22nd in the individual sprint. In April 2006 she resigned as a member of the

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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 Volvo Cars. 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 of Sweden Cross-country skiers from Västra Götaland County People from Borås 1978 births Living people FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Swedish female cyclists Piteå Elit skiers 20th-century Swedish women 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-XC-skiing-bio-stub