Kajsa Britta Kling (born 25 December 1988) is a retired

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

from Sweden. Born in

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, Kling competed in all five alpine disciplines. At the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

, she finished 26th in the

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in Slalom skiing, slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant sl ...

. On 28 December 2010, Kling crashed during a giant slalom race in Semmering, Austria, which ended her 2011 season. On 14 December 2013, Kling attained her first World Cup podium, placing second in a

Super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

race in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Ahead of the 2017/18 season, it was announced that Kling would take a break from World Cup racing because of depression. Kling set no target for a return at the time. In August 2018, Kling announced her decision not to return to the World Cup and retire from active competition.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 podiums – (1 DH, 1 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Kajsa Kling
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation *

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Swedish Alpine Ski Team
' * ' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kling, Kajsa 1988 births Living people People from Åre Swedish female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden Skiers from Jämtland County 21st-century Swedish sportswomen