Lars Fredrik Nelson (born 19 August 1985,
Funäsdalen) is a Swedish
cross-country skier.
Biography
He represented Sweden at the
2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...
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
Carl Marcus Joakim Hellner (born 25 November 1985) is a Swedish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. He retired at the end of the 2017-18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, 2017-18 FIS World Cup se ...
. Nelson showed the best time in his lap, despite losing a ski at one point. Previously, he participated in
skiathlon, where he finished 10th, and
15 km classical (15th).
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,
when he finished 53rd in the 25 km race in
Kuusamo
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. 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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Swedish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Åsarna IK cross-country skiers
People from Härjedalen Municipality
Cross-country skiers from Jämtland County
21st-century Swedish sportsmen