Marina Charlotte Kalla (Swedish pronunciation: [ɧaˈɭɔtː ˈkâlːa] ; born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier. A four-time Olympian, Kalla won three golds and nine medals overall at the Olympics between 2004 and 2022. She holds the joint record as Sweden's most decorated Olympic competitor and is the all-time leader among Swedish female athletes.[1] She is also a 13-time medalist at the World Championships, including a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 10 km freestyle event in Falun. This made Kalla the first Swedish female cross-country skier to win individual golds in both the Olympics and World Championships. In 2008, Kalla won the Jerring Award.[2]
| Charlotte Kalla | |
|---|---|
 Charlotte Kalla in February 2019 | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Full name | Marina Charlotte Kalla |
| Born | 22 July 1987 Pajala, Sweden |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Ski club | Piteå Elit |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 17 – (2006–2022) |
| Indiv. starts | 266 |
| Indiv. podiums | 59 |
| Indiv. wins | 12 |
| Team starts | 30 |
| Team podiums | 15 |
| Team wins | 3 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2008, 2012) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Medal record | |
She retired from competitive skiing after the Swedish Championships in March 2022.[3]
Winter Olympics
edit2010 Winter Olympics
editKalla won the gold medal in the women's 10 km individual for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a time of 24:58.4.[4][5] She also won a silver in the team sprint event with Anna Haag at those same games.[6]
2014 Winter Olympics
editKalla won a silver medal in the skiathlon event on 8 February in Sochi,[7] and another silver in the classical race on 13 February. In the 4 × 5 km women's relay race, held on 15 February, she ran in the final leg and started third with a 25.7 sec lag behind the first place and a 19.9 lag behind the second place, but totally reduced the gap, and overtook her competitors in the final straight, giving Sweden the gold medal.[8]
2018 Winter Olympics
editKalla took the first gold medal awarded at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang when she won the skiathlon,[9] breaking away from the leading group on the last lap of the course to take victory with a lead of 7.8 seconds over second-placed Marit Bjørgen. Her win made her the first Swedish woman to win three Winter Olympic golds, and tied her with canoer Agneta Andersson as the female Swede with most Olympic gold medals overall. It was also Kalla's sixth Olympic medal, equalling Anja Pärson's record for the most Winter Olympic medals among Swedish women.[10] She then went on to win silver in the 10 km freestyle individual start, the 4 × 5 km relay (together with Anna Haag, Ebba Andersson and Stina Nilsson) and the team sprint (with Stina Nilsson).[11]
2022 Winter Olympics
editKalla competed in three events at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, her fourth appearance at the Games. Her highest placing was in the 15-km skiathlon, where she finished 19th as the defending champion. Kalla announced her retirement from international competition later that winter.
Other competitions
editOn 6 January 2008, Kalla won the second edition of Tour de Ski in her debut in the event.[12]
On 17–18 April 2015, Kalla participated and placed second in Keb Classic, a ski mountaineering event in Kebnekaise, Sweden, with Emelie Forsberg and Josefina Wikberg.[13]
Personal life
editKalla was born in Tärendö in Norrbotten, Sweden. She is the eldest of three daughters.[14]
In 2023, Kalla competed on the Swedish reality TV series Let's Dance, pairing with professional dancer Tobias Karlsson. Kalla became pregnant before the competition started, becoming the first dancer to participate while pregnant.[15][16] Her daughter was born 15 July 2023.[17]
Kalla is of Tornedalian Finnish descent.[18]
She published her autobiography in 2023: "Skam den som ger sig"[19][20] ("shame on the one who gives up"), in Swedish only. Written in the first person, the book summarises her sports career and describes her view.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[21]
Olympic Games
edit- 9 medals – (3 gold, 6 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | Gold | 8 | 6 | — | 5 | Silver |
| 2014 | 26 | Silver | Silver | 34 | — | Gold | — |
| 2018 | 30 | Silver | Gold | 5 | — | Silver | Silver |
| 2022 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — |
World Championships
edit- 13 medals – (3 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — |
| 2009 | 21 | — | 8 | 18 | 6 | Bronze | — |
| 2011 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Silver | Gold |
| 2013 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | Silver | Silver |
| 2015 | 27 | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | — | Silver | — |
| 2017 | 29 | Silver | Bronze | 7 | — | Silver | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | Gold | — |
| 2021 | 33 | 6 | 5 | DNF | — | 6 | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2006 | 18 | 78 | NC | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 19 | 37 | 28 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 18 | — |  |
— | 18 | — |
| 2009 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — |  |
— |
| 2010 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 52 | — | — | — | |
— |
| 2011 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
5 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 7 | — | |
— |
| 2013 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 20 | — | 7 | — | |
— |
| 2014 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 38 |  |
— | — | 5 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 12 |
| 2017 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 69 | — | 11 | — | 8 | — |
| 2018 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 43 | |
— | — | 7 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 4 | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2020 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 14 | 12 | 15 | — | — |
| 2021 | 33 | 53 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 34 | 31 | 20 | NC | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 12 victories – (7 WC, 5 SWC)
- 59 podiums – (35 WC, 24 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007–08 | 24 November 2007 |  Beitostølen, Norway |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 29 December 2007 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 1 January 2008 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 4 | 4 January 2008 |  Asiago, Italy |
1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 5 | 5 January 2008 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 6 | 28 December 2007 – 6 January 2008 |
Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 7 | 16 February 2008 | Liberec, Czech Republic |
7.6 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 8 | 8 March 2008 | Oslo, Norway |
30 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 9 | 2008–09 | 22 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 10 | 8 March 2009 |  Lahti, Finland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 11 | 20 March 2009 | Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 12 | 20–22 March 2009 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 13 | 2009–10 | 21 November 2009 | Beitostølen, Norway |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 14 | 12 December 2009 |  Davos, Switzerland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 15 | 5 February 2010 |  Canmore, Canada |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 16 | 19 March 2010 | Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 17 | 21 March 2010 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 18 | 19–21 March 2010 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 19 | 2010–11 | 20 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 20 | 26–28 November 2010 | Nordic Opening |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 21 | 31 December 2010 |  Oberhof, Germany |
2.8 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 22 | 3 January 2011 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 23 | 20 February 2011 | Drammen, Norway |
1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 24 | 2011–12 | 19 November 2011 | Sjusjøen, Norway |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 25 | 25 November 2011 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 26 | 26 November 2011 | 5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 27 | 7 January 2012 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 28 | 4 February 2012 |  Rybinsk, Russia |
10 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 29 | 16 March 2012 | Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 30 | 18 March 2012 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 31 | 16–18 March 2012 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 32 | 2012–13 | 29 December 2012 | Oberhof, Germany |
3 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 33 | 3 January 2013 | Cortina, Italy |
15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 34 | 22 March 2013 | Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 35 | 24 March 2013 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 36 | 22–24 March 2013 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 37 | 2013–14 | 1 December 2013 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 38 | 29 November 2013 – 1 December 2013 |
Nordic Opening |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 39 | 7 December 2013 | Lillehammer, Norway |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 40 | 14 December 2013 | Davos, Switzerland |
15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 41 | 1 February 2014 | Toblach, Italy |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 42 | 2 March 2014 | Lahti, Finland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 43 | 2014–15 | 30 November 2014 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 44 | 15 February 2015 | Östersund, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 45 | 8 March 2015 | Lahti, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 46 | 2015–16 | 28 November 2015 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 47 | 5 December 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 48 | 2016–17 | 7 January 2017 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 49 | 21 January 2017 | Ulricehamn, Sweden |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 50 | 19 February 2017 |  Otepää, Estonia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 51 | 2017–18 | 25 November 2017 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 52 | 26 November 2017 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 53 | 24–26 November 2017 | Nordic Opening |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 54 | 3 December 2017 | Lillehammer, Norway |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 55 | 16 December 2017 | Toblach, Italy |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 56 | 21 January 2018 |  Planica, Slovenia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 57 | 2018–19 | 25 November 2018 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 58 | 1 December 2018 | Lillehammer, Norway |
10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 59 | 8 December 2018 | Beitostølen, Norway |
15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
edit- 3 victories – (2 RL, 1 TS)
- 15 podiums – (14 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–07 | 17 December 2006 |  La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | L. Andersson / Lindborg / Norgren |
| 2 | 4 February 2007 | Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | L. Andersson / Strömstedt / Norgren | |
| 3 | 25 March 2007 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Dahlberg / Rydqvist / Norgren | |
| 4 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Norgren |
| 5 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hansson / Norgren / Haag |
| 6 | 7 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | L. Andersson / Lindborg / Haag | |
| 7 | 2009–10 | 22 November 2009 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Olsson / Lindborg / Haag |
| 8 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Norgren / Haag / Rydqvist |
| 9 | 12 December 2010 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Lindborg / Haag / Rydqvist | |
| 10 | 2012–13 | 25 November 2012 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Ingemarsdotter / Bleckur / Larsen |
| 11 | 2016–17 | 22 January 2017 | Ulricehamn, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Ingemarsdotter / Henriksson / Falk |
| 12 | 2018–19 | 27 January 2019 | Ulricehamn, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Settlin / E. Andersson / Sundling |
| 13 | 2019–20 | 8 December 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Ribom / Rönnlund / Lundgren |
| 14 | 1 March 2020 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Karlsson / Öhrn / Dahlqvist | |
| 15 | 2020–21 | 24 January 2021 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Ribom / Modig / E. Andersson |
References
edit- ^ Jonsson, Peter (15 February 2018). "Charlotte Kalla: Nu är Kalla bäst genom tiderna". SVT Sport (in Swedish).
- ^ "Sport: Charlotte Kalla fick Jerringpriset". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Emil Eiman Roslund (22 March 2022). "Charlotte Kalla avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Charlotte Kalla Swedens First Winter Olympics Gold Medal at Vancouver
- ^ "Sweden's Charlotte Kalla secures cross country crown". BBC Sport. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Olmos, Cecilia (22 February 2010). "German women's team wins gold in cross country". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Kalla wins Sweden's first medal at Sochi 2014". Sveriges Radio. SR International – Radio Sweden. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Kalla brings the gold home for Sweden in ladies' relay". Fis-Ski. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Winter Olympics: Sweden's Charlotte Kalla wins first gold medal of Pyeongchang 2018". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Charlotte Kalla wins 1st gold medal of PyeongChang 2018". International Ski Federation. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Profile – Charlotte Kalla". PyeongChang 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Kalla vinnare i Tour de ski". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Resultat 2015" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Här får Kalla koll på kartan". Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Sundsvalls tidning, 16 juli 2011.
- ^ "Charlotte Kalla i "Let's dance": Långt utanför min comfort zone". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte Kalla om att tävla i Let's Dance som gravid - Metro Mode". metromode.se (in Swedish).
- ^ Lutz, Leandro (2023-07-19). "Charlotte Kalla becomes a mother". ProXCskiing. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Charlotte Kalla om sitt ursprung: "Har jag rätt att göra det?"" [Charlotte Kalla about her origins: "Do I have the right to do it?"] (in Swedish). Expressen. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Ej Utkommen Titel. Book Affair. 2023. ISBN 978-91-987646-3-5.
- ^ martenlang (2023-06-06). "Kalla om självbiografin: "Kommer vara brutalt ärlig"". Langd.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "KALLA Charlotte". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
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