Britta Johansson Norgren
Britta Johanna Helena Johansson Norgren (born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is 26th in the individual sprint at Sapporo in 2007.
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| Country |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Britta Johanna Helena Johansson Norgren | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1983 Bälinge, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Sollefteå Skidor IF | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2003–2011, 2013–2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (30th in 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johansson Norgren's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 11th in the 10 km event at Turin in 2006.
She has a total of eight individual victories at various levels up to 30 km since 2002. Johansson Norgren's best individual World Cup finish was eighth in the sprint event in Germany in 2006.
On 31 January 2016 she won the women's edition of the Marcialonga ski marathon race in Italy.[1]
She won the Tjejvasan in 2016,[2] On 25 February 2017, she once again won Tjejvasan.[3] She also won Tjejvasan in 2019.[4][5] and the ski marathon Vasaloppet in 2017 and 2019.[6][7] In February 2020, she won Tjejvasan once again.[8] On 26 February 2022, she again won the same race.[9]
On 8 April 2022, she announced her retirement from cross-country skiing.[10]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 28 | — | 4 | — |
| 2010 | 26 | 29 | 52 | — | 13 | — | — |
| 2014 | 30 | — | 38 | — | 14 | — | — |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | — | 27 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 25 | — | — | DNF | 38 | Bronze | — |
| 2011 | 27 | — | — | 31 | — | Silver | — |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2003 | 20 | 102 | — | 67 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 38 | 80 | 22 | — | 41 | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 96 | NC | 73 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 16 | — | — | DNF |
| 2010 | 27 | 50 | 44 | 42 | — | 26 | 36 |
| 2011 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 30 |
| 2013 | 30 | 61 | NC | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 26 | 11 | — | — |
Team podiums
- 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
- 8 podiums – (5 RL, 3 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005–06 | 18 March 2006 |  Sapporo, Japan | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Strömstedt |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 29 October 2006 |  Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Andersson |
| 3 | 17 December 2006 |  La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Andersson / Lindborg / Kalla | |
| 4 | 4 February 2007 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Andersson / Strömstedt / Kalla | |
| 5 | 25 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Dahlberg / Rydqvist / Kalla | |
| 6 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Kalla |
| 7 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hansson / Haag / Kalla |
| 8 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Haag / Rydqvist / Kalla |
References
- Johan Häll (31 January 2016). "Tredje raka segern för Britta Johansson Norgren" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- Olle Liljeblad (27 February 2016). "Britta Johansson Norgren vann Tjejvasan 2016" (in Swedish). Dalarnas tidningar. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- Isabell Gradin (25 February 2017). "Britta Johansson Norgren vann Tjejvasan" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- "Johansson Norgren spurtade hem Tjejvasan" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- "Britta Johansson Norgren spurtade hem Tjejvasan". Expressen (in Swedish). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Julin, Albin (5 March 2017). "Johansson Norgren i mål som segrare 2017". www.expressen.se. Expressen. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Johansson Norgren vann Vasaloppet". Dagens Nyheter. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Petter Öhrling, Marie Lehmann (22 February 2020). "Britta Johansson Norgren vann Tjejvasan igen". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Simon Norberg, Marie Lehmann (26 February 2022). "Britta Johansson Norgren vann Tjejvasan på rekordtid" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- Maja Albertsson (8 April 2022). "Britta Johansson Norgren avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- "NORGREN Britta". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.