Daniel Rickardsson

Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson[1][2] (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who started competing in 2002.[3]

Daniel Rickardsson
Rickardsson in March 2019
Country Sweden
Full nameJan Olof Daniel Rickardsson
Born (1982-03-15) 15 March 1982
Iggesund, Sweden
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Ski clubHudiksvalls IF
World Cup career
Seasons18 – (2004–2021)
Individual wins3
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums10
Team podiums8
Indiv. starts212
Team starts22
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2011)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 1
World Championships 0 3 1
Total 2 3 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Vancouver4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 Sochi15 km classical
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Oslo4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place2013 Val di Fiemme4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Falun4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2017 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
Updated on 15 December 2021.

Athletic career

His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 × 10 km relay events.

Rickardsson also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing sixth in the 4 ×10 km relay, 20th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 50 km events.

In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Rickardsson skied the first leg for the gold winning Swedish team in the 4 × 10 km relay event.

In the Oslo 2011 World Championships Rickardsson skied the first leg for the Swedish silver winning team.

On 14 July 2013, Rickardsson and a friend were involved in a traffic accident, after their car had had a punctured tyre. As they stood by the car at the side of the road, they were hit by a recreational vehicle, the driver of which apparently failed to observe them in time. Rickardsson suffered ligament injuries and bruises, but his friend was killed.[4]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Rickardsson won bronze at the 15 km classical and helped Sweden win gold in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20102722237—Gold—
201431Bronze78—Gold—
20183511147—5—

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20092620—30—6—
20112842277—Silver—
201330101810—Silver—
20153213—9—Silver—
2017341323——Bronze—
201936211515———

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200422NCNC——————
200523NCNC——————
20062412082——————
200725NCNC——————
2008261128389—47———
2009275035NC—23—48—
201028171883—8—27—
2011293rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)233rd place, bronze medalist(s)9—6—
2012303830NC13DNF—22—
2013312421924713—11—
20143283rd place, bronze medalist(s)972719—4—
2015331416NC1210———
2016346441NC18————
2017353324NC—24———
2018361716NC358—17—
2019376240NC—28—29—
2020384942NC——19——

Individual podiums
  • 3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 10 podiums – (5 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12009–107 January 2010Italy Toblach, Italy10 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
2 2010–11 20 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
327 November 2010Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
428 November 2010Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
522 January 2011Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
619 February 2011Norway Drammen, Norway15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
719 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup3rd
8 2011–12 27 November 2011Finland Lahti, Finland15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
9 2013–14 2 March 2014Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
108 March 2014Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 8 podiums – (8 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12008–0923 November 2008Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndOlsson / Andreasson / Hellner
27 December 2008France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndOlsson / Södergren / Hellner
32010–1121 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLarsson / Olsson / Hellner
42011–1220 November 2011Norway Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHellner / Olsson / Halfvarsson
512 February 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndOlsson / Södergren / Hellner
62012–1325 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndJönsson / Olsson / Hellner
720 January 2013France La Clusaz, France4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndOlsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner
82016–1721 January 2017Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndOlsson / Hellner / Halfvarsson

References
  1. "Profile at official website". newsweden.nu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Rickardsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. "OS-mästaren blir tränare – och byter sport". June 2023.
  4. http://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/laget-stabilt-for-Rickardsson
  5. "RICHARDSSON Daniel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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