Emil Jönsson

Emil Jönsson Haag (born 15 August 1985) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2018.

Emil Jönsson Haag
Emil Jönsson in March 2013
Country Sweden
Full nameKarl Emil Jönsson Haag
Born (1985-08-15) 15 August 1985
Årsunda, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2018)​
Ski clubAnna & Emil Sportklubb
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (2004, 2006–2018)
Individual wins16
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums25
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts150
Team starts15
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2010, 2011)
Discipline titles3 – (3 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiTeam sprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Val di FiemmeTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2011 OsloIndividual sprint
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing12.5km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing20 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 1.5 km freestyle sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 RovaniemiIndividual sprint
Emil Jönsson during a World Cup event in Quebec City, in December 2012. He won the event.

Career

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished seventh in the individual sprint event.

He has twelve World Cup victories, all in sprint events, since 2008. He won the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup in 2009–10 and 2010–11.[1]

He won bronze in the sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

In March 2018, his retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2017–2018 season was announced.[2]

Following his retirement he became sighted guide for visually impaired para athlete Zebastian Modin. They participated together at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a bronze medal in men's 20 km classical.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201024———7——
201428———Bronze—Bronze

World Championships
  • 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200721———6——
200923———13—6
201125———Bronze—7
201327———4—Silver
20173116————8

Season titles
  • 3 titles – (3 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2010Sprint
2011Sprint
2013Sprint

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200418NC—NC————
200620177—77————
20072120NC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)————
20082215NC2nd place, silver medalist(s)——50—
20092328NC7——67—
2010246611st place, gold medalist(s)—DNF30—
2011256361st place, gold medalist(s)18DNF10—
20122633818—41DNF—
2013277331st place, gold medalist(s)9DNF15—
2014284510914——DNF—
20152948791742DNF——
20163047622520DNF——
20173139602642—18—
20183254NC21——68—

Individual podiums
  • 16 victories – (13 WC, 3 SWC)
  • 25 podiums – (20 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12006–0721 March 2007Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
22007–081 December 2007Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
326 January 2008Canada Canmore, Canada1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
427 February 2008Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
55 March 2008Norway Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
62008–0916 January 2009Canada Whistler, Canada1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
713 March 2009Italy Valdidentro, Italy1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
82009–104 January 2010Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
917 January 2010Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
102 February 2010Canada Canmore, Canada1.7 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1111 March 2010Norway Drammen, Norway1.0 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1217 March 2010Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.1 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
132010–114 December 2010Germany Düsseldorf, Germany1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1412 December 2010Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
152 January 2011Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
1620 February 2011Norway Drammen, Norway1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1713 March 2011Finland Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1816 March 2011Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
192011–1211 December 2011Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
204 March 2012Finland Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
212012–138 December 2012Canada Quebec City, Canada1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2215 December 2012Canada Canmore, Canada1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2312 January 2013Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic1.6 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
249 March 2013Finland Lahti, Finland1.55 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
252013–1414 March 2014Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (1 RL, 5 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12007–0828 October 2007Sweden Gällivare, Sweden6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdHellner
22008–0918 January 2009Canada Whistler, Canada6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stBryntesson
32010–115 December 2010Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndLarsson
42012–1325 November 2012Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndOlsson / Richardsson / Hellner
53 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndPeterson
62017–1814 January 2018Germany Dresden, Germany6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndPeterson

Personal life

Jönsson married fellow skier and olympic medalist Anna Haag in 2018. They spend their time between Östersund and Davos.[5]

References
  1. "Biography of Emil Jönsson". FIS. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. Linus Sunnervik, Tomas Pettersson (17 March 2018). "Tårfyllda intervjun i SVT efter beskedet" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. "Men's Long Distance Vision Impaired - Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. "JOENSSON HAAG Emil". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "Älskar livet i Davos – och nya sportbilen" (in Swedish). Idrottens Affärer. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
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