Emelie Öhrstig

Emelie Öhrstig, born 27 February 1978 in Borås, Sweden, is a Swedish cross-country skier and road racing cyclist. As a cross-country skier she who won a gold medal during the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany.[1] She also has eleven additional victories up to 15 km from 2002 to 2005, and her best individual finish in Turin at the 2006 Winter Olympics was 22nd in the individual sprint.

Emelie Öhrstig
Emelie Öhrstig
Country Sweden
Full nameFrida Emelie Öhrstig
Born (1978-02-27) 27 February 1978
Borås, Sweden
Ski clubPiteå Elit
World Cup career
Seasons8 – (1998, 20002006)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts46
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (25th in 2005 & 2006)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 OberstdorfIndividual sprint

In April 2006 she resigned as a member of the Piteå Elit team and has since been listed on the website for the International Ski Federation as retired.

Along with Per Elofsson, she was an expert commentator for Viasat during 2014 Winter Olympics.[2] Prior to that, she had been an expert commentator at Sveriges Television from 2009, until joining Viasat in 2014.[3] Since August 2014, Öhrstig has been an employee at Volvo Cars. As of 2017, she is currently a director of customer experience and retail for the Swedish market.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006284722

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 classical 
 Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20032521
200527Gold9

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
199820NCNC
20002271NC51
2001238962
2002248861
2003253611
20042631NC11
20052725NC9
200628259

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12004–0523 January 2005Italy Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndDahlberg

References

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