Johan Kjølstad

Johan Kjølstad (born 9 March 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.

Johan Kjølstad
Country Norway
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983
Levanger, Norway
Ski clubSkogn IL
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2002–2012)
Individual wins3
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums7
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts68
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2006)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 LiberecTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2009 LiberecIndividual sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 SollefteåIndividual sprint

Born in Levanger, he represents the sports club Skogn IL.[1]

Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006.[1] He finished sixth overall in the Sprint Cup at the 2007-08 Cross-country Skiing World Cup, and won one of the races.

At the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kjølstad won the sprint prologue before American Andrew Newell and Russian Alexei Petukhov. In the quarter-finals, Kjølstad progressed alongside Swiss World Cup leader Dario Cologna. Then, Kjølstad defeated Nikolay Morilov in the semi-final and went to the final heat, being a medal favourite. Here, he fought with Ola Vigen Hattestad for the gold, having broken free from the other four competitors. At the sprint final, Vigen Hattestad defeated Kjølstad who grabbed the silver medal. The following day, Kjølstad teamed up with Vigen Hattestad to win gold in the team sprint event.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200623———7——
201027———9——

World Championships
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200926———Silver—Gold

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200219NC—NC———
200320128—71———
200421NC—NC———
20052222—7———
20062315—5———
20072433—8———
20082525NC6—DNF—
20092638NC11——77
20102774—32———
20112880—40———
201229109—56———

Individual podiums
  • 3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 7 podiums – (6 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2004–05 4 December 2004Switzerland Bern, Switzerland1.35 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
216 January 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
3 2005–06 30 December 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
422 January 2006Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
52007–081 December 2007Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
6 2008–09 14 December 2008Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.7 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
718 March 2009Sweden Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 2 victories (2 TS)
  • 4 podiums (4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12005–0623 October 2005Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stIversen
218 March 2006Japan Sapporo, Japan6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndRønning
3 2007–08 28 October 2007Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndHetland
42010–1116 January 2011Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stHattestad

References
  1. "Profile: Johan Kjølstad". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  2. "KJOELSTAD Johan". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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