Kajsa Kling
Kajsa Britta Kling (born 25 December 1988) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden.
Kajsa Kling | |
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 Kling in January 2009 | |
| Born | 25 December 1988 Åre, Sweden |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined |
| Club | Åre SK |
| World Cup debut | 13 January 2007 (age 18) |
| Retired | 5 March 2017 (age 28) |
| Website | kajsakling.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2007, 2017) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10 (2008–2017) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 – (1 DH, 1 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in SG, 2014) |
Born in Åre, Kling competed in all five alpine disciplines. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the giant slalom. On 28 December 2010, Kling crashed during a giant slalom race in Semmering, Austria, which ended her 2011 season.[1]
On 14 December 2013, Kling attained her first World Cup podium, placing second in a Super-G race in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[2]
Ahead of the 2017/18 season, it was announced that Kling would take a break from World Cup racing because of depression. Kling set no target for a return at the time.[3] In August 2018, Kling announced her decision not to return to the World Cup and retire from active competition.[4]
World Cup results
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World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 | — | — | DNF1 | DNF1 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | 8 | 18 | — |
References
- Säsongen över för Kling SVT 28 december 2010 Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Annika Nilsson (14 December 2013). "Nytt superåk av Kajsa Kling" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- "Swedish skier Kajsa Kling taking World Cup break to treat depression". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Sweden's Kling Announces Retirement from World Cup". SkiRacing.com. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
External links
Media related to Kajsa Kling at Wikimedia Commons
- Kajsa Kling at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kajsa Kling World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Kajsa Kling at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) – Kajsa Kling – (in Swedish)
- Swedish Alpine Ski Team (in Swedish)
- Official website (in Swedish)