Johan Kjølstad
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1983 Levanger Municipality, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Skogn IL |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 13 – (2002–2012) |
| Indiv. starts | 68 |
| Indiv. podiums | 7 |
| Indiv. wins | 3 |
| Team starts | 6 |
| Team podiums | 4 |
| Team wins | 2 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2006) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Medal record | |
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Johan Kjølstad (born 9 March 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.
Born in Levanger Municipality, 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
[edit | edit source]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
World Championships
[edit | edit source]- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26 | — | — | — | Silver | — | Gold |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]Season standings
[edit | edit source]| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2002 | 19 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 20 | 128 | — | 71 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 15 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 33 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | NC | 6 | — | DNF | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 38 | NC | 11 | — | — | 77 |
| 2010 | 27 | 74 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | 80 | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | 109 | — | 56 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
[edit | edit source]- 3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
- 7 podiums – (6 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004–05 | 4 December 2004 | Switzerland Bern, Switzerland | 1.35 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 16 January 2005 | Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 3 | 2005–06 | 30 December 2005 | Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 22 January 2006 | Germany Oberstdorf, Germany | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 5 | 2007–08 | 1 December 2007 | Finland Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 6 | 2008–09 | 14 December 2008 | Switzerland Davos, Switzerland | 1.7 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 7 | 18 March 2009 | Sweden Stockholm, Sweden | 1.0 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
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Team podiums
[edit | edit source]- 2 victories (2 TS)
- 4 podiums (4 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005–06 | 23 October 2005 | Germany Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Iversen |
| 2 | 18 March 2006 | Japan Sapporo, Japan | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Rønning | |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Germany Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Hetland |
| 4 | 2010–11 | 16 January 2011 | Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Hattestad |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Johan Kjoelstad at the International Ski and Snowboard FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Johan Kjølstad at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1983 births
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
- Sportspeople from Levanger Municipality
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Skiers from Trøndelag
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen