Kajsa Kling
 Kling in January 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Kajsa Britta Kling (born 25 December 1988) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden.
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
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19 | 124 | — | — | 48 | — | — |
| 2009 | 20 | 105 | — | — | 51 | — | 34 |
| 2010 | 21 | 89 | — | 41 | 48 | 42 | — |
| 2011 | 22 | 86 | — | 39 | 34 | 43 | — |
| 2012 | 23 | 90 | — | — | 35 | 52 | — |
| 2013 | 24 | 102 | — | 44 | — | — | 39 |
| 2014 | 25 | 15 | — | 20 | 8 | 12 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 27 | — | 37 | 15 | 15 | — |
| 2016 | 27 | 17 | — | 28 | 10 | 11 | 20 |
| 2017 | 28 | 22 | — | 31 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 Dec 2013 | .svg.png){kind=small} St Moritz, Switzerland |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 2017 | 2 Dec 2016 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 | — | — | DNF1 | DNF1 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | 8 | 18 | — |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | — | 18 | DNF1 | 23 | — |
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)