Anna Margret Jönsson Haag (born 1 June 1986 as Anna Hansson) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Haag won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, earning Sweden the first gold medal in the women's relay event since 1960.
| Anna Jönsson Haag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Anna Margret Jönsson Haag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Anna Hansson 1 June 1986 Köping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ski club | Anna & Emil Sportklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 12 – (2007–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHaag participated in her first FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay event together with Lina Andersson, Britta Norgren and Charlotte Kalla.
Haag's best individual World Cup finish is a third place in a 10 km event 21 November 2009. Her lone victory was at a FIS race in Sweden in the 10 km event in 2008.
On 19 February 2010, Haag won the Olympic silver medal in the 15 km pursuit. Three days later, on 22 February, she won another silver medal, in the team sprint together with Charlotte Kalla.
At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Haag in the 4 × 5 km relay, 3rd stage, won gold.[1]
At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Haag won silver in the 4 × 5 km relay.[2]
In March 2018, her retirement from cross–country skiing following the 2017–2018 season was announced.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
edit- 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | 4 | Silver | — | — | — | Silver |
| 2014 | 27 | 20 | — | 11 | — | Gold | — |
| 2018 | 31 | — | 32 | 29 | — | Silver | — |
World Championships
edit- 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 | — | — | 25 | — | Bronze | — |
| 2011 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 10 | — | Silver | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 6 | — | Silver | — |
| 2015 | 28 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 9 | — | Silver | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2007 | 21 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 50 | — | 13 | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 43 | — | 7 | 34 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 44 | — | — | 15 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 11 | DNF | 7 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 61 | 8 | DNF | 13 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 67 | — | 18 | 17 | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 67 | 39 | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 40 | 23 | 76 | 25 | DNF | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 53 | — | 21 | — | 25 |
| 2017 | 31 | 26 | 19 | NC | 13 | — | 13 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 52 | 17 | 12 | 41 | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 SWC)
- 3 podiums – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009–10 | 21 November 2009 |  Beitostølen, Norway |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 12 December 2009 |  Rogla, Slovenia |
15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 3 | 2010–11 | 3 January 2011 |  Oberstdorf, Germany |
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 5 podiums – (5 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Hansson / Johansson Norgren / Kalla |
| 2 | 7 December 2008 |  La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Andersson / Lindborg / Kalla | |
| 3 | 2009–10 | 22 November 2009 | Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Olsson / Lindborg / Kalla |
| 4 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Johansson Norgren / Rydqvist / Kalla |
| 5 | 19 December 2010 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Lindborg / Rydqvist / Kalla |
Personal life
editHaag married fellow Swedish sprint specialist Emil Jönsson in 2018. They spend their time between Östersund, Sweden and Davos, Switzerland.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kalla kände sig bäst i världen". Svenska Dagbladet. 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Cross-country skiing: Women's 4 × 5km relay results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Linus Sunnervik, Tomas Pettersson (17 March 2018). "Tårfyllda intervjun i SVT efter beskedet" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "JOENSSON HAAG Anna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Älskar livet i Davos – och nya sportbilen" (in Swedish). Idrottens Affärer. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
External links
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- Official website (in Swedish)
- Anna JOENSSON HAAG at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Anna HAAG at Olympics.com
- Anna Haag at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)