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Emil Jönsson

Emil Jönsson Haag (born 15 August 1985) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who competed between 2004 and 2018.

Emil Jönsson Haag
Emil Jönsson in March 2013
Country Sweden
Full nameKarl Emil Jönsson Haag
Born (1985-08-15) 15 August 1985 (age 38)
Årsunda, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2018)​
Ski clubAnna & Emil Sportklubb
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (2004, 2006–2018)
Starts150
Podiums25
Wins16
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2010, 2011)
Discipline titles3 – (3 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team sprint
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo Individual sprint
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 12.5km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 20 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 1.5 km freestyle sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rovaniemi Individual sprint
Emil Jönsson during a World Cup event in Quebec City, in December 2012. He won the event.

Career edit

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished seventh in the individual sprint event.

He has twelve World Cup victories, all in sprint events, since 2008. He won the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup in 2009–10 and 2010–11.[1]

He won bronze in the sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

In March 2018, his retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2017–2018 season was announced.[2]

Following his retirement he became sighted guide for visually impaired para athlete Zebastian Modin. They participated together at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a bronze medal in men's 20 km classical.[3]

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games edit

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2010 24 — — — 7 — —
2014 28 — — — Bronze — Bronze

World Championships edit

  • 4 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2007 21 — — — 6 — —
2009 23 — — — 13 — 6
2011 25 — — — Bronze — 7
2013 27 — — — 4 — Silver
2017 31 16 — — — — 8

World Cup edit

Season titles edit

  • 3 titles – (3 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2010 Sprint
2011 Sprint
2013 Sprint

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2004 18 NC — NC — — — —
2006 20 177 — 77 — — — —
2007 21 20 NC   — — — —
2008 22 15 NC   — — 50 —
2009 23 28 NC 7 — — 67 —
2010 24 6 61   — DNF 30 —
2011 25 6 36   18 DNF 10 —
2012 26 33 81 8 — 41 DNF —
2013 27 7 33   9 DNF 15 —
2014 28 45 109 14 — — DNF —
2015 29 48 79 17 42 DNF — —
2016 30 47 62 25 20 DNF — —
2017 31 39 60 26 42 — 18 —
2018 32 54 NC 21 — — 68 —

Individual podiums edit

  • 16 victories – (13 WC, 3 SWC)
  • 25 podiums – (20 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 21 March 2007   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
2 2007–08 1 December 2007   Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
3 26 January 2008   Canmore, Canada 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
4 27 February 2008   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
5 5 March 2008   Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
6 2008–09 16 January 2009   Whistler, Canada 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
7 13 March 2009   Valdidentro, Italy 1.7 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
8 2009–10 4 January 2010   Prague, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
9 17 January 2010   Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
10 2 February 2010   Canmore, Canada 1.7 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
11 11 March 2010   Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
12 17 March 2010   Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
13 2010–11 4 December 2010   Düsseldorf, Germany 1.7 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
14 12 December 2010   Davos, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
15 2 January 2011   Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
16 20 February 2011   Drammen, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
17 13 March 2011   Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
18 16 March 2011   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
19 2011–12 11 December 2011   Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
20 4 March 2012   Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st
21 2012–13 8 December 2012   Quebec City, Canada 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
22 15 December 2012   Canmore, Canada 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
23 12 January 2013   Liberec, Czech Republic 1.6 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
24 9 March 2013   Lahti, Finland 1.55 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
25 2013–14 14 March 2014   Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd

Team podiums edit

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (1 RL, 5 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2007–08 28 October 2007   Gällivare, Sweden 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Hellner
2 2008–09 18 January 2009   Whistler, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Bryntesson
3 2010–11 5 December 2010   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Larsson
4 2012–13 25 November 2012   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Olsson / Richardsson / Hellner
5 3 February 2013   Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.8 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Peterson
6 2017–18 14 January 2018   Dresden, Germany 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Peterson

Personal life edit

Jönsson married fellow skier and olympic medalist Anna Haag in 2018. They spend their time between Östersund and Davos.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Biography of Emil Jönsson". FIS. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ Linus Sunnervik, Tomas Pettersson (17 March 2018). "Tårfyllda intervjun i SVT efter beskedet" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Long Distance Vision Impaired - Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "JOENSSON HAAG Emil". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Älskar livet i Davos – och nya sportbilen" (in Swedish). Idrottens Affärer. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

External links edit

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