Anna Holmlund Explained

Anna Holmlund
Birth Date:3 October 1987
Birth Place:Selånger, Sweden
Club:Sundsvalls SLK
Seasons:8 – (2009–2011, 2013–2017)
Wins:19
Totalpodiums:33
Individual Starts:67
Team Starts:0
Wcoveralls:0 – (2nd in 2015, 2016)
Wctitles:3 – Ski cross (2011, 2015, 2016)

Anna Ida Holmlund (born 3 October 1987)[1] is a Swedish former ski cross athlete.

Career

Holmlund won 19 World Cup races and three ski cross World Cups up to 2016.[2] She came sixth at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[3]

During a practice run on 19 December 2016 in Innichen, Holmlund crashed and suffered head injuries with brain hemorrhages and facial fractures, including a diffuse axonal injury.[4] [5] Doctors put her in a medically induced coma in a hospital in Bolzano[6] and a week later she was flown back to Sweden.[7] In May 2017, the Swedish Ski Association announced that Holmlund had regained consciousness and had communicated with and recognised friends and family.[8] In July 2017, she left the Danderyd hospital, where she had been treated, and returned to her hometown of Sundsvall.[9]

In December 2017, Holmlund took her first steps since the accident.[10] She made a return to the ski slopes in February 2018, when she took to the snow in a sit-ski for the first time.[11] In April 2018, she made a return to competition by racing in a biski with the assistance of her brother Kalle: they won the women's class in a downhill race in Åre.[12]

In early November 2018, Holmlund was announced as an ambassador for Stockholm's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[13]

World Cup podiums

SeasonDateLocationPlace
2009–2010 align=right 21 December 2009 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 22 December 2009 Innichen, Italy align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 14 March 2010 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 19 March 2010 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
2010–2011 align=right 18 December 2010 Innichen, Italy align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 16 January 2011 align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=right 29 January 2011 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 6 March 2011 Meiringen, Switzerland align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 13 March 2011 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 19 March 2011 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
2012–2013 align=right 8 December 2012 align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=right 13 December 2012 align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=right 12 January 2013 Les Contamines, France align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
2013–2014 align=right 21 December 2013 Innichen, Italy align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
2014–2015 align=right 10 January 2015 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 6 February 2015 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 7 February 2015 Arosa, Switzerland align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 15 February 2015 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 21 February 2015 align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=right 22 February 2015 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 13 March 2015 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 14 March 2015 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
2015–2016 align=right 5 December 2015 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 11 December 2015 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 12 December 2015 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 19 December 2015 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 16 January 2016 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 17 January 2016 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 23 January 2016 align=center bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=right 13 February 2016 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
align=right 28 February 2016 align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=right 4 March 2016 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st
2016–2017 align=right 10 December 2016 align=center bgcolor=gold 1st

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sladdbarn med vinnarskalle . 21 February 2014 . dt.se . sv . 4 July 2020.
  2. Web site: FIS bio . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604071746/http://www.fis-ski.com/de/606/615.html?type=biog&competitorid=152555&sector=FS . dead . 4 June 2011 . 8 June 2020.
  3. Web site: FIS – Anna Holmlund . 6 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110207174231/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=5740 . 7 February 2011 . dead.
  4. Web site: Swedish ski cross champion in coma after surgery . 20 December 2016 . The Local . 22 December 2016.
  5. News: Swedish skier Holmlund in coma after training crash . 20 December 2016 . Reuters . 22 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Second freestyle skier injured on hill that left Sochi bronze medallist in coma . Associated Press . 21 December 2016 . The Guardian . 22 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Anna Holmlund har flugits hem . 27 December 2016 . Sportbladet . 28 December 2016 . Aftonbladet.
  8. Web site: Olympic ski cross medalist Anna Holmlund out of coma 5 months after crash . . 18 May 2017 . . 7 October 2017.
  9. News: Efter Anna Holmlunds flytt till Sundsvall: "En svår omställning" . Israelsson . Fredrik . 16 November 2017 . . sv . After Anna Holmlund's move to Sundsvall: "A difficult transition" . 26 December 2018.
  10. Web site: Här tar Anna Holmlund första stegen efter olyckan . Lindström . Johannes . 22 December 2017 . . sv . Here, Anna Holmlund takes first steps after the accident . 26 December 2018.
  11. Web site: Anna Holmlund tillbaka i backen: "Underbart" . Jörnmark . Moa . 26 March 2018 . . sv . Anna Holmlund back on the slope: "Wonderful" . 26 December 2018.
  12. News: Anna Holmlund gjorde comeback – vann störtloppstävling . Israelsson . Fredrik . 21 April 2018 . . sv . Anna Holmlund makes comeback – wins downhill race . 26 December 2018.
  13. News: Anna Holmlund: "Jag tänder gärna OS-elden" . Israelsson . Fredrik . 7 November 2018 . . sv . Anna Holmlund: "I'd like to light the Olympic flame" . 26 December 2018.

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