Linn Sömskar

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Linn Sömskar
Sömskar in 2018
Country Sweden
Full nameLinn Sofia Sömskar
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 34)
Umeå, Sweden
Ski clubIFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (20112020, 2023)
Starts84
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (36th in 2016)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 27 March 2023.

Linn Sömskar (born 3 June 1989

roller skier. She is a ten time gold medalist at the Roller Skiing World Championships. She won multiple medals at the 2019 Roller Skiing World Cup. In cross-country skiing, she has won multiple Scandinavian Cup
medals, and was part of the team that won the relay event at the 2018 and 2019 Swedish Championships.

Career

Sömskar trains at IFK Umeå sports club.[2] In 2009, Sömskar was selected for the FIS Junior Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in France. Both of her parents had previously competed at the event in 1980.[3] She came third in the 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup team sprint event in Liberec, Czech Republic, alongside Magdalena Pajala.[4]

In 2015, Sömskar won a prologue race in Bruksvallarna, Sweden.[5] She competed in the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup 15 km event in Davos, Switzerland, as a late replacement for Maria Rydqvist.[6] She came third in the 2015–16 Scandinavian Cup sprint race in Östersund, Sweden.[a][8] At the 2016–17 Scandinavian Cup, Sömskar came third in the 5 km[9] and 10 km pursuit races in Madona, Latvia.[10] Sömskar, Jonna Sundling and Elina Rönnlund [de; sv] won the relay event at the Swedish Championships in 2018 and 2019.[11]

In 2018, Sömskar won both events at the

Nes, Norway.[21] She came second overall in the Scandinavian Cup overall standings.[22]

In 2020, Sömskar was not selected in the Swedish cross-country team for the 2020–21 season.

Val di Fiemme, she won the 10 kilometre freestyle[25] and the classic technique events.[26]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2011 21 100 69
2012 22 67 NC 42
2013 23 52 NC 25 67
2014 24 NC NC
2015 25 77 NC 42
2016 26 36 69 16 30
2017 27 70 78 44
2018 28 41 54 20 35 29 34
2019 29 61 80 34 DNF
2020 30 42 54 25 21
2022 33 124 86

Team podiums

  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2012–13 13 January 2013 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 0.85 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Pajala
2 2019–20 12 January 2020 Germany Dresden, Germany 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Settlin

Personal life

Sömskar is from Umeå, Sweden. She went to school in Lycksele. Her parents Stina Karlsson and Ingmar Sömskar are former skiers.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ As the finals were cancelled, the qualification results counted.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "SOEMSKAR Linn". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Linn Sömskar förbereder sig för sin nya roll som långloppsåkare". Langd (in Swedish). 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "I fäders spår för framtids segrar". Folkbladet (in Swedish). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. International Ski Federation. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Linn Sömskar skrällde i prologen". DT.se (in Swedish). 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Maria Rydqvist missar distansen i Davos". DT.se (in Swedish). 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. International Ski Federation. Archived
    from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Dubbla SM-guld att försvara i stafetten". VK.se (in Swedish). 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  12. International Ski Federation. 16 July 2018. Archived
    from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "VM-guld till Ekberg – brons till Sömskar och Gustafsson". Langd (in Swedish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  14. International Ski Federation. 4 July 2019. Archived
    from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Linn Sömskar satsar på långlopp: "Riktigt roligt"". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Dubbelt svenskt på pallen – VM-guld till Sömskar". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Linn Sömskar världsmästare igen". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Linn Sömskar med brons på VM i rullskidor". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. International Ski Federation. Archived
    from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  20. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  21. from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  22. from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Linn Sömskar byter till långloppscupen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Sci di Fondo – Duello emozionante tra Sundling e Karlsson nella team sprint dei Campionati Svedesi". Fondo Italia (in Italian). 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Linn Sömskar tog VM-guld på rullskidor". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Skiroll - Linn Sömskar trionfa sul Cermis mettendosi alle spalle Nepryaeva". Fondo Italia (in Italian). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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