Charlotte KALLA
SwedenEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross-Country Skiing |
Women's 10km Classic | 20 | |
| Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon | 19 | ||
| Women's 30km Mass Start Free | 35 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Women's 15 kilometres Skiathlon | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 1 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 1 | 10 kilometres, Freestyle | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 2 | Women's 4 × 5 kilometres Relay | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 2 | Women's 10 kilometres, Freestyle | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 2 | Women's Team Sprint, Classical | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 2 | 10 kilometres, Classical | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 2 | 15 kilometres Skiathlon | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 2 | Team Sprint, Freestyle | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 5 | Women's 30 kilometres Mass Start, Classical | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 5 | 4 × 5 kilometres Relay | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 6 | 30 kilometres Mass Start, Classical | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 8 | 15 km Skiathlon | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 31 | 30 kilometres Mass Start, Freestyle | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Team Sprint Finals Ladies | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 1 | Teamsprint C Final Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 1 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 1 | 10 km F Ladies | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 1 | Team Sprint C Ladies | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 2 | 10 km C Ladies | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 2 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 2 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 2 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 2 | Team Sprint F Ladies | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 2 | Team Sprint F Men | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 2 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 2 | Team Sprint F Ladies | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 2 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 2 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 2 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 2 | 1.3 km C Team Sprint Ladies | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| 3 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 3 | Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km F/C Ladies | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 3 | 30 km C Mst Ladies | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 3 | Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km F/C Ladies | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 3 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| 3 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN |
| 4 | Team Sprint C Ladies | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 4 | 30 km F Mst Ladies | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 4 | 15 km M Pursuit Ladies | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 4 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN |
| 5 | Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 5 | 30 km F Mst Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 5 | 10 km F Ladies | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN |
| 6 | 10 km F Ladies | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 6 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 6 | Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 6 | Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 6 | 1.6 km C Team Sprint Men | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| 6 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| 6 | SP 1.3 km F Final Ladies | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| 7 | 30 km F Mst Ladies | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 7 | 10 km F Ladies | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 7 | Team Sprint C Men | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 7 | 15 km M Pursuit Ladies | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN |
| 8 | Team Sprint C Men | 2017 | Lahti, FIN |
| 8 | SP F Final Ladies | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 8 | 15 km M Pursuit Ladies | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| 9 | 10 km C Ladies | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 9 | Team Sprint F Men | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 11 | SP C Final Ladies | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 11 | 30 km C Mst Ladies | 2013 | Predazzo, ITA |
| 11 | 10 km C Ladies | 2011 | Oslo, NOR |
| 18 | 30 km F Mst Ladies | 2009 | Liberec, CZE |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Sprint | Distance |
| 2021/2022 | 27 | 22 | |
| 2020/2021 | 53 | 35 | |
| 2019/2020 | 14 | 69 | 10 |
| 2018/2019 | 11 | 35 | 7 |
| 2017/2018 | 7 | 43 | 6 |
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
| Season | SP C | SP F | 10km C | 10km F | 15km F | 10km P | 15km P | 7.5/7.5km C/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 x 38th | 1 x 51st | 1 x 15th | 1 x 14th | 1 x 20th | |||
| 2020/21 | 1 x 35th | 1 x 18th | 1 x 7th | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1 x 25th | 1 x 28th | 1 x 11st | 1 x 9th | 1 x 10th | 1 x 16th | 1 x 6th | |
| 2018/19 | 1 x 10th | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 4th |
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
| Season | 30km C | >30km F | 30km P | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1 x 30th | |||
| 2019/20 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 16th | 1 x 12nd | |
| 2018/19 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 4th |
Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
| Season | 4x5km M |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 x 10th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 2nd |
| 2019/20 | 2 x 3rd |
| 2018/19 | 1 x 2nd |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 10 | Rel 4x5 km M Ladies | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 16 | FIS Tour de Ski Ladies | 2021/2022 | FIS Tour de Ski, FIS |
| 20 | 10 km F Pursuit Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
| 23 | 10 km C Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
| 39 | 10 km F Ladies | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
Lotta or CK. (sverigesradio.se, Dec 2017)
Family and friends and being out in nature. (fis-ski.com)
Athlete
High school diploma; some courses in sport sciences at Mid Sweden University.
Partner, Fredrik Karstrom. Parents, Lena and Per-Erik Kalla. Two younger sisters, Cecilia and Christelle.
Swedish, English
Pitea Elit SK (Pitea, SWE)
Magnus Ingesson (SWE)
Basketball: Played until eighth grade. Participated in orienteering and mountaineering competitions, such as the O-Ringen (large annual international orienteering event in Sweden), and the Keb Classic (ski mountaineering event in Kebnekaise). (fis-ski.com; kebclassic.se)
2006 World Cup in Changchun (Sprint - 14th)
November 2020: Had the Covid-19 virus, which caused her to miss the first half of the season. Issues continued as she struggled with back pain after recovering from Covid-19 and then from stomach troubles at the 2021 World Championships.
2006
Her grandfather took her to a training with IFK Tarendo when she was seven years and she found it exciting to do something on her own, without her parents. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Cross-country skiing is a sport that appealed to her straight away and under her coach Sven Winsa she learned to ski while focusing on enjoying it. "Before that I played basketball because all my friends did, but I knew there and then that I was going to be a skier at age nine." (Info 2018)
Compete in her fourth Olympic Winter Games at Beijing 2022 and see how far she can get. (svt.se, Apr 2021; Athlete Oct 2021)
Trains more than 900 hours a year. (skidor.com)
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Cross-country skier Lina Andersson (SWE), 2006 Olympic team sprint champion, three-time World Championship medallist.
Cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen (NOR), 15-time Olympic cross-country ski medallist (eight gold, four silver, three bronze) - the most-decorated Winter Olympian in history; 18-time world champion. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Her skiing friends, first in her region and then on the national team. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Changes gloves before race start. (skidor.com)
Do what you want and like what you do. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Female Athlete of the Year (2010, 2014) at the Swedish Sports Gala.
Jerring Award (2008). Named after Swedish radio personality Sven Jerring, and established by Radiosporten, the sports section of Sveriges Radio, chosen by radio audience to recognise the best sport performance of the year.
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