Daniel Rickardsson

Daniel Rickardsson
Rickardsson in March 2019
Country	Sweden
Full name	Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson
Born	(1982-03-15) 15 March 1982 (age 39) Iggesund, Sweden
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Ski club	Hudiksvalls IF
World Cup career
Seasons	2004–2020
Individual wins	3
Team wins	1
Indiv. podiums	10
Team podiums	8
Indiv. starts	212
Team starts	22
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 2011)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 1 World Championships 0 3 1 Total 2 3 2 Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver 4 × 10 km relay 2014 Sochi 4 × 10 km relay 2014 Sochi 15 km classical World Championships 2011 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay 2013 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay 2015 Falun 4 × 10 km relay 2017 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Updated on 15 December 2021.

Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson^[1][2] (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.

Athletic career[]

His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 × 10 km relay events.

Rickardsson also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing sixth in the 4 ×10 km relay, 20th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 50 km events.

In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Rickardsson skied the first leg for the gold winning Swedish team in the 4 × 10 km relay event.

In the Oslo 2011 World Championships Rickardsson skied the first leg for the Swedish silver winning team.

On 14 July 2013, Rickardsson and a friend were involved in a traffic accident, after their car had had a punctured tyre. As they stood by the car at the side of the road, they were hit by a recreational vehicle, the driver of which apparently failed to observe them in time. Rickardsson suffered ligament injuries and bruises, but his friend was killed.^[3]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Rickardsson won bronze at the 15 km classical and helped Sweden win gold in the 4 × 10 km relay.

Cross-country skiing results[]

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

Olympic Games[]

• 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships[]

• 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze)

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
2004	22	NC	NC	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	23	NC	NC	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	24	120	82	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	25	NC	NC	—	N/A	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
2008	26	112	83	89	N/A	47	N/A	—	N/A
2009	27	50	35	NC	N/A	23	N/A	48	N/A
2010	28	17	18	83	N/A	8	N/A	27	N/A
2011	29			23		9	N/A	6	N/A
2012	30	38	30	NC	13	DNF	N/A	22	N/A
2013	31	24	21	92	47	13	N/A	11	N/A
2014	32	8		97	27	19	N/A	4	N/A
2015	33	14	16	NC	12	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016	34	64	41	NC	18	—	N/A	N/A	—
2017	35	33	24	NC	—	24	N/A	—	N/A
2018	36	17	16	NC	35	8	N/A	17	N/A
2019	37	62	40	NC	—	28	N/A	29	N/A
2020	38	49	42	NC	—	—	19	N/A	N/A

Individual podiums[]

• 3 victories – (2 WC, 1 SWC)
• 10 podiums – (5 WC, 5 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2009–10	7 January 2010	Toblach, Italy	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	1st
2	2010–11	20 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
3		27 November 2010	Rukatunturi, Finland	10 km Individual C	Stage World Cup	3rd
4		28 November 2010	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
5		22 January 2011	Otepää, Estonia	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
6		19 February 2011	Drammen, Norway	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
7		19 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
8	2011–12	27 November 2011	Lahti, Finland	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
9	2013–14	2 March 2014	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
10		8 March 2014	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st

Team podiums[]

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 8 podiums – (8 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2008–09	23 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Andreasson / Hellner
2		7 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Södergren / Hellner
3	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Larsson / Olsson / Hellner
4	2011–12	20 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Hellner / Olsson / Halfvarsson
5		12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Södergren / Hellner
6	2012–13	25 November 2012	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Jönsson / Olsson / Hellner
7		20 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner
8	2016–17	21 January 2017	Ulricehamn, Sweden	4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Olsson / Hellner / Halfvarsson

References[]

External links[]

• Daniel Rickardsson at the International Ski Federation
• Daniel Rickardsson at the International Olympic Committee
• Daniel Rickardsson at Olympics.com
• Daniel Rickardsson at Olympedia