Mathias Fredriksson

Mathias Fredriksson (born 11 February 1973 in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Fredriksson's best Olympic finish was at these same Olympics with a tenth in the 50 km event.

Mathias Fredriksson
Mathias Fredriksson during the Tour de Ski in January 2010
Country	Sweden
Full name	Johan Fredrik Mathias Fredriksson
Born	(1973-02-11) 11 February 1973 (age 51) Uddevalla, Sweden
Ski club	AXA Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (1994–2011)
Indiv. starts	210
Indiv. podiums	15
Indiv. wins	9
Team starts	41
Team podiums	19
Team wins	5
Overall titles	1 – (2003)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 0 2 2 Total 0 2 3 Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 2001 Lahti 15 km classical 2001 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay 2007 Sapporo 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1992 Vuokatti 10 km classical 1992 Vuokatti 30 km freestyle 1992 Vuokatti 4 × 10 km relay 1993 Harrachov 10 km classical 1993 Harrachov 4 × 10 km relay 1993 Harrachov 30 km freestyle

Fredriksson has won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; two silvers (15 km and 4 × 10 km: both 2001) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km relay: 2003, 2007). He has 34 victories on the national, FIS, and World Cup levels at various distances since 1993. He won the World Cup in the 2002–03 season.

Fredriksson has a brother, Thobias Fredriksson, at the same professional level. He is married to Emma Helena Nilsson.

In October 2008 he was sentenced to sixteen days in prison for breaking the speed limit at Dovrefjell in June the same year.^[1] Fredriksson retired at the end of the 2012 season. His last competition was the Åre Cross Country Open on 14 April 2012.^[2]

In November 2013 he joined Sveriges Television as an expert commentator and studio analyst, covering the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and World Championships.^[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
1994	21	—	—	—	23	DNS	—	—	—
1998	25	—	—	—	—	20	—	4	—
2002	29	—	—	27	—	29	—	13	—
2006	33	—	13	15	—	10	—	Bronze	—

World Championships

• 4 medals – (2 silver, 2 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
1995	22	15	—	21	16	15	—	4	—
1997	24	21	—	17	7	7	—	5	—
1999	26	17	—	16	11	12	—	6	—
2001	28	—	Silver	4	6	DNF	—	Silver	—
2003	30	—	7	7	9	4	—	Bronze	—
2005	32	—	38	12	—	5	—	7	—
2007	34	—	—	14	—	DNF	—	Bronze	—
2009	36	—	31	17	—	29	—	6	—

World Cup

Season titles

• 1 title – (1 overall)

Season
	Discipline
2003	Overall

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1994	21	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	22	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	23	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	11	—	6	—	14	—	—	—
1998	25	10	—	11	—	8	—	—	—
1999	26	4	—	6	—		—	—	—
2000	27	24	—	30	39	7	—	—	—
2001	28	13	—	—	—	31	—	—	—
2002	29	20	—	—	—	62	—	—	—
2003	30		—	—	—	30	—	—	—
2004	31			—	—	40	—	—	—
2005	32	6	7	—	—	44	—	—	—
2006	33	10	6	—	—	74	—	—	—
2007	34	12	7	—	—	65	—	14	—
2008	35	83	52	—	—	NC	—	DNF	—
2009	36	108	64	—	—	—	—	DNF	—
2010	37	129	82	—	—	NC	—	DNF	—
2011	38	144	90	—	—	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 9 victories – (9 WC)
• 15 podiums – (15 WC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1996–97	11 March 1997	Sunne, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
2	1998–99	10 December 1998	Milan, Italy	0.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
3	2001–02	8 January 2002	Val di Fiemme, Italy	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
4	2002–03	7 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
5		14 December 2002	Cogne, Italy	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
6		4 January 2003	Kavgolovo, Russia	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
7		25 January 2003	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Mass Start C	World Cup	1st
8		16 March 2003	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
9		22 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
10	2003–04	6 December 2003	Toblach, Italy	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
11		20 December 2003	Ramsau, Austria	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
12		21 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
13	2004–05	22 January 2005	Pragelato, Italy	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd
14	2005–06	19 March 2006	Sapporo, Japan	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
15	2006–07	24 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 5 victories – (4 RL, 1 TS)
• 19 podiums – (18 RL, 1 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1994–95	14 January 1995	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Jonsson / Majbäck / Forsberg
2		5 February 1995	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Bergström / Håland / Forsberg
3		12 February 1995	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Jonsson / Mogren / Forsberg
4	1995–96	25 February 1996	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Jonsson / Bergström / Mogren
5	1996–97	8 December 1996	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Bergström / Jonsson / Forsberg
6		15 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Bergström / Jonsson / Mogren
7		9 March 1997	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Forsberg / Mogren / Bergström
8	1997–98	11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Jonsson / Elofsson / Mogren
9		10 March 1998	Falun, Sweden	10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Elofsson
10	1998–99	29 November 1998	Muonio, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Bergström / Ingesson / Elofsson
11		19 December 1998	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Bergström / Jonsson / Elofsson
12		13 March 1999	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Bergström / Elofsson / Brink
13	2000–01	18 March 2001	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Lindgren / Göransson / Elofsson
14	2001–02	27 November 2001	Kuopio, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Lindgren / Elofsson / Brink
15		16 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Lindgren / Jonsson / Elofsson
16		10 March 2002	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Elofsson / Södergren / Östberg
17	2002–03	23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Carlsson / Södergren / Brink
18	2003–04	22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Larsson / Brink / Högberg
19	2004–05	20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Fredriksson / Karlsson / Södergren

See also

• List of Olympic medalist families

References

1. Kilnes, Camilla (25 October 2008). "Må i fengsel". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2008.
2. "Mathias Fredriksson avslutar med Unicef | Idrottens Affärer". 16 November 2011.
3. Modin, Jenny (22 November 2013). "Fredriksson hoppas på supertalangen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
4. "FREDRIKSSON Mathias". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

• Mathias Fredriksson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Fredriksson retires (zport.se) at archive.today (archived 2013-04-18)
• Fredriksson to become full time dad (zport.se) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-26)
• Interview with Mathias Fredriksson in The Ski Journal
• Mathias Fredriksson at Olympics.com
• Mathias Fredriksson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)