Sandra Näslund

Sandra Näslund
Born (1996-07-06)6 July 1996
Gudmundrå, Sweden
World Cup career
Indiv. podiums 2

Sandra Näslund (born 6 July 1996 in Gudmundrå) is a Swedish freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross and alpine skiing.[1][2]

Näslund competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Sweden. She finished 10th in the seeding run for the ski cross event. In the first round, she won in her heat, advancing. In the quarterfinals, she finished second, again advancing. She failed to finish her semifinal, ending up in the B final, which she won, to secure 5th place.[3][4]

As of September 2015, her best showing at the Freestyle World Championships is 14th, in the 2013 ski cross.[1]

Näslund made her Freestyle World Cup debut in March 2012. As of September 2015, she has two World Cup podium finishes, with her best a silver medal at Val Thorens in 2013–14. Her best Freestyle World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 5th, in 2013–14.[1]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

Date Location Rank Event
16 January 2014 Val Thorens 2nd, silver medalist(s) Ski Cross
15 March 2014 Åre 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ski Cross
13 February 2016 Idre 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ski Cross

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIS Profile - Freestyle
  2. ↑ FIS Profile - Alpine
  3. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  4. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
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