title: Elin Ek (cross-country skier)
text: # Elin Ek (cross-country skier)
  
  Elin Ek, (born 31 August 1973 in By, Sweden), is a Swedish cross-country skier. She participated at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. Elin won the Tjejvasan in 1999 and 2006. and the Vasaloppet main women's event in 2007. She also won the women's Worldloppet in the 2006/2007 season.
  
  She won the Swedish National Championships at the distances of 10 kilometers in 2006, 30 kilometers in 2003 and 2004, and pursuit in 2003 and 2004, skiathlon in 2007 and sprint in 2003. In 2008, she was also part of IFK Mora SK's team, winning the relay event.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing results
  
  All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
  
  ### Olympic Games
  
  | Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1998 | 24 | 43 | — | 35 | DNS | — | — | — | — |
  | 2002 | 28 | — | 19 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 12 | — |
  | 2006 | 32 | — | 23 | — | 31 | — | — | 4 | — |
  
  ### World Championships
  
  | Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1995 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
  | 1997 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
  | 2001 | 27 | — | 14 | 16 | 24 | CNX | — | 5 | — |
  | 2003 | 29 | — | 17 | 10 | 19 | 16 | — | 6 | — |
  | 2005 | 31 | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | 25 | 8 | — |
  
      a. $^1$ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
  
  ### World Cup
  
  **Season standings**
  
  | Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
  | 1994 | 21 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1995 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1996 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 1997 | 24 | 64 | — | NC | — | 59 | — |
  | 1998 | 25 | 47 | — | 40 | — | 43 | — |
  | 1999 | 26 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — |
  | 2000 | 27 | NC | — | — | NC | NC | — |
  | 2001 | 28 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
  | 2002 | 29 | 86 | — | — | — | 57 | — |
  | 2003 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 37 | — |
  | 2004 | 31 | 21 | 18 | — | — | 35 | — |
  | 2005 | 32 | 42 | 34 | — | — | 33 | — |
  | 2006 | 33 | 28 | 22 | — | — | 43 | — |
  | 2007 | 34 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
  
  **Team podiums**
  
  * 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
  
  | No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Andersson / Dahlberg / Olsson |
  | 2 | 2004–05 | 15 December 2004 | Asiago, Italy | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Dahlberg |
  