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Linn Sömskar
Sömskar in 2018
Country	Sweden
Full name	Linn Sofia Sömskar
Born	(1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 35) Umeå, Sweden
Ski club	IFK Umeå
World Cup career
Seasons	11 – (2011–2020, 2023)
Indiv. starts	84
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	9
Team podiums	2
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (36th in 2016)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Representing  Sweden Cross-country skiing Swedish National Cross County Skiing Championships 2018 Skellefteå 4 × 5 km relay 2019 Sundsvall 4 × 5 km relay 2016 Piteå Individual sprint Roller skiing Roller Skiing World Championships 2015 Val di Fiemme 10 km classical 2015 Val di Fiemme Team sprint 2017 Sollefteå 18 km freestyle 2017 Sollefteå 16 km classical 2017 Sollefteå Team sprint 2019 Madona Individual sprint 2019 Madona 15 km freestyle 2019 Madona Team sprint 2021 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle 2021 Val di Fiemme 13&nbsnbkm classical 2024 Ziano Di Fiemme 15 km freestyle 2015 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint 2021 Val di Fiemme Individual sprint 2017 Sollefteå Individual sprint 2019 Madona 10 km classical
Updated on 27 March 2023.

Linn Sömskar (born 3 June 1989) is a Swedish cross-country skier and roller skier. She is a ten time gold medalist at the Roller Skiing World Championships. She won multiple medals at the 2019 Roller Skiing World Cup. In cross-country skiing, she has won multiple Scandinavian Cup medals, and was part of the team that won the relay event at the 2018 and 2019 Swedish Championships.

Career

Sömskar trains at IFK Umeå sports club. In 2009, Sömskar was selected for the FIS Junior Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in France. Both of her parents had previously competed at the event in 1980. She came third in the 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup team sprint event in Liberec, Czech Republic, alongside Magdalena Pajala.

In 2015, Sömskar won a prologue race in Bruksvallarna, Sweden. She competed in the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup 15 km event in Davos, Switzerland, as a late replacement for Maria Rydqvist. She came third in the 2015–16 Scandinavian Cup sprint race in Östersund, Sweden. At the 2016–17 Scandinavian Cup, Sömskar came third in the 5 km and 10 km pursuit races in Madona, Latvia. Sömskar, Jonna Sundling and Elina Rönnlund [de; sv] won the relay event at the Swedish Championships in 2018 and 2019.

In 2018, Sömskar won both events at the Roller Skiing World Cup event in Torsby, Sweden. In 2019, she won multiple Roller Skiing World Cup medals. She won the 1,500 metres sprint event at the opening World Cup event in Beijing. She came third in the Dresden team sprint event alongside Evelina Settlin [de; fr], which was her second career World Cup podium. At the Roller Skiing World Cup event in Madona, Latvia, she won the 200 metres sprint, and 15 km mass start events, and came third in the 10 km event. At the 2019–20 Scandinavian Cup, Sömskar came third in the 20 km cross-country race in Vuokatti, Finland, second in the 10 km race in Vuokatti, and third in the 20 km race in Nes, Norway. She came second overall in the Scandinavian Cup overall standings.

In 2020, Sömskar was not selected in the Swedish cross-country team for the 2020–21 season. She then changed discipline to long-distance cross-country skiing, representing Team Nordic Athlete. Her first long-distance event was in 2021 in La Diagonela [de; fr], Switzerland. She had to abandon the race after suffering from blisters on her hands. At the 2021 Swedish Championships, Sömskar and Rebecca Öhrn [de] came seventh in the team sprint event. At the 2021 Roller Skiing World Championships in Val di Fiemme, she won the 10 kilometre freestyle and the classic technique events.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

• 2 podiums – (2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate
1	2012–13	13 January 2013	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 0.85 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Pajala
2	2019–20	12 January 2020	Dresden, Germany	12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Settlin

Personal life

Sömskar is from Umeå, Sweden. She went to school in Lycksele. Her parents Stina Karlsson and Ingmar Sömskar are former skiers.

Notes

1. As the finals were cancelled, the qualification results counted.

References

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26. "Skiroll - Linn Sömskar trionfa sul Cermis mettendosi alle spalle Nepryaeva". Fondo Italia (in Italian). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

External links

• Linn Sömskar at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Swedish female cross-country skiers
• Sportspeople from Umeå
• 21st-century Swedish women
• 21st-century Swedish sportswomen