Johan Kjølstad (born 9 March 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2002.
Born in Levanger Municipality, he represents the sports club Skogn IL.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006. He finished sixth overall in the Sprint Cup at the 2007-08 Cross-country Skiing World Cup, and won one of the races.
At the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kjølstad won the sprint prologue before American Andrew Newell and Russian Alexei Petukhov. In the quarter-finals, Kjølstad progressed alongside Swiss World Cup leader Dario Cologna. Then, Kjølstad defeated Nikolay Morilov in the semi-final and went to the final heat, being a medal favourite. Here, he fought with Ola Vigen Hattestad for the gold, having broken free from the other four competitors. At the sprint final, Vigen Hattestad defeated Kjølstad who grabbed the silver medal. The following day, Kjølstad teamed up with Vigen Hattestad to win gold in the team sprint event.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2006 23 — — — 7 — — 2010 27 — — — 9 — —
World Championships 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2009 26 — — — Silver — Gold
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2002 19 2003 20 128 71 2004 21 — 2005 22 22 — 7 2006 23 15 — 5 2007 24 33 — 8 — 2008 25 25 6 — 2009 26 38 11 — 77 2010 27 74 — 32 — — 2011 28 80 — 40 — — — 2012 29 109 — 56 — — —
Individual podiums 3 victories – (2 , 1 ) 7 podiums – (6 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2004–05 4 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland 1.35 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd2 16 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st3 2005–06 30 December 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd4 22 January 2006 Oberstdorf, Germany 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd52007–08 1 December 2007 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st6 2008–09 14 December 2008 Davos, Switzerland 1.7 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd7 18 March 2009 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
Team podiums 2 victories (2 ) 4 podiums (4 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate12005–06 23 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup 1st Iversen2 18 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Rønning3 2007–08 28 October 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Hetland42010–11 16 January 2011 Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup 1st Hattestad
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