Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson (born 15 March 1982) is a Swedish retired cross-country skier who started competing in 2002.
Athletic career His best World Cup finish in 2008 was second in two in 4 × 10 km relay events.
Rickardsson also competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, finishing sixth in the 4 ×10 km relay, 20th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 50 km events.
In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, Rickardsson skied the first leg for the gold winning Swedish team in the 4 × 10 km relay event.
In the Oslo 2011 World Championships Rickardsson skied the first leg for the Swedish silver winning team.
On 14 July 2013, Rickardsson and a friend were involved in a traffic accident, after their car had had a punctured tyre. As they stood by the car at the side of the road, they were hit by a recreational vehicle, the driver of which apparently failed to observe them in time. Rickardsson suffered ligament injuries and bruises, but his friend was killed.http://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/laget-stabilt-for-Rickardsson
At the 2014 Winter Olympics Rickardsson won bronze at the 15 km classical and helped Sweden win gold in the 4 × 10 km relay.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2010 27 22 23 7 — Gold — 2014 31 Bronze 7 8 — Gold — 2018 35 11 14 7 — 5 —
World Championships 4 medals – (3 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2009 26 20 — 30 — 6 — 2011 28 42 27 7 — Silver — 2013 30 10 18 10 — Silver — 2015 32 13 — 9 — Silver — 2017 34 13 23 — — Bronze — 2019 36 21 15 15 — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2004 22 — 2005 23 — 2006 24 120 82 — 2007 25 — — 2008 26 112 83 89 47 — 2009 27 50 35 23 48 2010 28 17 18 83 8 27 2011 29 23 9 6 2012 30 38 30 13 22 2013 31 24 21 92 47 13 11 2014 32 8 97 27 19 4 2015 33 14 16 12 10 2016 34 64 41 18 — — 2017 35 33 24 — 24 — 2018 36 17 16 35 8 17 2019 37 62 40 — 28 29 2020 38 49 42 — — 19
Individual podiums 3 victories – (2 , 1 ) 10 podiums – (5 , 5 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2009–10 7 January 2010 Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 1st2 2010–11 20 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd3 27 November 2010 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 3rd4 28 November 2010 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 3rd5 22 January 2011 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd6 19 February 2011 Drammen, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st7 19 March 2011 Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 3rd8 2011–12 27 November 2011 Lahti, Finland 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd9 2013–14 2 March 2014 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd10 8 March 2014 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start C World Cup 1st
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 8 podiums – (8 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2008–09 23 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Olsson / Andreasson / Hellner2 7 December 2008 La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Olsson / Södergren / Hellner3 2010–11 21 November 2010 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Larsson / Olsson / Hellner 4 2011–12 20 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hellner / Olsson / Halfvarsson5 12 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Olsson / Södergren / Hellner6 2012–13 25 November 2012 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Jönsson / Olsson / Hellner 7 20 January 2013 La Clusaz, France 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Olsson / Halfvarsson / Hellner8 2016–17 21 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Olsson / Hellner / Halfvarsson
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