Anna Magdalena Iljans, née Jonsson (born 26 September 1969) is a Swedish freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross.
Iljans competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Sweden. She placed 11th in the qualifying round in ski cross, to advance to the knockout stages. She finished second in her first round heat, advancing to the quarterfinals. She did not finish her quarterfinal race, failing to advance. Retiring from ski cross because of injuries, she is now working as a school principal.
As of April 2013, Iljans has one medal finish at the World Championships. She won a silver medal, in 2005, the first World Championships at which ski cross was contested. She qualified third overall, then won both her first round and semifinal races, before finishing behind Karin Huttary in the final.
Iljans made her World Cup debut in November 2002. As of April 2013, she has seven World Cup victories, the first coming in her debut race at Tignes in 2002/03. Her best World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 2nd, in 2002/03 and 2006/07.
World Cup podiums 7 wins, 13 podiums
DateLocationRankEvent30 November 2002 Tigens Ski cross18 January 2003 Laax Ski cross23 November 2003 Saas-Fee Ski cross18 January 2004 Laax Ski cross31 January 2004 Spindleruv Mlyn Ski cross21 February 2004 Naeba Ski cross15 January 2005 Pozza di Fassa Ski cross5 March 2005 Grindelwald Ski cross14 January 2006 Les Contamines Ski cross20 January 2006 Kirschberg Ski cross12 March 2006 Sierra Nevada Ski cross10 January 2007 Flaine Ski cross16 February 2007 Inawashiro Ski cross
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