Kerrin Petty-Nilsson (born 6 January 1970 in Townshend, Vermont, United States), is an American-Swedish former cross-country skier. After competing on the cross-country ski team at the University of Vermont, she represented the United States during the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, and in Nagano in 1998. Petty achieved success in Swedish ski races, winning the women's main competition of Vasaloppet in 1998 and the unofficial women's competitions in 1994 and 1996.
She also won the Swedish women's 30 km national championship in 1996 and Tjejvasan in 1996 and 1997.
After her athletic career, she has worked in environmental and health protection roles in Sweden, including as an inspector in Forshaga Municipality.SR.se 22 July 2010: Idag inleds rötmånaden, accessdate: 12 October 2014Forshaga kommun: Miljö- och byggförvaltning, accessdate: 12 October 2014
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 5 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1994 24 59 — — — 1998 28 51 47 52 41 15
World Championships Year Age 5 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1995 25 64 39 DNS 33 10
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1994 24 1995 25 1996 26 1997 27 77 61 1998 28
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