Marcus Hellner

Carl Marcus Joakim Hellner (born 25 November 1985) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed between 2003 and 2018. He retired at the end of the 2017-18 FIS World Cup season.

Athletic career

Hellner had a total of seven victories in the junior levels of cross-country skiing up to 30 km from 2003 to 2005. In Gällivare, Sweden, he took his first world cup win on a 15 km event.

Hellner won bronze, his first medal, in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Hellner won his first Olympic gold medal in the 30 km skiathlon, deciding the race in a sprint at the end. At the 4 × 10 km relay, Hellner took gold for Sweden after leading the race from the very start.

In the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Hellner opened his championship with winning a victory in the men's sprint. A couple of days later, Hellner, like in the 2010 Winter Olympics, rode the last lap for Sweden in the 4 × 10 km relay. This time finishing second, winning a silver medal for Sweden.

In the 2012, Hellner became the first Swedish male skier to be on the podium in Tour de Ski by securing a second place overall after passing Petter Northug in the final uphill event.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Hellner won a silver medal at the 30 km skiathlon and a gold in the men's 4 × 10 km relay, skiing the last leg.

On 6 May 2018, his retirement from cross–country skiing was announced.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 4 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver)

Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2010 24 4 Gold 22 — Gold 15 2014 28 10 Silver — 6 Gold — 2018 32 8 12 — — 5 4

World Championships 7 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2007 21 8 — — — Bronze — 2009 23 — 19 27 5 6 — 2011 25 34 6 15 Gold Silver — 2013 27 17 8 29 — Silver Silver 2015 29 4 10 — — Silver — 2017 31 — 7 12 — Bronze —

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverall Distance Sprint NordicOpening Tour deSki World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2006 20 2007 21 114 81 73 50 2008 22 53 45 41 36 — 2009 23 21 17 35 8 2010 24 15 4 2011 25 7 7 15 4 14 2012 26 4 8 34 6 9 2013 27 9 11 53 12 5 23 2014 28 17 15 82 7 — 6 2015 29 19 14 — 11 2016 30 30 27 64 — — 10 2017 31 6 8 40 6 6 6 2018 32 26 22 40 19 13

Individual podiums 5 victories – (2 , 3 ) 26 podiums – (10 , 16 )

Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 10 podiums – (9 , 1 )

Personal life Hellner participated in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event. In March 2012, Hellner joined Team Pokerstars SportsStars alongside Mats Sundin and Boris Becker.