Anders Södergren is married, lives in Östersund and starts for Hudiksvalls IF . He has been active on an international level since January 1997. Initially, he mainly competed in lower-class races such as FIS and Continental Cup races. He made his World Cup debut in March 1999 in a 30-kilometer race (56th) in Falun . He collected his first World Cup points as the 25th in a sprint race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in December of that year. In 2001 he started in Lahti at his first Nordic World Ski Championships . He finished 15th in both the 30 and 50 kilometer races. He missed the 2002 Winter Olympics due to lung problems. At the end of the 2001/02 season Södergren was second with the Swedish relay in Falun and fourth in the subsequent season finale over 50 kilometers. It was his first top ten results in the World Cup. At the Swedish championships in 2002 he won over 15 km and over 50 km. In December 2002 he was second in the persecution in Ramsau . At the national championships at the beginning of 2003 in Idre and Haninge , he was runner- up behind Per Elofsson over 15 kilometers, third in the double pursuit and fourth in the 10 kilometer race. Things went even better at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003 in Val di Fiemme . Behind Martin Koukal , he was runner-up in the 50-kilometer race and third with the relay around Elofsson, Jörgen Brink and Mathias Fredriksson . After the World Cup he won silver behind Fredriksson and gold in the relay at the Swedish championships over 50 kilometers in Boden . At the end of the season, Södergren won his first World Cup race with the relay in Falun and, in fourth place, narrowly missed a medal in the 15-kilometer race at the military world championships.
After several good placements in the World Cup in the 2003/04 season, Södergren won six Swedish championship titles in one season in Nässjö with the titles over 10, 15, 30 and 50 kilometers, as well as in the double pursuit and with the relay. In the following season he won the pursuit, the 15-, 50-kilometer races and with the relay, as well as silver over 30 km. In the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2005 from Oberstdorf Södergren managed three placings in the top ten in four races, he became km Fifth in pursuit, seventh in the relay and ninth in the race on the 50th In this and the two previous seasons he was able to stabilize his performance in the World Cup at a high level. After he was already tenth in the overall World Cup in the 2003/04 season, he even finished eighth in 2005/06. The highlight of the season, however, was the 2006 Winter Olympics . In all four races he was able to finish in the top ten. With the relay he won the bronze medal due to his outstanding performance with Fredriksson, Johan Olsson and Mats Larsson , in the pursuit he finished fifth, over 50 km the sixth and over 15 km tenth. At the Swedish championships in 2006, he won the relay. In the first World Cup after the Games, he was able to win a World Cup for the first time over 50 km in Oslo . At the end of the season he also won the title of Swedish champion on this track, as well as over 15 km, with the relay and in the team sprint together with Thobias Fredriksson . In the pursuit, Södergren was runner-up. At the climax of the 2006/07 season , the Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo , he won the bronze medal with the relay, as in the Olympic Games. Södergren was eighth in the pursuit and tenth over 15 km. After third places at the beginning of the 2007/08 season over 15 km freestyle in Beitostölen and with the relay in Davos , he reached 16th place in the 2007/08 Tour de Ski . Top ten placings followed, including a third place in the 30 km skiathlon in Falun and a victory over 50 km freestyle in Oslo. He finished the season in seventh place in the overall World Cup and fifth in the Distance World Cup. At the Swedish championships in 2008 he won over 50 km and with the relay.
Shortly before the start of the 2008/09 cross-country skiing world cup , Södergren suffered a serious setback. A medical examination revealed a lump on the right testicle . He decided to have the affected testicle removed immediately to be on the safe side. At the beginning of December 2008, however, Södergren was able to return to the World Cup because the tumor was a benign change. Despite this handicap, he was runner-up in the pursuit of the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec . In the World Cup he won the classic 15 km in Valdidentro . At the Swedish championships in 2009 he was over 15 km and in the skiathlon Swedish champion. After a poor 64th place at the beginning of the 2009/10 season over 15 km in Kuusamo , he achieved positions 22 and 12 at the following World Cups over 15 km. At the season highlight, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , Södergren won together with Daniel Rickardsson , Marcus Hellner and Johan Olsson won the gold medal in the relay competition over 4 × 10 km. He also finished 25th in the 15 km freestyle, tenth place in the skiathlon and ninth place in the 50 km mass start race. At the end of the season he was Swedish champion over 50 km and sixth at the World Cup final in Falun . At the beginning of the 2010/11 season he took 20th place at the Nordic Opening in Kuusamo. At the World Cup in La Clusaz , he achieved his best individual result of the season with sixth place in the 30 km mass start race. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 2011 , he won the silver medal with the relay. In the individual, he finished 22nd place over 15 km classic, 20th place in the skiathlon and 14th place in the 50 km mass start race. At the World Cup final in Falun he came in 23rd place. The following season he came 57th at the Nordic Opening in Kuusamo. At the World Cup in Nové Město he was third with the relay and achieved his best individual World Cup result of the season with 13th place in the 30 km mass start race. With four individual participations in the World Cup in the 2012/13 season, he only came in points in Oslo with 11th place in the 50 km mass start race. He finished the Nordic Opening in Kuusamo in 37th place. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Fiemme Valley , he finished 19th in the skiathlon and 15th in the 50 km mass start race. At the Swedish championships he won over 50 km and with the relay. The following year, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he came 13th in the skiathlon and seventh in the 50 km mass start race. He finished the Nordic Opening at the beginning of the 2014/15 season in Lillehammer in 65th place. At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, he came 15th in the 50 km mass start race. In January 2016 he became the Swedish champion with the relay.
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Oslo
Valdidentro