Karlsson first took part in the 1986 World Championships in Falun at home in Biathlon World Championships and was 14th in the sprint and 15th in the individual. With Eva Korpela and Inger Björkbom, she won the silver medal as the last runner in the relay behind the overpowering relay from the Soviet Union. In 1987 she was 13th in the individual and 27th in the sprint in Lahti . The last time the Swede took part in the World Championships in Feistritz an der Drau, she finished 24th in the sprint and 19th in the individual race and seventh in the relay race with Björkbom and Stadig. Added to this was the sixth place in the team race, which was held for the first time, which she achieved with Björkbom, Anna Hermansson and Stadig.
Biathlon World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
Relay: including mixed relay
placement
singles
sprint
persecution
Mass start
team
Season
total
1st place
2nd place
2
2
3rd place
1
1
Top 10
2
1
2
6th
11
Scoring
5
4th
2
6th
17th
Starts
6th
5
2
6th
19th
Status : End of career, including Olympic Games and World Championships, data not complete