Ylva Nowén
Ylva Nowén 
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| birthday | 5th January 1970 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||
| place of birth | Ostersund , Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| size | 172 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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| discipline | Slalom , giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||
| society | Östersund-Frösö SLK | ||||||||||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||||||||||
| End of career | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ylva Hjördis Nowén (born January 5, 1970 in Östersund , Sweden ) is a former Swedish ski racer . For many years she was one of the most successful ski racers in the slalom and giant slalom disciplines .
biography
Ylva Nowén is more of a late starter, as she celebrated her first podium finish in the World Cup at the age of 26 with second place in the parallel race in Tignes in October 1997. Remarkable: She celebrated all four World Cup victories in the 1997/98 season , all in Episode.
At the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City , she finished 4th in slalom (just behind Anja Pärson ) and 7th in giant slalom. The victory in the Slalom World Cup in 1998 was her greatest success. Just over three months after the 2001/02 season, she resigned from the World Cup due to pregnancy.
successes
Olympic games
- Albertville 1992 : 21st slalom
- Nagano 1998 : 12th slalom
- Salt Lake City 2002 : 4th slalom, 7th giant slalom
World championships
- Sierra Nevada 1996 : 15th slalom
- St. Anton 2001 : 9th giant slalom
World Cup ratings
Ylva Nowén won the discipline classification in slalom once.
| season | total | Super G | Giant slalom | slalom | ||||
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| space | Points | space | Points | space | Points | space | Points | |
| 1989/90 | 72. | 4th | - | - | 35. | 4th | - | - |
| 1990/91 | 65. | 9 | - | - | 22nd | 9 | - | - |
| 1991/92 | 56. | 115 | - | - | 27. | 64 | 30th | 51 |
| 1993/94 | 98 | 20th | - | - | 39. | 20th | - | - |
| 1994/95 | 25th | 274 | - | - | 12. | 151 | 15th | 123 |
| 1995/96 | 26th | 302 | - | - | 14th | 127 | 16. | 175 |
| 1996/97 | 30th | 243 | - | - | 17th | 103 | 16. | 140 |
| 1997/98 | 6th | 815 | 45. | 8th | 22nd | 71 | 1. | 620 |
| 1998/99 | 29 | 308 | - | - | 21st | 90 | 9. | 218 |
| 1999/00 | 74. | 86 | - | - | 43. | 40 | 31. | 46 |
| 2000/01 | 24. | 314 | - | - | 10. | 162 | 16. | 152 |
| 2001/02 | 10. | 551 | - | - | 9. | 223 | 5. | 328 |
World Cup victories
Nowén achieved 12 podiums, including 4 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| December 20, 1997 | Val d'Isère | France | slalom |
| December 27, 1997 | Lienz | Austria | slalom |
| December 28, 1997 | Lienz | Austria | slalom |
| January 5, 1998 | Bormio | Italy | slalom |
European Cup
- 1989/90 season : 3rd giant slalom ranking
- 1993/94 season : 7th overall ranking, 3rd giant slalom ranking
- 1994/95 season : 2nd overall ranking, 7th slalom ranking
Junior World Championships
- Sälen 1987 : 17th slalom, 19th giant slalom
- Madonna di Campiglio 1988 : 4th combination, 5th slalom, 14th descent, 18th giant slalom, 28th Super-G
- Aleyska 1989 : 10th giant slalom
Swedish championships
Ylva Nowén is nine-time Swedish champion :
- Slalom: 1995, 1998 and 2002
- Giant slalom: 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995
- Super G: 1991
- Combination: 1995
Web links
- Ylva Nowén in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Ylva Nowén in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Ylva Nowén in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top right section: «KURZ notiert»; last post: «SKI»; «Kronen-Zeitung» from July 6, 2002
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nowén, Ylva |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nowén, Ylva Hjördis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostersund , Sweden |