Anja Pärson
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[alpine skiing]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom|Slalom]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics#Giant Slalom 2|Giant slalom]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics#Slalom 2|Slalom]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's downhill|Downhill]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] | [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's combined|Combined]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2001 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2001 St. Anton]] | Slalom}}
{{MedalGold| [[2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2003 St. Moritz]] |Giant slalom}}
{{MedalGold| [[2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2005 Bormio]] |Super-G}}
{{MedalGold| [[2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2005 Bormio]]|Giant slalom}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2007 Åre]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Ladies Super G|Super-G]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2007 Åre]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Ladies Super Combined|Combined]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2007 Åre]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Ladies Downhill|Downhill]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Alpine World Skiing Championships 2005|2005 Bormio]]|Combined}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2007 Åre]] | Team Event}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2001 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2001 St. Anton]]|Giant slalom}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2007 Åre]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Ladies Slalom|Slalom]]}}
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'''Anja Sofia Tess Pärson''' ({{pronounced|ˈaɲːa ˈpæːʂɔn}} in Swedish) (born [[April 25]], [[1981]], in [[Umeå]], [[Sweden]]) is a [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]], the winner of seven [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] gold medals and two Overall [[Alpine Skiing World Cup]] titles. She is also the reigning [[Olympic champion]] in the [[slalom skiing|slalom]], after her victory at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]].
Pärson was introduced to ski racing by her sister, Frida, and is now trained by her father, Anders. Her first World Cup race was a [[Giant Slalom skiing| giant slalom]] at the World Cup Finals at [[Crans-Montana]], [[Switzerland]] on ([[March 15]], [[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]). She qualified for that race as the new junior World Champion but only finished 25th in last place. She won her first World Cup race, a slalom at [[Mammoth Mountain]], [[California]], in [[1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup|December 1998]] at age 17, and her first [[gold medal]] at [[St. Anton]], [[Austria]], in [[Alpine World Skiing Championships 2001|2001]]. She clinched the [[silver medal]] in the giant slalom and the [[bronze medal]] in the slalom at the [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]], and added the gold in slalom plus two more bronze medals in downhill and combined in [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]].
Pärson won the [[Alpine Skiing World Cup]] overall title in [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] and [[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]]. The latter title was won by the smallest margin ever, only 3 points over her fiercest rival, [[Janica Kostelić]]. Being initially a slalom and giant slalom specialist, she won her first [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super-G]] and [[downhill]] races in March 2005 at [[Cesana San Sicario|San Sicario]], [[Italy]], during the pre-Olympic competitions. As of March 2008, she has won a total of 38 World Cup races in all five disciplines.
Pärson has won seven gold medals in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships]], in 2001 (slalom), 2003 (giant slalom), 2005 (giant slalom, Super-G) and 2007 (Super-G, Super-combined, downhill). These go along with two silver and two bronze medals in other events in 2001 and 2005. With her three gold medals in 2007 at [[Åre Municipality|Åre]], [[Sweden]], she became the first skier in history to win World Championship golds in all five disciplines.
Pärson's athletics club is [[Fjällvinden]], [[Tärnaby]], the same to which skiing legend [[Ingemar Stenmark]] and [[Stig Strand]] belonged. She currently lives in [[Monaco]] and stands 170 cm<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/sport/did_11777981.asp|date=2006-02-08|publisher=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|title=The Swedish team for the 2006 Olympics}}</ref> (5 ft 7 in) tall. She was awarded the [[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]] in 2006 and in 2007.
==World Cup victories==
===Overall and single discipline results===
{| class="wikitable"
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! '''Season'''
! '''Discipline'''
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| [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]] || Giant Slalom
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| [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] || Giant Slalom
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| [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]|| Slalom
|-
| [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] || '''Overall'''
|-
| [[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]] || '''Overall'''
|-
| [[2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2006]] || Giant Slalom
|}
===Individual races===
38 wins (18 Slalom, 11 Giant slalom, 4 Super-G, 4 Downhill, 1 Combination)
[[Image:Anjamonaco.jpg|thumb|Anja Pärson in Monaco 2006.]]
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date
! Location
! Race
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| [[3 December]] [[1998]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mammoth Mountain]] || Slalom
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| [[9 December]] [[2001]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sestrières]] || Slalom
|-
| [[29 December]] [[2001]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Lienz]] || Slalom
|-
| [[5 January]] [[2002]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Maribor]] || Slalom
|-
| [[6 January]] [[2002]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Maribor || Slalom
|-
| [[30 November]] [[2002]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aspen (Colorado)|Aspen]] || Slalom
|-
| [[15 December]] [[2002]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} Sestrières || KO-Slalom
|-
| [[19 January]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] || Giant slalom
|-
| [[25 January]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Maribor || Giant slalom
|-
| [[26 January]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Maribor || Slalom
|-
| [[6 March]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Åre]] || Giant slalom
|-
| [[28 November]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Park City (Utah)|Park City]] || Giant slalom
|-
| [[29 November]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Park City || Slalom
|-
| [[16 December]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Madonna di Campiglio]] || Slalom
|-
| [[28 December]] [[2003]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} Lienz || Slalom
|-
| [[5 January]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Megève]] || Slalom
|-
| [[24 January]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Maribor || Giant slalom
|-
| [[25 January]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Maribor || Slalom
|-
| [[7 February]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Zwiesel]]|| Giant slalom
|-
| [[8 February]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Zwiesel || Slalom
|-
| [[21 February]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} Åre || Giant slalom
|-
| [[14 March]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} Sestrières || Giant slalom
|-
| [[23 November]] [[2004]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Sölden]] || Giant slalom
|-
| [[23 January]] [[2005]] || {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Maribor || Slalom
|-
| [[25 February]] [[2005]] ||{{flagicon|Italy}} [[San Sicario]] || Super-G
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| [[26 February]] [[2005]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} San Sicario || Downhill
|-
| [[11 December]] [[2005]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Aspen || Slalom
|-
| [[22 December]] [[2005]] || {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Špindlerův Mlýn]] || Slalom
|-
| [[28 December]] [[2005]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} Lienz || Giant Slalom
|-
| [[13 January]] [[2006]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Bad Kleinkirchheim]] || Downhill
|-
| [[27 January]] [[2006]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} Cortina d'Ampezzo || Super-G
|-
| [[4 February]] [[2006]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ofterschwang]] || Giant slalom
|-
| [[11 March]] [[2006]] || {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Levi (Finland)|Levi]] || Slalom
|-
| [[15 March]] [[2006]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} Åre || Downhill
|-
| [[15 March]] [[2007]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Lenzerheide]] || Super-G
|-
| [[15 December]] [[2007]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[St. Moritz]] || Downhill
|-
| [[16 December]] [[2007]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} St. Moritz || Super-G
|-
| [[9 march]] [[2008]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Crans-Montana]] || Combination
|}
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.anjapaerson.com/eng/home/welcome.asp Anja Pärson] - Official site
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