24 Facts About Emelie Forsberg

Emelie Tina Forsberg was born on December 11,1986 and is a Swedish athlete specializing in trail running and ski mountaineering.

Emelie Forsberg has won repeated victories in different disciplines, including European and World Championships.

Emelie Forsberg's father died when she was new-born and according to Forsberg her mother had a tough time combining work, studies and taking care of her two daughters.

Emelie Forsberg moved to the Swedish mountains at age 18 and worked as a waitress in the Storulvan Mountain Lodge in the Are Ski Area, where she convinced her boss to send her to a baking course.

Emelie Forsberg had borrowed a backpack from a friend and brought a chocolate mud cake that she had baked.

In 2014 when an established world class runner Emelie Forsberg was back again, improved her time by another 30 minutes and set a new course record.

Emelie Forsberg's following trail event in July 2012, the Dolomites Skyrace, she won.

Emelie Forsberg followed up with Alpiniski later in the same month.

Emelie Forsberg is a strong uphill runner as witnessed by her results in vertical kilometer races.

Emelie Forsberg was a member of the Salomon team from 2012 to 2022, and was actively involved in the company's product development for trail running.

In 2022 Emelie Forsberg joined the team of NNormal, a company co-founded by her partner Kilian Jornet.

Emelie Forsberg had to abandon a season that had started better than ever, with Forsberg leading the International Ski Mountaineering Federation's World Cup Individual discipline.

The ACL recovery process has been the subject of many Facebook and blog postings on Emelie Forsberg's part, including both rehab training and philosophy.

Two weeks after the skiing accident Emelie Forsberg started to practise yoga as one path to recovery.

Emelie Forsberg then returned directly to Europe to start the skyrunning season while Jornet stayed to make an attempt on Mount Everest.

In 2015 Emelie Forsberg wrote a blog entitled "Relationship mind, body and soul" that was widely cited in media for its balanced approach to food and weight in competitive running.

Emelie Forsberg devotes a separate Instagram account to the subject: "Mandalen Country living".

Emelie Forsberg started studies to become a forester in 2005 but decided that the curriculum was not what she had anticipated.

At the University of Umea Emelie Forsberg participated in the school's program for elite athletes, designed to facilitate academic studies in parallel with intensive training and competition.

Emelie Forsberg loves to bake and eat buns after working a while as a baker.

Emelie Forsberg is very active on social media and has over 190 000 followers on Facebook and 300 000 on Instagram.

Emelie Forsberg's sister Evy Tess Therese Emelie Forsberg is an accomplished sportswoman who has competed on the Scotland women's national rugby sevens team and become European Weightlifting Champion.

Emelie Forsberg gave birth to a daughter on 24 March 2019.

Emelie Forsberg holds the fastest known times on the following routes:.