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Swedish cross-country great Nils Karlsson dies

The Columbian
Published: June 15, 2012, 5:00pm

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish cross-country ski great Nils “Mora-Nisse” Karlsson has died at 94.

Karlsson won the traditional Vasaloppet race nine times and captured the gold medal in the 50-kilometer race at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics.

Vasaloppet organizers said in a statement that Karlsson died early Saturday, surrounded by family.

Karlsson is one of only three people to have won the Vasaloppet at least three times in a row since the race started in 1922. Karlsson had 17 individual competition wins in Swedish national championships and won a bronze medal in the 50-kilometer race at the 1950 Nordic World Ski Championship.

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