Nils Emanuel Karlsson, better known as Mora-Nisse, was a Swedish cross-country skier. Karlsson won gold in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics and nine Vasaloppet victories.
Nils Karlsson with his wife Ulla-Britt
Karlsson at the 1948 Olympics
Vasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The 90 km (56 mi) course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the central part of the province. It is the oldest cross-country ski race in the world, as well as the one with the highest number of participants.
Jørgen Aukland, Norway, winning the 2013 men's event
Ernst Alm, first winner, 1922
Kransmas Erik Smedhs and Vibeke Skofterud, 2012
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