Charlotte Kalla, Swedish skier
Marina Charlotte Kalla (born 22 July 1987 in Tärendö) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has been competing at international level since the 2003–04 season. Kalla is a three-time Olympian, winning her first Olympic gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 10 km freestyle event in Vancouver. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Kalla ran the final leg in the 4 × 5 km women's relay race and started third with a 25.7 seconds lag behind the first place but reduced the gap, overtaking her competitors in the final straight, earning Sweden the first gold medal in the women's relay event since 1968. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang Kalla won Olympic gold medal in the skiathlon event.
On 6 January 2008, Kalla won the second edition of Tour de Ski in her debut in the event.Kalla won a gold medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 10 km freestyle event in Falun. In total Kalla has twelve World Championship medals, five of them individual.
Kalla is of Tornedalian Finnish descent.
On 22 March 2022, Kalla announced she would quit her competitive carrier following the Swedish Championships in Piteå in March 2022.