Elis Lundholm

Elis Lundholm
Personal information
Full nameElis Lundholm
Born (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002
Sport
Country Sweden
SportFreestyle skiing
ClubVaermdoe FMT

Elis Lundholm (born 10 July 2002) is a Swedish mogul skier. He debuted in the 2024 World Cup, where he placed 18th. He has won four Swedish championship medals and represented Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Lundholm is a transgender man and the first openly trans athlete to compete in a Winter Olympics; as of 2026 he competes in the women's category.

Early and personal life

Lundholm was born on 10 July 2002 and is from Värmdö Municipality, near Stockholm, where he skis with Värmdö FMT.[1][2] Lundholm is a transgender man and the first openly trans athlete to compete in a Winter Olympics. Under International Ski and Snowboard Federation and International Olympic Committee (IOC) policies, as of 2026 he is eligible to compete in the women's category.[3][4][5]

Career

In 2024, Lundholm came second in dual moguls and third in moguls in the Swedish National Championships; he came third in moguls at the Championships in 2023 and 2025.[1] He debuted in Ski World Cup events in 2024, finishing 18th.[1][6][7]

Lundholm's participation at the 2026 Winter Olympics occurred during a period in which the IOC was increasingly restricting participation of transgender female athletes. He has noted that, within skiing, he has not received direct hate, but is aware of online abuse and the potential for more of this coming with the higher-profile competition.[3] Lundholm will be helped to clean up online hate on his social media during the Olympics by the IOC's AI scanner.[8] Heavy noted that Lundholm had largely avoided controversy prior to the Olympics due to his decision to remain eligible for and compete in the women's competition.[2] The 2026 Winter Olympics are set to be the last IOC event before universal guidelines on transgender athletes' participation are introduced.[4] Fredrik Joulamo, sports director and team manager at the Swedish Olympic Committee, expressed his full support to Lundholm.[9]

Russian sports media targeted Lundholm with transphobic reporting,[10] while the NBCUniversal commentary of his event consistently misgendered Lundholm and was removed from replays.[11] During the moguls qualification rounds in Valtellina on 10 and 11 February 2026, he finished with a score of 12.05 in the first round and 59.22 in the second round, finishing in 25th place in qualification round 2.[12]

Results

Olympic Winter Games

 Year   Age  Moguls Dual Moguls
2026 Milano Cortina 23 25 27

World Cup

Season standings

Season Age Overall Moguls Dual Moguls
2025 22 57 50 –

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elis LUNDHOLM Biography". fis-ski.com. International Ski and Snowboard Federation. 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Dougherty, Nathan (5 February 2026). "Swedish Skiier Elis Lundholm Set to Make History at 2026 Winter Olympics". Heavy Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Monteil, Abby (6 February 2026). "Meet Sweden's Elis Lundholm, the First Trans Skier in the Winter Olympics". Them. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b Grohmann, Karolos (2 February 2026). "Explainer: Can transgender athletes compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Games?". Reuters. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ^ Valerie Richardson (8 February 2026). "Female skier who identifies as male to compete against women at 2026 Winter Olympics". The Washington Times. washingtontimes.com.
  6. ^ "Elis identifierar sig som kille – tävlar i damklassen på OS". expressen.se (in Swedish). 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ "SOKs mål: 15 OS-medaljer" [SOC's goal: 15 OG medals] (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Identifies as a man, competes as a woman at the Olympics". fis-ski.com. Sweden Herald. 22 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Han ska tävla i damklassen på OS". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 22 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Шведская фристайлистка считает себя мужчиной. Но на Олимпиаде выступит в женских соревнованиях" [A Swedish freestyle skier considers herself a man. But she will compete in women's events at the Olympics.]. Sport Express (in Russian). sport-express.ru. 26 January 2026.
  11. ^ Blanchet, Ben (11 February 2026). "NBC Apologizes Over Repeatedly Misgendering Trans Olympian". HuffPost.
  12. ^ "Freestyle Skiing Women's Moguls: Qualification 2". Olympics. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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