Overview

• The 26-year-old world champion described months of harassment beginning in autumn 2023, including hundreds of calls and messages and thousands of saved images.
• The man repeatedly breached a contact ban by showing up at races, training sessions, and outside her home, and he later sent a handwritten letter to her parents.
• He was convicted in spring 2025 to a suspended sentence with €3,650 in damages, a punishment widely criticized as too light given the scale of the abuse.
• Karlsson says the stalking shattered her sense of safety, prompting nights at a teammate’s place, escorted errands, and a move to an anonymous address.
• Both prosecution and defense have appealed, keeping the outcome unsettled as Karlsson speaks out to highlight gaps in victim protection.