He represented Sweden at the
2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On 16 February he competed in the first (classical) leg in the
men's team relay and became an Olympic champion, together with his team mates
Daniel Richardsson,
Johan Olsson, and
Marcus Hellner. Nelson showed the best time in his lap, despite losing a ski at one point. Previously, he participated in
skiathlon, where he finished 10th, and
15 km classical (15th). when he finished 53rd in the 25 km race in
Kuusamo. Before the 2014 Olympics, his best performance in a World Cup race was 7th place achieved in
Toblach on 1 February 2014 at the 15 km classical distance. He was not selected for the 2013 World Championships. ==Cross-country skiing results==