Funds his own investment – ready for the World Championship

The speed skater Felix Monsén did not get a place in the national team before the season and made his own effort. It paid off. He gets a place in the alpine World Championship team.

» Published: Thu 30 Jan 2025 16:19 CET

Funds his own investment – ready for the World Championship
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The 30-year-old had to gather most of the coins required to prepare for the season and all that it costs to participate in the Alpine World Cup, since he was not part of the national team.

The strong performances in the speed disciplines in Kitzbühel last weekend – 9th in super G and 22nd in downhill – convinced the national team management that Monsén deserves a chance at the World Championship in Saalbach-Hinterglemm on February 4-16.

Before the weekend in Wengen, it was basically Kitzbühel where I had to show a good result. I think I did that in Austria. I believe it was enough, he said to SVT recently.

Sweden is sending a team of eleven skiers, including medal contenders such as Kristoffer Jakobsen, Anna Swenn Larsson, and Sara Hector.

The Swedish team will start the World Championship directly with the team parallel event on February 4. The plan is also to have a team in the men's team combination, which consists of slalom and downhill.

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The Team for the Alpine World Championship

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Men: Fabian Ax Swartz, Felix Monsén, Gustav Wissting, Kristoffer Jakobsen, William Hansson.

Women: Anna Swenn Larsson, Cornelia Öhlund, Estelle Alphand, Hanna Aronsson Elfman, Lisa Nyberg, Sara Hector.

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