Jonatan Lindberg won Swedish Championship
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Jonatan Lindberg won Swedish Championship gold after serious car accident

Last year, Jonatan Lindberg was involved in a serious car accident. On Thursday, he won the Swedish championship gold medal in the cross-country skiing mass start.

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The skiing talent won gold ahead of Gustaf Berglund and Johan Ekberg in the 20-kilometer ski race during the Swedish Championship week in Umeå.

But it hasn't always been obvious that Jonatan Lindberg would be able to continue his skiing career.

Last September, the 20-year-old was involved in a car accident. On his way to a training session, Lindberg drove off the road and into a lamppost. The car was completely destroyed and the driver had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to Expressen.

Despite the severe crash, Lindberg escaped serious injury, although he suffered from headaches and neck pain afterward.

"I'm just happy that I'm alive and not in a wheelchair," he told Falu-Kuriren at the time.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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