The season is over for Svahn - a setback for Sundling

Ski star Linn Svahn cancels the rest of the season due to the concussion that made her miss the World Championship. World Championship queen Jonna Sundling misses this week's World Cup sprint - she is struggling with a cold.

» Published: March 17 2025

The season is over for Svahn - a setback for Sundling
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Linn Svahn crashed during training in Trondheim the day before the World Championship sprint and hit her head. A concussion was confirmed and the Swede left the championship before it had even begun.

A new fall could have had fatal consequences, said national team doctor Rickard Noberius then.

Withdrawing

She has not competed since the fall at the end of February and now the news comes that the 25-year-old is withdrawing from the rest of the World Cup season. On Wednesday, a evening sprint will be held in Estonian Tallinn before the sprint, team sprint, and 15 km are held during the World Cup finals in Finnish Lahti on Friday-Sunday.

"Linn Svahn will not compete in Tallinn and Lahti as she is still in rehabilitation after the concussion she sustained in Trondheim. It's going forward, but she is not ready for the type of strain that a World Cup competition entails", says national team doctor Noberius in a press release.

Jonna Sundling took three gold medals (sprint, team sprint, and relay) and one bronze (skiathlon) in the World Championship, but missed last weekend's World Cup in Holmenkollen due to illness. Now Sundling is also forced to miss the sprint in Tallinn for the same reason.

World Championship skiers ill

World Championship skiers Marcus Grate and Oskar Svensson have also fallen ill and are skipping the competition in Estonia.

The team for the World Cup finals in Lahti will be announced later in the week.

Women: Maja Dahlqvist, Johanna Hagström, Moa Ilar, Moa Lundgren, Emma Ribom, Märta Rosenberg.

Men: Edvin Anger, Emil Danielsson, Anton Grahn, George Ersson, Johan Häggström, Måns Skoglund.

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