Sweden has the opportunity to send eight men's cross-country skiers to the Winter Olympics, which will be held in Milan and Cortina in February.
But according to Mogren, there is no reason to use the entire quota.
I can't find eight skiers who can perform at the level required by SOK (Swedish Olympic Committee). What can we have, three or four at most, he says on Radiosporten.
The statement infuriates Gustaf Berglund, who is himself fighting for an Olympic spot.
I have a lot of respect for Torgny and his career, but that statement is brain dead.
He tells Expressen and continues:
With that attitude, we can shut down all cross-country skiing in Sweden. All we have to do is close all the facilities and everything.
Men's coach Lars Ljung also reacts to Mogren's reasoning.
We can't just snap our fingers and have eight established world-class skiers. It's about doing good things over time. Then I have a really hard time with the idea that "no, we only send those who are medal candidates and the others can stay home". I'm very clear about that. I have a really hard time buying Torgny's reasoning.
