The explanation for Ebba Andersson's
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The explanation for Ebba Andersson's Olympic blunder: Not 100 percent

Ebba Andersson's spectacular fall in the Olympic relay went viral. But there's a reason she fell, the long-distance skier now says.

Sweden had to settle for Olympic silver after Andersson flipped and lost one of her skis during a downhill run on the second leg. The 28-year-old tells Expressen that she believes she knows what was behind the fall.

When she tested the same curve in training a few days after the crash, she had problems again.

Above all, my right leg didn't follow, Ebba Andersson, who later won Olympic gold in the five-mile, tells the newspaper.

The 28-year-old has had recurring knee problems, including before and during this winter. The aforementioned training session at the Olympics indicated that the stability in her right knee was not good enough.

Then it became really clear in black and white that I wasn't 100 percent physically fit.

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