Before the rest of the Ski World Championship, it's probably good to have a little Norwegian vocabulary: flom (flooding), flomskred (landslide), sørpe (slush), styrtregn (downpour) and vind (wind) are words to keep track of.
Or if you want to keep it short: grisvær (bad weather).
The Swedish skiers are not afraid of the gloomy forecasts for the weekend, and in principle for the rest of the World Championship.
We are well prepared, says Frida Karlsson and lifts up one foot to show off her boots.
It will be fine. We usually like wet conditions anyway.
Going for the first gold
She goes into Sunday's skiathlon as one of the gold candidates. Norwegian star Therese Johaug is perhaps an even bigger favorite, although the home crowd pointed out Karlsson as the skier to beat earlier on Friday.
She usually likes to paint someone else as the favorite, replies Karlsson.
At the same time, she doesn't hide that it's the individual gold medal she's craving. Karlsson has eight individual World Championship medals – but none of the highest sort.
That's what I'm going for. This time I want it. But at the same time, if I do a really good performance and feel that I've prepared myself in the best way, then I must be satisfied even if someone else does better.
It's the women who seem to be most affected by the wet weather. The forecasts talk about heavy rainfall and periodic strong gusts of wind. From Saturday night to Sunday, flood warnings have been issued in the southern parts of Trøndelag, where the World Championship venue Trondheim is located.
But even the men's skiathlon, which takes place the day before, can become a wet story.
Umbrella ban
William Poromaa feels most for the audience. According to Norwegian VG, it's forbidden to bring umbrellas to the World Championship arena Granåsen.
We who compete don't think too much about it. But it's a shame for those who are going to watch. We're going to go out and struggle anyway, so it doesn't matter what the weather is like, says Poromaa.
One who welcomes the rain is Jens Burman.
Yes, I'm not complaining. I'd rather have it than really icy and hard conditions. So I see it as an advantage for me. Historically, I've been better when it's been wet.
Calle Halfvarsson is not as convinced in his answer:
I'll try to convince myself that it will suit me tomorrow, he says.
But?
Historically, I've usually skied better when it's been hard conditions and sunny. If it gets wet, it can get tricky.
