Jobs Northern lights Police reports Daily Swedish

Person

Anders Byström

2 Sept

Anders Byström joins Canada ski team as adviser, targets Olympic medals

Anders Byström has a new job. He will be an adviser to the Canadian national ski team. The ultimate goal is Olympic medals, he tells Expressen.

Sports

Top news31 Aug

Swedish ski team targets 900 training hours after medal-free Olympics

A partly new leadership and increased training volume - that is how the battered men’s national team will start winning medals again. Everyone is training more than we have ever done. I don’t think anyone will end up below 900 training hours this year, says Edvin Anger. But the road back to the top will take time.

Sports

Top news14 May

Swedish Cross-Country Relays at Risk of Disappearing

There will be no cross-country relays in the World Cup this winter. And in the long run, the relays may disappear from the championships as well. It would be very sad if that happens, says cross-country star Ebba Andersson.

Sports

Top news6 May

Alvar Myhlback Eyes Olympic Games Despite National Team Snub

The Vasalopp winner Alvar Myhlback declined a spot in the junior national team. But it's not ruled out that the 19-year-old can reach the Olympic Games in winter. Can he qualify against the World Cup and eventually the Olympic Games ahead, we're grateful for that, says national team manager Anders Byström.

Sports

5 May

Olympic Gold Medalist Ida Ingemarsdotter Joins Swedish Ski Team as Coach

With the Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina as the season's major goals, the national cross-country team is sharpening its operations. The World Championship gold team on the women's side remains intact – with the former Olympic gold medalist Ida Ingemarsdotter as a replacement for the dismissed coach Andreas Domeij.

Sports

7 Apr

Sweden's Ski Team Makes Coaching Change After Championship Success

Sweden's long-distance runners swept the board at the World Championship in Trondheim. Despite the gold success, coach Andreas Domeij gets fired. "The goal is to have a national team operation in world class", says national team manager Anders Byström.

Sports

11 Mar

No Frida Karlsson in Holmenkollen

The effort from 50 kilometers cross-country skiing in slushy snow is not something you can joke about. The World Championship gold medalist on the distance, Frida Karlsson, is therefore opting out of this weekend's World Cup competitions in Oslo.

Sports

9 Mar

Swedish success at the World Championship: "I'm not surprised"

The Ski World Championship in Trondheim can be summed up as a Swedish giant success with a total of eleven medals. And now this year's championship is being compared to the medal rain in Planica two years ago. I almost think this is bigger, says national team manager Anders Byström.

Sports