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Sundling Ill - Misses World Cup Weekend

Jonna Sundling will miss this weekend's World Cup competitions in Holmenkollen. The triple World Championship gold medalist has fallen ill.
Sundling Ill - Misses World Cup Weekend

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.
No Frida Karlsson in Holmenkollen

Emotional Storm for World Championship Debutant: "Sickly Proud"

Truls Gisselman will not forget his World Championship debut. It contained everything: joy, despair – and in the end a bronze medal.
Emotional Storm for World Championship Debutant: "Sickly Proud"

Halfvarsson: How much bad luck can you have?

A flu-ridden Calle Halfvarsson broke off the Ski World Championship prematurely. Now he breaks the silence for Expressen: It feels dismal.
Halfvarsson: How much bad luck can you have?

Calle Halfvarsson Withdraws from Ski World Championship Due to Illness

Veteran Calle Halfvarsson's ski World Championship in Trondheim is over. Halfvarsson was selected to compete in Wednesday's sprint relay, but was forced to withdraw in the morning due to cold symptoms.
Calle Halfvarsson Withdraws from Ski World Championship Due to Illness

Sweden's Oskar Svensson Celebrates First World Championship Medal

Oskar Svensson had already begun analyzing why the season went wrong. A cold put everything on hold.
Sweden's Oskar Svensson Celebrates First World Championship Medal

Sweden's Sundling and Dahlqvist Shine in World Championship Sprint Relay

Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist have as expected advanced to the final in today's sprint relay at the World Championship in Trondheim. The gold-tipped Swedish team impressed in the qualifying round, and no one more than Sundling.
Sweden's Sundling and Dahlqvist Shine in World Championship Sprint Relay

Calle Halfvarsson's World Championship Hopes in Jeopardy Due to Illness

Calle Halfvarsson has woken up with cold symptoms and will miss today's sprint relay. In the worst case, his World Championship is over.
Calle Halfvarsson's World Championship Hopes in Jeopardy Due to Illness

Sweden's Sprint Relay Shake-Up: Ribom Benched for Dahlqvist

The World Championship circus is rolling on, and on Wednesday, the sprint relay is waiting. Then Emma Ribom will be benched, despite being the reigning World Champion together with Jonna Sundling.
Sweden's Sprint Relay Shake-Up: Ribom Benched for Dahlqvist

Norwegian Triumph: Klæbo Dominates as Swedes Miss Podium in Snowstorm

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was unbeatable – and celebrated the World Championship gold on home soil. No Swedish joy spread in the snowstorm.
Norwegian Triumph: Klæbo Dominates as Swedes Miss Podium in Snowstorm

Trondheim's Tricky Weather: Will Snow Turn to Slush for Ski Races?

Snowfall that will turn into rain. The weather in Trondheim can become a nightmare for the skiers in today's cross-country race on the World Championship tracks.
Trondheim's Tricky Weather: Will Snow Turn to Slush for Ski Races?

Sweden's Ski Stars Gear Up for World Championship Showdown in Trondheim

10 km classic style is on the program at the World Championship in Trondheim on Tuesday. They are competing for Sweden.
Sweden's Ski Stars Gear Up for World Championship Showdown in Trondheim

Long-awaited World Championship gold for Klæbo: "About time"

The Sprint King Johannes Høsflot Klæbo finally got his long-awaited distance gold. The Norwegian sprinted home to the World Championship gold in skiathlon – ahead of a trio of compatriots.
Long-awaited World Championship gold for Klæbo: "About time"

World Championship trend: slush and flooding

Sad news for the ski audience in Trondheim: Umbrellas are prohibited at the World Championship arena Granåsen. It's most sorry for those who are going to go and watch, says Sweden's William Poromaa about the weather forecast ahead of the weekend's skiathlon.
World Championship trend: slush and flooding

Halfvarsson's demands for letting Russia in

It requires more than the war against Ukraine ending for the Russian cross-country skiers to be welcomed back into the fold. That's what Swedish national team veteran Calle Halfvarsson says.
Halfvarsson's demands for letting Russia in

Sundling gets new gold chance

Jonna Sundling took the World Championship's first gold, in sprint. She is also selected to run Sunday's skiathlon, just like Emma Ribom who also ran the sprint.
Sundling gets new gold chance

Guide: Everything You Need to Know About the World Championships in Nordic Skiing

Karlsson vs Johaug, Sundling vs Skistad, Anger vs Klæbo. The World Championship in Trondheim is filled with hot Swedish-Norwegian duels – and more than that.
Guide: Everything You Need to Know About the World Championships in Nordic Skiing

More popular in Norway than I am in Sweden

Rarely on the podium, almost always at the center of events. Calle Halfvarsson, 35, is the cross-country skiing veteran who stirs up emotions and creates headlines.
More popular in Norway than I am in Sweden

Gold heroes can get World Championship chance

Märta Rosenberg and Anton Grahn achieved success at the U23 World Championship. Now the gold duo is being rewarded by getting to accompany the Swedish team to the Ski World Championship in Trondheim.
Gold heroes can get World Championship chance

Calle Halfvarsson withdraws from the mass start

Calle Halfvarsson has problems with his back and refrains from today's mass start as a precautionary measure ahead of the World Championship, the national ski team announces. Gustav Kvarnbrink replaces him in the national team and Rikard Vestin is called up to the national team.
Calle Halfvarsson withdraws from the mass start

Andersson's success – first win in over a year

It's about being the best when it matters. Just ask Ebba Andersson.
Andersson's success – first win in over a year

Halfvarsson: Leaning Towards Operation After World Championship

Ski star Calle Halfvarsson is ready to operate on his back directly after the World Championship in Trondheim. If I feel that my back is not good during the World Championship, it's just as good to operate directly and skip the last competitions, he says.
Halfvarsson: Leaning Towards Operation After World Championship

World Championship team ready - "Prepared for enormous pressure"

Both William Poromaa and Ebba Andersson finished the National Championship with a form announcement. But the routine can be at least as important in the World Championship team to Trondheim.
World Championship team ready - "Prepared for enormous pressure"

Debacle for Svensson – eliminated in qualifying

One day: an impressive podium finish. Next: fiasco.
Debacle for Svensson – eliminated in qualifying
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