Linn Svahn back for Olympic rehearsal
The World Cup in Goms, Switzerland, this week is the cross-country skiers' last competition before the Olympics. Linn Svahn is back again.
SportsThe World Cup in Goms, Switzerland, this week is the cross-country skiers' last competition before the Olympics. Linn Svahn is back again.
SportsOne World Cup race was all that was needed. Calle Halfvarsson is ready for the Olympics in Italy after finishing sixth in Oberhof this weekend. "I'm going for a medal," the cross-country veteran tells SVT.
SportsSunday's World Cup race, a 10-kilometer classic in Oberhof, was the last chance in the hunt for an Olympic ticket. Then Calle Halfvarsson silenced the doubters, had a great race, and finished sixth. "I don't know how I managed to put this together," Halfvarsson said.
SportsCalle Halfvarsson is sure that he will be in top shape in time for the Olympics - if he makes it. Sunday's World Cup race, a 10-kilometer classic in Oberhof, will be the last chance to silence the doubters. There will always be know-it-alls, those who think they know more when they're sitting at home on the couch, says the cross-country veteran.
SportsThe Olympic dream is alive for Calle Halfvarsson. The cross-country skier has been selected for this weekend's World Cup competitions in Oberhof, Germany.
SportsCalle Halfvarsson only finished seventh in the 10-kilometer final of the Swedish Cup. But the Olympic thoughts are still there. "I still feel like I'm on track," he said in Expressen's television broadcast.
SportsVeteran Calle Halfvarsson, 36, wants to go to the Olympics. But in the Swedish Cup sprint he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. "Bad, of course. Bad feeling today. I felt tough," he said in Expressen's TV broadcast.
SportsVeteran Calle Halfvarsson, 36, had his best race of the season, finishing second in the mile race in the Swedish Cup. Now he's back in the Olympic conversation.
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