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Best Swedish skier beaten by ten Norwegians: "Too bad"

Norwegian Championships in skiing. Or the World Cup, as it is also called.

Best Swedish skier beaten by ten Norwegians: "Too bad"

Klæbo pulls out of competition – 30 minutes before start

Norwegian superstar Johannes Høsflot Klæbo will not participate in the 20-kilometer race in Finnish Ruka on Sunday. The news comes just half an hour before the start.

Klæbo pulls out of competition – 30 minutes before start

Karlsson's new role: "Take out a gold pair with Linn"

Frida Karlsson is skipping the 20 km freestyle event. Instead, she will help to develop perfect skis for the Swedish skiers.

Karlsson's new role: "Take out a gold pair with Linn"

Burman's odd warm-up: "Must have been a troll"

Jens Burman became the best Swedish athlete in the World Championship premiere in Ruka – after an odd warm-up. I felt strange and very slow all of a sudden, says the skiing star after finishing seventh.

Burman's odd warm-up: "Must have been a troll"

They get to ride the premiere – Ilar just misses out

Last year, cross-country skier Moa Ilar took her first World Championship victory when she was the fastest in the 20 km mass start in Ruka. But when this year's World Cup season kicks off at the same venue, Ilar will be watching from the sidelines.

They get to ride the premiere – Ilar just misses out

Poromaa and Halfvarsson ready for the World Cup premiere

William Poromaa and Calle Halfvarsson are included in the team for the World Cup premiere. Thus, the cross-country skiing national team travels to Ruka with all its stars.

Poromaa and Halfvarsson ready for the World Cup premiere

The Upset: Canadian Defeated the Swedes

The Swedish premiere was a Canadian bullseye. Olivier Léveillé outperformed the Swedish skiers and sensationally won the 10 km freestyle in Bruksvallarna.

The Upset: Canadian Defeated the Swedes

Young star won – injury stopped Halfvarsson

Edvin Anger was the strongest in the men's sprint at the Swedish cross-country skiing premiere in Bruksvallarna. He did just like Jonna Sundling in the women's competition – won everything from the sprint qualification all the way to the final.

Young star won – injury stopped Halfvarsson

Ski Star's Coach Seriously Injured in Car Accident

Former national team coach Mattias Nilsson, 40 years old, is being cared for in hospital with severe injuries after a car accident. It's tragic.

Ski Star's Coach Seriously Injured in Car Accident

The Stars Snub Falun: "It Sucks"

The World Cup in Falun is usually a highlight for the Swedish national team skiers. Not this winter.

The Stars Snub Falun: "It Sucks"

Karlsson on Russian skiers: "It's a dilemma"

Russian cross-country skiers should still be banned from the World Cup and championships, believes Swedish star Frida Karlsson. At the same time, she wonders how the skiers in Russia are doing.

Karlsson on Russian skiers: "It's a dilemma"

Halfvarsson: "Would say things in good faith"

Calle Halfvarsson has a clear plan after his cross-country skiing career. He wants to become an expert commentator on TV.

Halfvarsson: "Would say things in good faith"

Halfvarsson: "We need the Russians"

The question of whether Russian and Belarusian cross-country skiers should be welcomed back despite the war in Ukraine divides the Swedish national team. Cross-country skiing is such a small sport, so I think that in the end, we'll still need the Russians, says Calle Halfvarsson.

Halfvarsson: "We need the Russians"

The World Championship may "force" stars to skip the home event

The Swedish long-distance skiing public risks missing out on seeing the world elite live in the World Championship coming season. The winter's only home competition is just before the World Championship – when most are fine-tuning their form instead for Trondheim.

The World Championship may "force" stars to skip the home event