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Therese Johaug Selected for Norwegian Ski Team Amid Olympic Decision Delay

Therese Johaug has been formally selected for the Norwegian cross-country skiing national team ahead of next season, the association announces in a press release. .

Therese Johaug Selected for Norwegian Ski Team Amid Olympic Decision Delay

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"

Swedish World Championship bronze – after sprint drama

Sweden's cross-country skiers took bronze in the World Championship relay in Trondheim – after Edvin Anger lost the sprint for silver against Switzerland. The Norwegians were completely superior and decided the gold battle early.

Swedish World Championship bronze – after sprint drama

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 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

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo just laughs at the conspiracy theory

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo just shakes his head. The claim that Norway would deliberately stop other teams from training on the World Championship tracks doesn't impress him.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo just laughs at the conspiracy theory

Setback for Norway – withdrawal from medal candidate Erik Valnes

The Norwegian Erik Valnes is forced to miss Thursday's World Championship sprint in Trondheim due to back problems. Valnes is second in the sprint cup in the World Cup and was one of the medal candidates.

Setback for Norway – withdrawal from medal candidate Erik Valnes

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

Setback for the home hope – Anger out in the semis

Third in qualifying and the big home hope, but it didn't work out for Edvin Anger in the classic World Championship sprint in Falun. The 22-year-old was eliminated in a tough semifinal.

Setback for the home hope – Anger out in the semis

Dahlqvist's longing: "Win or die"

Finally, Maja Dahlqvist. The victory in the classic sprint in Italian Cogne was the Swedish cross-country star's first individual World Championship cup victory in over three years.

Dahlqvist's longing: "Win or die"

Debacle for Svensson – eliminated in qualifying

One day: an impressive podium finish. Next: fiasco.

Debacle for Svensson – eliminated in qualifying

Anger's first victory - now he wants to challenge Klæbo

Sweden's ski sprinters have been waiting for a World Cup victory for over four years. Edvin Anger fixed the beef.

Anger's first victory - now he wants to challenge Klæbo

Klæbo celebrated – the Swedes far behind

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won Saturday's skiathlon and is storming towards his fourth overall victory in the Tour de Ski. William Poromaa was the best Swedish skier, finishing 18th.

Klæbo celebrated – the Swedes far behind

The pole break cost - a minute behind in total

The Swedish jumper Edvin Anger broke the pole already at the start and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Cup sprint in Tour de Ski. This means he loses time in the total.

The pole break cost - a minute behind in total

Warns Ronaldo: Stay off the Cross-Country Skiing Tracks

The football star Cristiano Ronaldo has celebrated Christmas with his family in Finnish Lapland. There, he has visited Santa, taken a sauna – but also managed to provoke a Norwegian Olympic Games gold medalist.

Warns Ronaldo: Stay off the Cross-Country Skiing Tracks

Johaug's turnaround – racing the Tour de Ski

Therese Johaug is doing the Tour de Ski after all. The Norwegian cross-country star had previously written off the tour, which she has won three times before.

Johaug's turnaround – racing the Tour de Ski

No one can beat Sundling - took a new victory in Davos

Fastest in qualifying, fastest in her quarterfinal, clear winner in the semifinal. And, most importantly: Jonna Sundling was also overwhelmingly first across the finish line in the sprint final.

No one can beat Sundling - took a new victory in Davos

Hagström's tears of joy after the success: "So touched"

Sweden usually wins the women's sprint in Ruka. Now Johanna Hagström knows how it feels too.

Hagström's tears of joy after the success: "So touched"

Johaug skips Sweden camp

The comebacking cross-country skiing queen Therese Johaug will not participate in the Norwegian national team's camp in Idre next week. "She chooses a slightly different setup than the one planned during the gathering now", writes her manager Jørn Ernst to Norwegian TV2.

Johaug skips Sweden camp