William Poromaa is ill and looks set to miss the World Cup premiere in Ruka next week. In his and several other top names' absence, Johan Ekberg won the freestyle race that concluded the Swedish premiere in Gällivare.
SportsDo the Swedish national team skiers compete too little? Norwegian cross-country star Harald Östberg Amundsen thinks so and calls them "cowards". Yes, we have received a lot of criticism in the media about it. And I'm a bit torn, says national team skier Emma Ribom.
SportsWith 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.
SportsEbba Andersson was chasing her third National Championship gold in four days. Then she drove wrong on the three-mile track – and skied 800 meters unnecessarily after being forced to turn around. "You little fool!" says Andersson about herself.
SportsTherese Johaug will not get a chance for revenge against Frida Karlsson. The Swedish World Champion will skip Sunday's 50km race in the World Cup in Lahtis.
SportsJonna Sundling will miss this weekend's World Cup competitions in Holmenkollen. The triple World Championship gold medalist has fallen ill.
SportsThe 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.
SportsEdvin Anger dropped out of the 5-mile race and left a gap behind him. Gustaf Berglund took it – and offered an eighth place. It's all I could dream of, he says after the success.
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