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Finnish Skier Criticizes Royal Use of Locker Room at Ski Championship

Finnish skiing star Jasmi Joensuu is directing criticism at the World Championship organizer in Trondheim. In an interview with Yle, Joensuu says that the women's locker room was closed after the morning's qualifying in the sprint relay.

Finnish Skier Criticizes Royal Use of Locker Room at Ski Championship

Swedish Skiers Dominate Trondheim: Fourth Gold in Sprint Relay

The Swedish cross-country ladies are terrible guests in Trondheim. Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling brought home the sprint relay and snatched yet another gold, the fourth in a row, ahead of the Norwegian home crowd.

Swedish Skiers Dominate Trondheim: Fourth Gold in Sprint Relay

Disaster for World Championship Skiers - Linn Svahn Back in Earnest

Ski star Linn Svahn has had a tough season, but was the fastest of all in the classical sprint qualifier in the World Cup competition in Falun. In the men's qualifier, Edvin Anger was third, but for two World Championship skiers, the day ended in a fiasco.

Disaster for World Championship Skiers - Linn Svahn Back in Earnest

Debacle for Svensson – eliminated in qualifying

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

Debacle for Svensson – eliminated in qualifying

Sundling Dominant in Sprint Qualification – Anger Third

The ski star Jonna Sundling was superior in the sprint qualification, free style, in Swiss Engadin. The Swede crossed the finish line as number one – a whole 4.

Sundling Dominant in Sprint Qualification – Anger Third

Svahn on the sprint podium: "A little lacking"

Linn Svahn finishes second in the World Cup sprint in classical style, which is stage five of seven in the Tour de Ski. The Swede could not out-sprint the Swiss Nadine Fähndrich on the short final climb in Italian Val di Fiemme and had to settle for a second place in the final.

Svahn on the sprint podium: "A little lacking"

After the Success – Anger Advances Easily

Edvin Anger has a new podium spot in sight in the Tour de Ski. The 22-year-old easily advanced from the sprint qualifier in Val di Fiemme.

After the Success – Anger Advances Easily

Swedish success story – but Ribom drops out

It was a success for the Swedish team in the qualifying round for the season's first World Cup sprint, in Finnish Ruka. Ten out of twelve blue-yellow skiers qualified for the quarterfinals – but Emma Ribom was later forced to withdraw.

Swedish success story – but Ribom drops out