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Linn Svahn Opens Up About Recovery After Concussion and Neck Injury

Linn Svahn missed the Ski World Championship and the rest of the season because of a concussion. Now the 25-year-old tells about the tough time after the crash.
Linn Svahn Opens Up About Recovery After Concussion and Neck Injury

Linn Svahn Still Recovering from Concussion, Not in Full Training

It is over two months since Linn Svahn crashed ahead of the World Championship and suffered a concussion. The star is still not in full swing.
Linn Svahn Still Recovering from Concussion, Not in Full Training

Olympic Gold Medalist Ida Ingemarsdotter Joins Swedish Ski Team as Coach

With 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.
Olympic Gold Medalist Ida Ingemarsdotter Joins Swedish Ski Team as Coach

The National Team Doctor on Svahn: "Taking it very well"

Linn Svahn's season is over after the concussion she suffered just before the Ski World Championship. Now the national team doctor Rickard Noberius talks about the way forward.
The National Team Doctor on Svahn: "Taking it very well"

The season is over for Svahn - a setback for Sundling

Ski star Linn Svahn cancels the rest of the season due to the concussion that made her miss the World Championship. World Championship queen Jonna Sundling misses this week's World Cup sprint - she is struggling with a cold.
The season is over for Svahn - a setback for Sundling

Sundling Ill - Misses World Cup Weekend

Jonna Sundling will miss this weekend's World Cup competitions in Holmenkollen. The triple World Championship gold medalist has fallen ill.
Sundling Ill - Misses World Cup Weekend

Swedish success at the World Championship: "I'm not surprised"

The Ski World Championship in Trondheim can be summed up as a Swedish giant success with a total of eleven medals. And now this year's championship is being compared to the medal rain in Planica two years ago.
Swedish success at the World Championship: "I'm not surprised"

Karlsson's tears after the gold: "Very strong"

Finally, the pieces fell into place for Frida Karlsson. Her career's first individual World Championship gold came on a historic 50km.
Karlsson's tears after the gold: "Very strong"

The change behind the World Championship success: "A key"

Sweden's cross-country skiers dominate the World Championship completely and there is an explanation. In the world's best team, there is now room for an I.
The change behind the World Championship success: "A key"

Svahn on the accident: "I'm still okay anyway"

Linn Svahn speaks out for the first time about the training accident that forced her to abandon the Ski World Championship. I want to assure that I'm still okay, says Linn Svahn to Expressen.
Svahn on the accident: "I'm still okay anyway"

Heidi Weng breaks down after being asked about Svahn

Heidi Weng knows what Linn Svahn is going through. That's why she breaks down when the Swede is mentioned.
Heidi Weng breaks down after being asked about Svahn

The friend saw Svahn's crash: "Empty of words"

It seems there is no end to Linn Svahn's bad luck. The ski star's World Championship is over after she crashed during training and hit her head.
The friend saw Svahn's crash: "Empty of words"

Svahn leaves the World Championship: "Could have had fatal consequences"

It doesn't seem to be an end to Linn Svahn's bad luck. The ski star's World Championship is over after she fell during training and hit her head.
Svahn leaves the World Championship: "Could have had fatal consequences"

Ski Star Kristine Stavås Skistad: I'm the One to Beat

The biggest gold favorite in the Ski World Championship's opening sprint comes from Norway, says Linn Svahn. Kristine Stavås Skistad doesn't disagree.
Ski Star Kristine Stavås Skistad: I'm the One to Beat

Jonna Sundling's worry ahead of the World Championship premiere: "Awful"

The World Championship premiere in Trondheim can become a real ice rink. Jonna Sundling has impressed greatly on icy surfaces this winter, but says simultaneously ahead of the hunt for her third consecutive World Championship gold: When the skis don't grip, it's very scary.
Jonna Sundling's worry ahead of the World Championship premiere: "Awful"

This is the Swedish team in the World Championship premiere

It will be the expected skiers who compete when the Ski World Championship starts with sprint on Thursday. On the women's side, Sweden has five skiers, as Jonna Sundling is the reigning world champion.
This is the Swedish team in the World Championship premiere

Edvin Anger to Swedish female skiers: "Have to learn"

Several Swedish female skiers dislike that they risk being booed during the World Championship in Trondheim. However, it does not bother Edvin Anger – who gives a little jab to his national team teammates: It's something they have to learn.
Edvin Anger to Swedish female skiers: "Have to learn"

Guide: Everything You Need to Know About the World Championships in Nordic Skiing

Karlsson vs Johaug, Sundling vs Skistad, Anger vs Klæbo. The World Championship in Trondheim is filled with hot Swedish-Norwegian duels – and more than that.
Guide: Everything You Need to Know About the World Championships in Nordic Skiing

Gold heroes can get World Championship chance

Märta Rosenberg and Anton Grahn achieved success at the U23 World Championship. Now the gold duo is being rewarded by getting to accompany the Swedish team to the Ski World Championship in Trondheim.
Gold heroes can get World Championship chance

Svahn's anger: "It's scary"

Russian cross-country skiing star Aleksandr Bolsjunov has competed in Italy – his first competition outside his home country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This makes Swedish sprint star Linn Svahn upset.
Svahn's anger: "It's scary"

Svahn's beautiful World Championship message - won at home in Falun

First competition in over a month. Then, ski star Linn Svahn delivered a power demonstration in the World Championship rehearsal.
Svahn's beautiful World Championship message - won at home in Falun

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

Svahn's only form test before the World Championship: "Few starts this year"

One race. One form test ahead of the World Championship.
Svahn's only form test before the World Championship: "Few starts this year"

Linn Svahn back in the World Cup – competing in Falun

Linn Svahn has not competed since Tour de Ski. First due to "high load", and then she fell ill before the National Championships.
Linn Svahn back in the World Cup – competing in Falun
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