Do 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.
SportsThere will be no Russian cross-country skiers in the Olympic Games in February. Linn Svahn stands firm that she could have boycotted the games if Russia had been allowed in. I was still nervous when the decision was to be made, says Svahn.
SportsRussian and Belarusian skiers are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina in February. The decision has now been made by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (Fis). For me, it's both a relief but also a pride, says Karin Mattsson, who sits on the Fis board.
SportsNow Russian cross-country skiers can be let into the Olympic Games again. Sweden is strongly against it and Linn Svahn has opened up for a boycott if it becomes a reality. Strong of her, but I would not manage it. I train every day to get to be in (the Olympic Games), and then I will not let some Russians stop it, says the Norwegian Lotta Udnes Weng.
SportsLinn Svahn fell in a downhill slope in Trondheim – and continued straight down into a period of darkness. It wasn't until five months later that she got out of it. The time after that it wasn't relevant to do anything other than survive, says the Swedish cross-country star.
SportsThe Swedish ski national team will go to a training camp in Italy. Then, three of the biggest stars will not follow.
SportsMore than five months after the crash and concussion, Linn Svahn is still not restored. The ski star has had to abstain from both running and roller skiing during the summer. She still has troubles, says her coach Ola Rawald.
SportsLinn 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. You go from being in your life's best form to having to get through a day, she says.
SportsIt 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. She is not in phase so that she is in full training, says national team coach Stefan Thomson.
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.
SportsLinn 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. She has her focus fully set on the coming season with the Olympic Games, he says.
SportsSki 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.
SportsJonna Sundling will miss this weekend's World Cup competitions in Holmenkollen. The triple World Championship gold medalist has fallen ill.
SportsThe 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. I almost think this is bigger, says national team manager Anders Byström.
SportsFinally, the pieces fell into place for Frida Karlsson. Her career's first individual World Championship gold came on a historic 50km. In miserable conditions. On Linn Svahn's skis. Partly, they were like spears, they were insanely good. And then I also wanted to take her to the finish, says Karlsson.
SportsSweden'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. It has been a key ahead of this championship, says triple gold medalist Ebba Andersson.
SportsLinn 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.
SportsHeidi Weng knows what Linn Svahn is going through. That's why she breaks down when the Swede is mentioned. She must be careful, says the Norwegian cross-country star.
SportsIt 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. I didn't think it would be so serious, says national team colleague Johanna Hagström, who saw the crash from close range.
SportsIt 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. A new fall could have had fatal consequences, says national team doctor Rickard Noberius.
SportsThe biggest gold favorite in the Ski World Championship's opening sprint comes from Norway, says Linn Svahn. Kristine Stavås Skistad doesn't disagree. She probably has a right to, answers the 26-year-old home hope.
SportsThe 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. Even dangerous.
SportsSeveral 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.
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