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. Here's what's most important to keep track of ahead of the Norwegian ski festival.
SportsMärta 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.
SportsRussian 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. It's scary, says the 25-year-old.
SportsFirst competition in over a month. Then, ski star Linn Svahn delivered a power demonstration in the World Championship rehearsal. I needed this ahead of this year's highlight, she says after the victory in the classic World Cup sprint in Falun.
SportsSki 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.
SportsOne race. One form test ahead of the World Championship. After an involuntary absence of over a month, Friday's World Cup sprint in Falun becomes very important for Linn Svahn. For me, it's about getting a clean and good day. I've had few starts this year, she says.
SportsLinn Svahn has not competed since Tour de Ski. First due to "high load", and then she fell ill before the National Championships. Now, however, the sprint star is back. Ahead of this weekend's World Cup competitions in Falun, the 25-year-old is back in the team.
SportsBoth William Poromaa and Ebba Andersson finished the National Championship with a form announcement. But the routine can be at least as important in the World Championship team to Trondheim. We must be prepared for an enormous pressure, says national team manager Anders Byström.
SportsThe distance star, Linn Svhev, will not be participating in the Swedish Championship competitions in Borås due to illness, the Swedish cross-country team has announced. Svahn has not been competing since the beginning of January when she participated in the Tour de Ski.
SportsFinally, 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. "I thought 'either I win or I die'", says Dahlqvist.
SportsBoth Frida Karlsson and Linn Svahn are missing again in the squad for the World Cup competitions in Cogne. Jonna Sundling also chooses to opt out.
SportsSki star Jonna Sundling won the sprint on Saturday. The day after, she grabbed a fine third place in the mass start over 20 kilometers in Switzerland. I found a good pace, says Sundling to Viaplay.
SportsThe ski star Jonna Sundling has gained a mental grip on her competitors ahead of the World Championship. The Swede won the World Cup sprint in Switzerland ahead of the Norwegian Kristine Stavås Skistad. Nice to show myself, says Sundling, who was accompanied by Maja Dahlqvist on the podium.
SportsEbba Andersson, Frida Karlsson and William Poromaa are all skipping the World Cup competition in Swiss Engadin this weekend. The trio, who achieved success last weekend, are already entering World Championship preparations.
SportsOverload injury in the foot stopped her from the Tour de Ski. Now Frida Karlsson is ready for the World Cup again. The skiing star makes a comeback in Les Rousses later in the week.
SportsSweden's best cross-country skiers, with Frida Karlsson at the forefront, are involved in the launch of a new social media platform. The app allows fans to take part in the stars' lives behind the scenes. The athletes share in the advertising revenue.
SportsIt was never any doubt about the matter, Therese Johaug won the Tour de Ski for the fourth time through a superior victory in the final stage. The best Swedish athlete became Ebba Andersson, who finished sixth overall.
SportsTherese Johaug won by a clear margin of half a minute. Ebba Andersson lost the sprint and finished fourth in the penultimate stage of the Tour de Ski, a 20-kilometer skiathlon.
SportsTears couldn't be stopped and the voice faltered – with joy. Marcus Grate took the first podium of his career when the 28-year-old finished third in the World Cup sprint during the Tour de Ski. I think everyone is sitting at home crying, he says.
SportsLinn 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.
SportsEdvin 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.
SportsThree Swedish female cross-country skiers have already been forced to withdraw from the Tour de Ski in Italy due to illness – now a fourth withdrawal is coming. A few hours before the start of Friday's sprint stage in Val di Fiemme, the news arrives that Moa Lundgren has fallen ill.
SportsThe Norwegian Astrid Øyre Slind won the third stage of the Tour de Ski – ahead of the comebacking compatriot Therese Johaug. Moa Ilar became the best Swedish on an eighth place during an otherwise bleak blue-yellow New Year's Eve. Damn crappy race, says Ebba Andersson.
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