Jonna Sundling has turned down a spot on the national team this summer and fall. Instead, the cross-country skiing star is focusing on training on her own ahead of the season. Alvar Myhlback has also turned down a spot on the national team.
SportsSprinter Marcus Grate made it back to the A-team last season. But after a terrible winter, he has at least done enough to remain there for the upcoming season. Grate's best finish in Davos was 25th, and he did not qualify for the Olympics.
SportsWilliam Poromaa is following in the footsteps of his national team colleague Edvin Anger by ending his World Cup season early. The Swedish cross-country skier is looking forward to the final competition weekends.
SportsIt was a Swedish one-two in the women's World Cup sprint in Lahti, Finland. Jonna Sundling got revenge on Linn Svahn after the Olympic sprint, where Svahn took gold ahead of Sundling. "Great to be back," Sundling said on Viaplay's broadcast.
SportsOlympic gold medalist Ebba Andersson is skipping this weekend's World Cup cross-country skiing competitions. She plans to run a long-distance race instead.
SportsOlympic gold medalists Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson will compete in the World Cup in Falun this weekend, the Swedish Ski Association announced. However, Jonna Sundling and William Poromaa will miss the event. They are ill and will not compete.
SportsRussian skiers are back in the cross-country skiing World Cup, but the comeback was modest. Both Darya Neprjaeva and Saveliy Korostelyov were eliminated in the sprint qualifying in Davos.
SportsAs expected, Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson and William Poromaa are missing from the cross-country team squad for this week's World Cup competitions in Davos.
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