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Guide: The cross-country season is starting now – or is it?

Guide: The cross-country season is starting now – or is it?

Thu 20 Nov 2025 05:50 CET

Roller skis off, binding wax on. It's time for the cross-country stars to kick off the Olympic season – unless the weather gods are in a really frosty mood

Cold can stop the Swedish premiere

Cold can stop the Swedish premiere

Mon 17 Nov 2025 15:14 CET

This weekend's Swedish premiere in skiing in Gällivare is threatened by extreme cold. If it is colder than minus 17, we will have to cancel, says Mats Eklund, event manager for the premiere, to Expressen

The change that's shaking the stars: "Scary"

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The change that's shaking the stars: "Scary"

Tue 26 Nov 2024 05:31 CET

With the fluorine ban in the cross-country skiers' waxes, the margin for error has shrunk, believe Swedish cross-country stars. It can be such a big difference that it's scary, says Jonna Sundling

The Stars' Challenge: A New Waxing Organization Again

The Stars' Challenge: A New Waxing Organization Again

Mon 19 Aug 2024 05:45 CEST

The Swedish cross-country skiing team's waxing organisation is being revamped again. The lack of continuity creates problems for several star skiers