Vasalopp winner Stina Nilsson's success in the long-distance cup continues. The Swede won the Birkebeinerrennet in Norway in superior style after having pulled away over a mile before the finish. It was a fantastic day, says the 31-year-old.
SportsThere is something special about relays – not least when the gold goes to Sweden. Here are five other classic blue-yellow triumphs on the ski tracks.
SportsJonna Sundling delivered an incredible final stretch when she caught up 37.2 seconds on Norway, and won the relay gold for the Swedish team. Afterwards, the tributes poured in for the 30-year-old. We have witnessed a Swedish sports classic, says Viaplay's expert Johan Olsson.
SportsThe Swedish cross-country ladies are terrible guests in Trondheim. Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling brought home the sprint relay and snatched yet another gold, the fourth in a row, ahead of the Norwegian home crowd. "Snott and snott, we've worked hard for them," says Sundling.
SportsEbba Andersson's time as an underdog is over. Her second consecutive World Championship gold in Trondheim – where she once again beat Therese Johaug in a second-place struggle – is more than she ever dared to dream of. A gold medal on the 10-kilometer classical had not even occurred to me in my wildest fantasy.
SportsSweden is reigning again in Vasaloppet after Alvar Myhlback's and Stina Nilsson's victories. Afterwards, the Swedish Ski Association received a bitter message from Myhlback: Clearly, it's more appealing to ski long distances now.
SportsAlvar Myhlback's victory in Vasaloppet proves that the national team made a mistake when they dropped the 18-year-old from the Junior World Championship, says SVT's cross-country skiing expert Anders Blomquist. The national team manager Anders Byström's response: I don't really know what he means. We have believed in Alvar all the time.
SportsOnly eleven months after the decision to switch from biathlon to cross-country skiing, Stina Nilsson outclassed her competitors in Vasaloppet and won the ski classic as a debutant. It feels completely crazy. It was a fight, says the 31-year-old to SVT.
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