Nilsson has no idea what capacity she has but thinks it will be exciting to start competing after a grueling preseason with a rib fracture and an overloaded shoulder. Precisely the injuries, where the back of the thigh will never heal completely, have been a constant two-fold reminder.

- An injury is often followed by small other injuries that have been difficult to solve, but it is also a bit of fun with the challenge, says Nilsson in the interview with SVT Sports Moa Jörnmark.

She missed the Swedish season premiere in Gällivare last weekend due to a sore shoulder.

- It's a classic skier injury, an overload, we use our arms all the time. It's the first time I've had that feeling. I was quite hurt the last days in Bruksvallarna (camp the days before). The last few days I have been fully stressed. But absolutely I have had to parry a little but it belongs.

The fact that Nilsson did not receive any competition for the premiere of the World Cup in Ruka, which means a lot more this championship-free season, makes her uncertain about her own status.

- I get to make the most of the body I have at the moment. I do not know how it has affected me but it has not been completely optimal. It's going to be exciting and I have no idea where I stand anywhere. It feels bubbly, I think it feels as exciting as you (journalists) to see where I stand, Nilsson thinks.

She broke a rib last summer and recently had a shoulder problem. In addition, the severe thigh injury, which had so far spoiled the World Cup in Seefeld last winter, will never heal completely but will require constant rehab.

- There were more complications after the rib fracture that you do not think of, which were also ready to solve. An injury is often followed by small other injuries. But I think it has been a little fun too that there will be challenges, because if it had just gone straight up it could have been a bit boring.

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Nilsson knows that preventive rehab is an important part of avoiding problems and injuries.

- Sure you can engage in pre-rehab but the thing is that my personality is not like that, I ignore pain for a long time until it hurts so much that I can't deal with it anymore, she says.

- There are accumulated debt liabilities all the time. It is good to "not pay the bills" for a while but in the end you end up at Kronofogden and then it is run. Then you have to deal with it. My personality means that I end up there and have to solve what I have built up. That's my way of being. I can't be in any other way either. It is all or nothing, Nilsson describes the situation.

It is a heavy load on the body and elite sports are not healthy.

- It's probably not so healthy, but that's how I work. But I can treat myself to enjoying some workouts.

When the rupture of the ribs occurred, some parts of the body were protected in a resting position while others were burdened more heavily in a form of compensation.

- That meant that there were a few more flaws on the legs. There is always something but nothing to disturb now, says Nilsson, who has a strong feeling for Christmas and is very happy in northern Finland in Ruka or Kuusamo, which the riders often prefer to call it.

- Ruka is so Christmas, I've puked my nails. The lights in the trees give you the Christmas feeling.

In Ruka, the competition starts with a sprint in the classic on Friday, 10 km classic in the interval start on Saturday and a final 10 km hunting start in the free on Sunday.

- I like to compete when it is part of a larger whole. I've put in the interval workout a little tighter, just to practice exercising when I'm more heavily loaded.