Belorukova, who turned eight last season in the overall World Cup, is also not the only Russian who misses the season because of a pregnancy. Jelena Soboleva will not compete this winter either.
This means that the competition will be less for the Swedish and Norwegian stars.
- None of them will compete and that changes things for us, Cramer tells Expressen.
- We will give some new girls the chance in the World Cup, so that they can gain some experience. We have some good talents.
It has already been clear that two of the other non-Nordic cross-country skiers who have been in the top from and to finish - Sandra Ringwald and Nathalie von Siebenthal.