Ebba Andersson became the second best Swedish last season, only Stina Nilsson placed better in the overall World Cup. Andersson also passed another milestone. For the first time, she was better than her childhood idol, Charlotte Kalla.
- Being able to challenge her shows what an incredible journey I have made, says Andersson to SVT Sport.
Just Kalla has been a role model for Andersson, and to ride better than his idol can feel a little special.
- She has been the one who held the highest level and has been a great source of inspiration. She has shown that it is possible to go so fast and it has been an inspiration.
Now they are teammates, and Andersson does not miss an opportunity to get advice from Kalla.
- She is a girl who likes to share and I am the one who likes to ask questions, she says.
And the respect goes both ways.
- She is good at having perspective and living the skier life impressed that she is so mature, says Kalla about Andersson.
The Swedish team sees a rarely seen width on the women's side, which gives competition for the places, but it is nothing Andersson thinks of.
- I know it will be really tough, in both sprint and distance we have a good team. You only have to go as fast as possible and the team leaders have to make the decisions, ”says Andersson.