Yesterday Bragdguldet was awarded for the first time to the presenter Tove Alexandersson. The 27-year-old's 2019 has been fantastically successful with five World Cup golds, three in orientation and two in ski orientation.

On the orientation level, it was loudly rejoiced after Alexandersson became the only other orienteer after Annichen Kringstad, 1981, to win the prize.

- It is great for us in the orientation and we are very happy about it. Tove is a role model for both moving in nature and for the whole sport, says Maria Krafft Helgesson, who is the Acting Federation Chair in the Orienteering Association, to SVT Sport.

Get support abroad

Now Krafft Helgesson hopes that Tove Alexandersson will also bring home the Jerring Prize, which will be presented at the Sports Gala on 25 January.

- We go out on social media and encourage it. It feels like many people think she should get it. There are only words of encouragement about this and it is not only within the orientation, but many people treat her to it, says Krafft Helgesson.

Last year, the 27-year-old received just 3000 votes fewer than the Jerring Award winner Hanna Öberg.

The fact that the Swedish orienteering association on its social media encourages people to vote for Alexandersson for the Jerring Prize is not particularly startling. Perhaps more surprising is that the International Orientation Association, IOF, is also propagating the sport's big star.

“This winter, it's high time for Tove - help her win the prize. Together we will put extra light on our sport. Vote for the Queen of Orientation as the winner of the Jerring Prize ”, you can read on the IOF website.

- I hope people vote for who they want to win, regardless of the campaign and I think people do too. We naturally recommend and wish Tove to win.

"Do not decide the Jerring Prize"

Markus Boger, editor-in-chief of Radio Sports, does not believe that foreign votes will affect the outcome of the Jerring Prize, even though there are no restrictions on the number of votes from abroad.

- We know that such international calls have occurred in previous years as well. We had Björn Goop last year, where we know that there were some campaigns in Finland among other things. But we are not particularly worried that some foreign votes will determine the winner of the Jerring Prize. There are so many people who vote, so we don't think it has a big impact. I'm not too worried about it being that way.

How else do you look at this type of vocal cords?

- We do not see that there are any coups, we call it a great commitment. Then we know that many, both unions and organizations, market their candidates. We think that is completely natural. But that there should be some coups, we see nothing of that. It's a worthy word then. That we try to mobilize and get supporters involved, we think that is good.