It is a decimated Swedish team traveling to the World Cup competitions in skiing in Lillehammer. Neither Frida Karlsson, Stina Nilsson, Ebba Andersson nor Maja Dahlqvist will start in Norway this weekend, and Charlotte Kalla is struggling with the form.
Norwegian star Therese Johaug suffers with the Swedes, who also found it difficult to reach advanced positions in last weekend's World Cup premiere in Finland.
- It's never fun not to get it. But I know they will come back stronger. It is so in peak sports sometimes, that it is a pillar for many. But adversity makes it stronger and I know that about someone, ”she says.
December 1: Johaug superior in Ruka
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Johaug by far the first in goal Frida Karlsson coldJohaug would have liked to see more Swedes on the starting line this weekend.
- The most fun is winning competitions when all the best are on the start, says the 31-year-old.
Frida Karlsson is cold, Ebba Andersson injured while Stina Nilsson and Maja Dahlqvist choose to stand over.
On the men's side, Calle Halfvarsson, Oskar Svensson and Teodor Peterson are missing.
This weekend's races are decided by skiathlon (Saturday) and relay (Sunday).
December 1: Call for the first VC weekend
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