Swedish criticism of the whaling team: "It is clear that we will be disappointed"

The Swedish whaling team has been criticized this season. After several competitions, there has been a lot of focus on the skis.

Both Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling were disappointed after the sprint in Oberstdorf.

- It felt perfectly okay in the body. But unfortunately, even today the material was not quite a hundred. They changed the ramparts to the quarter, and it got much better. Nevertheless, the skis were not competitive. The bracket was good but the slide was not there. It also seemed that you were not keeping up, Sundling said.

According to data from SVT Sport, several riders have been sad over the ski run this winter - there have been both frustration and tears.

At the press conference ahead of the competitions in Falun this weekend, Moa Lundgren told me that it has been difficult and that the riders have discussed a lot with each other.

- It doesn't feel so bad in the body, but things go much worse. It takes on the confidence. You call mom, you cry and then you start over.

Calle Halfvarsson agrees with Moa Lundgren.

- It is clear that we will be disappointed, just as the ramparts will be disappointed in themselves. They also want to succeed. It is sad when the material does not work, you can not keep up with the best in the world if you do not have at least as good stuff. It becomes that you sit in the car afterwards and you are very less when you spend all your life and work out a whole summer. You have done all the work, then it falls on the skis, says Halfvarsson.

Has there been much frustration?

- It absolutely has been.

- We pretty much discuss it. Unfortunately, this has been a recurring problem, so it is clear that it is being addressed. The riders get annoyed. We know that the ramparts want to do well so that the riders do well.

How important is it to feel confident in the whaling team?

- It's a and o. If you don't have that confidence, the other stuff can fall as well. Then you might not be able to spend the time you do in the summer because you know you do not have the material in the winter. Then there is no point in that.

- If it gets too many times, the confidence is increased. I have a hope, and believe, that they want to do it as well as possible. What is done is done, it is not possible to change. We hope it gets better and it works out the season.

What are your responsibilities?

- It's not such a big responsibility on us. We can test the skis before starting and tell if it was good or bad. Otherwise you can't do much. They have tried what they think is best.