The Sollefteå girl was ten years old when Charlotte Kalla made that mythical climb.
- It is one of the strongest memories I have when it comes to ski memories.
I have really taken a lot of inspiration from the specific event over the years.
This year Charlotte Kalla will stay at home.
She is recovering from being hit by Covid-19 and is putting all her gunpowder on at the World Cup later this winter.
Will it be different now that she is not with?
- Yes, absolutely, she is a person you are used to having out at World Cup competitions so she will really be missed.
She is a person who adds a lot, says Andersson.
Frida Karlsson: "From that day you were Charlotte Kalla in training"
Frida Karlsson was only eight years old but has no problem remembering when the then 20-year-old Charlotte Kalla broke through.
- I remember that moment.
I myself had competed that Sunday and went into the heating cabin.
There, everyone sat in front of the TV, pasted.
And then you see Charlotte make her move.
It is a moment that I will never forget, says Frida Karlsson to SVT Sport.
It is difficult to put a value on how important Kalla's breakthrough was in motivating a new generation of skiers.
- From that day on, you were Charlotte Kalla when you made those jerks at the youth training.
That was it.
- It has really etched itself and precisely Charlotte's breakthrough in 2008 I think has a large part in this ride that we have received in women's skiing in Sweden.
It was a very inspiring moment, says Frida Karlsson.
No Norwegians - beds for Swedish victory
When the first of the season's two major ski events begins on New Year's Day, the Norwegian national team will continue to choose to stay at home.
It opens for the first Swedish overall victory in the Tour de Ski since Charlotte Kalla's classic climb thirteen years ago.
- They will be greatly missed.
I think it's the most fun when all the best are involved and now that the leading nation in our sport is missing, there will be many strong opponents that we miss, says Ebba Andersson.