The images of several cross-country skiers' cold injuries after the competition in La Diagonela in Switzerland have created reactions.
After the race, where it was down to -30 degrees according to some skiers, several of them have had to stand over competitions due to their injuries.
Charlotte Kalla has seen the pictures and they worry her.
- You become more aware when you see what consequences it had for them from competing in the cold.
It was scary to see those pictures.
she says to SVT Sport.
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33-year-old Kalla says that she also thought about how she notices all the years of the cold ski tracks.
- You notice it in training, how the body has been affected by all the years of ski training in the cold.
I freeze easier today than when I was a junior.
It is most likely that I will have to live with them for the rest of my life, she says.
Charlotte Kalla and the Swedish cross-country national team are currently charging up for this weekend's World Cup competition in Falun.
Forecasts right now show that it could be around -15 in Falun during the competitions.
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Hear how Charlotte Kalla is planning for a cold Swedish ski game in Falun.
Photo: Anders Hellström