Rebecka Blomqvist describes the time before the Olympic announcement as long and uncertain.
- It is clear that there were a lot of thoughts before.
It has been a long wait.
One hopes and hopes.
But it is a very tough competition, she says.
On a daily basis, the 23-year-old plays at a higher level than most of the strikers who joined the squad.
Wolfsburg reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League this year and finished second in the German Bundesliga.
- Of course I feel that I am in a good environment and have gained a lot of confidence there. I feel a lot of confidence in the national team as well. They have thought about all possible aspects and come to this conclusion. I feel that I keep a good level and develop all the time. That's the most important thing to me. Then Peter and Magnus (Wikman) get to feel for what they need in an Olympic team.