The reason is that she feels stuck.
National team doctor Rickard Noberius announced this in a press release on Thursday.
- The body did not respond in the way it is used to during today's training session, and we therefore jointly made the decision to cancel the weekend's competitions.
It is a precautionary measure to hopefully prevent – or at least shorten and mitigate a possible infection, he says.
Lovisa Modig replaces Emma Ribom in Friday's sprint.
The interruption comes two days after the news that Ebba Andersson will miss this weekend's World Cup competitions as she has tested positive for covid-19.
Anna Dyvik is also standing over Beitostölen due to mild respiratory symptoms.
Here Emma Ribom wins her second consecutive sprint victory (December 3):
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Emma Ribom took her second straight victory.
Photo: Magnus Simensen/Bildbyrån