Sprint today, classic mass start tomorrow and the legendary climb on Sunday.
That is what remains before Frida Karlsson can possibly celebrate her first victory in the Tour de Ski.
Her teammate Maja Dahlqvist is happy to do what she can to help Karlsson get there.
- We will definitely look into it.
We usually talk to each other before the heats so that we can succeed with as many girls as possible.
In a tour, it is clear that we think of such a thing for Frida, she says and continues:
- Then I think no one is prepared to throw themselves in a ditch and take down a Norwegian for her sake.
But if it can benefit both of us, we will absolutely do it.
Coach Stefan Thomson agrees with Dahlqvist.
- Absolutely, we will discuss that.
You can have some thoughts about heat selection and such.
But it is difficult to predict before you know how many will make it further, he says.
Maja Dahlqvist believes that Karlsson will go all the way.
- I'm not a bit surprised.
It's more expected than unexpected actually.
As long as she is at the start in the last stage, I think it will be really fun, says the sprint specialist who will break the tour himself after today's sprint in Val di Fiemme.