The Swedish change for this year: "You're going to go the whole tour"

2023-12-19T13:30:23.643Z

Highlights: The Tour de Ski begins on December 30 in Toblach, Italy, with a freestyle sprint. January 3 is the next sprint stage and after that, some sprint skiers usually abandon the tour and go home. But this year, the plan is for everyone to stay and complete the tour. "We want to have as a starting point that you should go the whole tour," says Anders Byström, Swedish national team manager, to SVT Sport. "Of course, sprinters choose a little extra focus on these two sprint races," he adds.

When the sprint races are over at the Tour de Ski, the sprint skiers often quit and go home. But this year is different, says national team manager Anders Byström. "We want to have as a starting point that you should go the whole tour.