It was a long bumpy journey before Andersson arrived at Oberhof and Andersson had time to familiarize himself with the course during the afternoon.
- It was a bit of a slow start after long travel days, but it went better and better, Andersson says about the training session.
There were canceled flights and rebookings and long waits before she arrived at the Oberhof.
Can't fly the plane down by myself
- What to do?
You can't jump on a plane and take over the helm and drive down yourself, so there were no alternatives, Andersson jokingly describes the situation.
When the Swedish gang drove around the track today, it didn't feel quite right.
- The course felt very short, have we not gone correctly or have they spliced the paper?
We will have an extra briefing at the meeting, the marking was not completely clear.
But we will probably straighten out the small question marks that existed, but it was not obvious, says Andersson after the trial.
"Wants to be at the forefront"
Andersson had mild covid around Christmas and thought she was recovered for the Tour de Ski, but she wasn't.
- With hindsight, it was a little too close.
It had left its mark and it was a torn body and bud that I had to recover, Andersson describes the feeling.
Andersson normally has a great chance in the 20 km classic mass start, but now it is a bit uncertain.
- I am optimistic but can be pessimistic.
I hope that the body can respond well and that I don't have to struggle like in the tour, when there were problems with breathing.
I want to be at the very front.