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Frida Karlsson and Iivo Niskanen both went winless last International Ski Federation Cross-Country World Cup season, but already have their first victories of the new campaign thanks to triumphs in Ruka.
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Thursday, 20 May 2021 The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) has announced the addition of seven more athletes to its team for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, meaning 16 have now had their places at the Games confirmed. Four ski cross specialists and three Alpine skiers have joined the team, most notably women's ski cross world champion Sandra Näslund who finished fifth at the Sochi 2014 Games aged 17, before placing fourth at Pyeongchang 2018. Also part of the squad are ski cross brothers Erik and David Mobärg, with the former coming into good form last season when he finished third in the...
Delphine Claudel (FRA) racing a skate sprint qualifier, in 2019, Davos, Switzerland (Photo: NordicFocus) Living in France for the past year, and with ski racing never far from my mind, I was interested in learning more about the athletes and system here, particularly for the women. While the French men’s team is a force to be reckoned with, both in sprinting and distance, results, or even athletes, on the women’s side are sparse. For example, at the Oberstdorf World Championships in Germany this past season, the French men’s relay team finished third while on the women’s side they did...
Olympic champion Charlotte Kalla and world champion Jonna Sundling are among the athletes named on the Swedish cross-country skiing squad for the 2021-2022 season.