“We didn’t see this coming”

He is one of Sweden’s foremost skiing heroes of all time.
Now comes the surprising announcement that Thomas Wassberg is making a comeback in the tracks again.
– We did not see this coming, says Randi Bolstad, who is the representative of the “Birken” race, to the Norwegian Östlendingen.

Few can boast a career as successful as the skiing icon Thomas Wassberg. With his lovely personality and huge winner’s skull, he charmed the entire Swedish people and won gold medals on a regular basis.

Wassberg’s career

Wassberg won a total of 4 Olympic golds, 3 WC golds and a total of 11 championship medals during his career. And he has been awarded both the Bragdguldet and the Holmenkollen medal for his fantastic efforts on the ski slopes during the 80s.

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His skiing career ended already in 1988 and since then Wassberg has been active in his home club Åsarna IK. But now comes sensational news from the 66-year-old legend.

Unexpected comeback

Thomas Wassberg is making an incredibly long-awaited return to the ski tracks again. The Swedish skiing hero will compete in the classic race Birkebeinerrennet in Norway.

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It will be Wassberg’s very first participation in “Birken”, which is part of the long-distance competitions in Ski Classics. He actually received the starting number for the Norwegian race as a Christmas present from his wife.
“Oh yes, Birken. Then I can go, Wassberg is said to have said according to his wife,” writes the Norwegian ski site langrenn.com.

“Did not see it”

The organizer is of course both surprised and overjoyed that Wassberg is taking part in the race over 54 kilometers from Rena to Lillehammer.
– Very nice, we didn’t see this coming. We are of course very happy. Thomas Wassberg is one of the really great ones, says Randi Bolstadmarketing and communications manager at Birken to the Norwegian Östlendingen.

The Norwegian race Birkebeinerrennet starts on March 18 this year and it will be extremely exciting to see what 66-year-old Thomas Wassberg can accomplish then. If the old beats are still in the old Olympic champion.

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