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She previously announced that she would miss the World Cup premiere in slalom due to an injury.
Now Hanna Aronsson Elfman has received the thumbs up from the doctor – and can, after all, start.
The 20-year-old has had problems with a foot injury and did not foresee a participation in the slalom premiere in Finnish Levi on Saturday. But after a new message from the doctor, a positive one, she is now ready.
On Thursday, she joined the national team and completed a training session that felt better than expected.
“I didn’t hurt my foot and therefore I have nothing to lose by starting in Levi. The preparations have not been like the other girls on the starting line, so it will be a bit of a mental exercise to go there with the attitude that I have nothing to lose. It’s simply super fun to be back and I love skiing,” she says in a press release.
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The 20-year-old had a strong season last year with a tenth place at the WC and several top ten finishes in the World Cup. She also won double gold at the Junior World Championships.
– The goal last season was to get into the top 30 in both giant slalom and slalom. In the giant slalom, it didn’t go so well, but the slalom really exceeded expectations, she previously told TT about her last year.
Facts: Hanna Aronsson Elfman
Born: 29 December 2002 in Karlstad.
Club: Kils SLK.
Main result in the World Cup: Fourth in the Sestriere slalom in December.
Main merits: JVM gold in giant slalom and slalom in St. Anton 2023, JVM gold in giant slalom in Bansko 2021.
Other: Made his debut in the World Cup in Kranjska Gora on February 15–16, 2020. 10th in the WC slalom in 2023. Participated in the Olympics in 2022. With the team that came in 13th place, crashed out in the second run of the giant slalom.
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