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Frida Karlsson and Linn Svahn are back in the cross country team after missing the competitions in Gällivare due to covid infection.
National team manager Anders Byström, on the other hand, admits that there is uncertainty surrounding several skaters ahead of the World Cup competitions in Östersund.
Last week it was announced that the star trio Frida Karlsson, Lynn Svahn and Jonna Sundling tested positive for covid-19 after the World Cup premiere in Ruka at the end of November. The trio thus missed the competitions in Gällivare this weekend.
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Ahead of this week’s World Cup competitions in Östersund, two of them, Karlsson and Svahn, are back in the Swedish team. Sundling, on the other hand, is not yet fully healthy and is missing from the new squad – something she herself announced on Instagram on Monday evening.
“She has continued symptoms after a positive covid test after the premiere weekend in Ruka”, writes the Swedish Skiing Association in a press release.
Myhlback again
National team manager Anders Byström:
“We will hopefully get back some of those who missed the competitions in Gällivare, but there is uncertainty surrounding several of them and we will have to wait closer to the weekend before we know if they can compete as planned.”
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17-year-old talent Alvar Myhlbackwho finished 37th in 10 kilometers in freestyle in Gällivare and thus became historic as the youngest Swedish men’s skater in the World Cup, is again in Östersund.
On Saturday, the ladies and gents run sprint races in classic style and on Sunday it is 10 kilometers in free style. Just like last week, Sweden has to field more riders because it is a competition on home ground.
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Ladies
Ebba Andersson, Piteå elite
Emma Ribom, do
Sofia Henriksson, died
Moa Ilar, Falun-Borlänge
Frida Karlsson, Sollefteå
Moa Lundgren, Åsarna
Linn Svahn, Östersund
Märta Rosenberg, Trillevallens SK
Maja Dahlqvist, Falun-Borlänge (sprint only)
Moa Hansson, do (sprint)
Ingrid Hallqvist, Åsarna (sprint)
Ella Olsson, Högbo (sprint)
Louise Lindström, do (only 10 k)
Lisa Ingesson, Piteå elite (10 k)
Alicia Persson, Åsarna (10 k)
Josehanna Lundgren Wikström, IFK Mora (10 k)
Gentlemen
Edvin Anger, The Hills
Calle Halfvarsson, IFK Mora
Johan Häggström, Piteå elite
Alvar Myhlback, Bjursås
Marcus Grate, IFK Umeå (sprint only)
Måns Skoglund, Åsarna (sprint)
Elias Danielsson, Högbo (sprint)
George Ersson, Falun-Borlänge (sprint)
Olof Jonsson, Trillevallens SK (sprint)
Adam Persson, Östersund (sprint)
Oskar Svensson, Falun-Borlänge (sprint)
William Poromaa, Åsarna (only 10k)
Jens Burman, do (10 k)
Leo Johansson, Falun-Borlänge (10 k)
Gustaf Berglund, IFK Mora (only 10 k)
Truls Gisselman, Rhine (10k only)
Eric Rosjö, IFK Mora (10 k)
Björn Sandström, Piteå elite (10 k)
Karl-Johan Westerberg, Borås (10 k)
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