PHOTO: Bildbyrån
Some Swedish skiers have already disappeared.
Now Calle Halfvarsson is doing everything to avoid being hit in the middle of the great turmoil.
The 33-year-old therefore chooses to abandon the family and isolate himself from them.
There is great concern with the Swedish national ski team right now. Several skaters have already been forced to throw in the towel and now there are fears of further dropouts ahead of the World Cup in Falun.
Swedes are missing
Big names like Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson, Lynn Svahn and William Poromaa missing due to illness when the competition weekend on Swedish soil begins on Friday. The national skiing team has done its utmost to increase safety and prevent more skiers from becoming infected in the Swedish squad.
The article continues after the picture.
The national team skiers have been given tighter restrictions on mouth protection and their hygiene. But there is still an imminent risk of new diseases and therefore several of the riders have chosen to isolate themselves before the World Cup in Falun.
– You travel, we eat together but don’t try to hang out too much with the other teams. After all, it is those who are closest to one who are the most dangerous. It’s special. In the end you become like a hermit, they say Moa Lundgrenwho is mostly in his room, to the SportExpress.
READ MORE: Calle Halfvarsson’s clever answer to Petter Northug – after the Norwegian apologized: “He’s right”
Halfvarsson’s concern
For the national team veteran Calle Halfvarsson is it extra special as he lives so close to Falun and competes at home this weekend. But despite that, he has chosen to abandon the family at home and instead moved into a hotel in Falun, due to his family being ill recently.
The article continues after the picture.
Therefore, he has chosen to leave the family and instead isolate himself from them in order not to risk becoming infected.
– Now I’m staying at Scandic here, they’ve been a little sick at home. So I haven’t been at home that much, says Halfvarsson to the evening newspaper.
– If you walk around and are worried then you get sick. I try to be good with masks and hand hygiene.
READ MORE: Frida Karlsson is now breaking the silence about the illness – the WC hero’s first words after the much-publicized resignation
The World Cup races in Falun begin with the distance on Friday, then the sprint on Saturday and finally the mixed relay on Sunday.
What do you think of Calle Halfvarsson’s decision? Share the article and have your say!