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It was a tough and problem-filled season for Calle Halfvarsson.
Now the national team veteran gives new information about the future in the ski tracks.
– It is a dream to be able to end my career at home in Falun, he says to the Falu-Kuriren.
The last ski season was extremely tough for Calle Halvarsson, who did not manage to score a single podium at the World Cup. It was a messy season that was affected by injury concerns and the 35-year-old did not get it right at all on the ski tracks.
Calle’s new message
A fourth place in Trondheim was the best individual finish of the World Cup season and many have wondered if this was the last we saw of Calle. The national team veteran has previously been tight-lipped and unclear about his future as a cross-country skier.
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Now Halfvarsson gives a definite message. And it will be a continued investment towards the Ski World Cup 2025 in Trondheim next season.
– It will be at least another year. Then there will be an Olympics in 2026 and then the WC in Falun in 2027. It is a dream to be able to end my career on home ground in Falun in three years, he tells the Falu-Kuriren.
Halfvarsson’s words
Halfvarsson was twelfth in the overall World Cup standings but was forced to end the season early at the beginning of March due to injury problems.
– I feel that there is more to give. I feel very motivated, not exhausted or old at all. Then there is an exciting season ahead with the WC in Trondheim. That’s where I did my best results last winter with a fourth and a fifth place and I like the tracks. It would be fun to come there and snap the Norwegians on the nose, says Calle to the local newspaper.
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Calle Halfvarsson and his partner Isabell recently became parents for the second time in their lives, now to a little girl. Since two years ago, they also have a son, Casper-Lo.
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Preparations for another ski season begin in May.
– There won’t be any huge changes. It will be a little longer, tougher sessions in the morning, then rest in the afternoon. The system works well and I had test values at the top level last autumn. Then it’s a bit about how I will train and compete during the season. Especially now that it’s a championship season, so it’s important to pull the handbrake a little so there aren’t too many competitions, says Halfvarsson in the interview.
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