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Charlotte Kalla is one of our foremost skiers ever.
In the first episode of the Master’s Champion, she gets an extremely fine tribute.
Then the Swedish ski legend cannot hold back the tears.
The 17th season of “Masters Champion” began on Sunday evening. The acclaimed SVT program is back in the TV box again and Charlotte Kalla is with for the first time.
Called tribute film
She is one of our main skiers of all time with three Olympic golds, three World Cup golds and 22 championship medals during the fantastic career. Directly in the first episode of the Masters Masters may call the most beautiful tribute of SVT.
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All participants gather in front of the TV to see the tribute film about her grand career.
– Even though my career has been long, I find it difficult to get used to the spotlight. It is rare that I look back at the performance in the track, even even though I put in my career, so it will be emotional to look with the others, says a nervous Charlotte in the program.
-Sweden’s leading female Olympians, the Swedish who won the most Olympic medals of all time with nine. Charlotte is called life has always been about skiing. And the goal was from an early age, to be the best in the world, says host Micke Leijnegard.
Charlotte’s tears
Then the images that summarize Charlotte are called performance in the ski tracks in the best way and shows why she is one of our most popular athletes in modern times.
– I’ve probably always had a dream to represent Sweden and go in the big championships. They have always meant something special to me, says Charlotte in the TV program and is affected to tears by the fine tribute.
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Much focus is on one of one of the main moments during the skiing career, the historic overall victory on the Tour de Ski 2008, when she gets her big break as a 20-year-old.
– It gets very emotionally and it is only now that I understand how young I was, only 20 years, and how little I knew about myself. It was difficult to understand how much that victory would affect me for the rest of my career and life at large, says a affected Charlotte.
– I am incredibly proud that I have been in the world elite for so many years. If I were to do my career, I would not have changed anything, says Charlotte.
The other sports in this year’s season of the champions champions are also extremely affected by the tribute film to Kalla. And above all that classic jerk in the last race of the Tour de Ski 2008.
-I think I’ve seen this 15-20 times and I get shivers every time. It is so inspiring every time and you have inspired me to never give up – without continuing, says Johan Elmander in the section.
– You have joined us Swedes. What an incredible career! It’s goose bumps and so moving. An absolutely incredible sports woman!, Says several other participants.
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