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He is one of Sweden’s most popular commentators.
Today we celebrate Jacob Hård on his 69th birthday!
And we do that by remembering when the profile revealed colleague Anders Blomquist’s secret nickname.
A large majority of the Swedish population probably recognize Jacob Hårds voice when they hear it. The sports journalist and commentator has a long, fine career of reporting on and following various sports.
Nice career
Hård began his career at Radiosporten, where he remained for six years before taking the step to SVT in 1986. The Stockholmer has worked on the channel since then, and has become a beloved and valued figure among all Swedish sports fans.
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During his (long) time at SVT, Jacob Hård has mainly been heard and seen as a reporter and commentator on cross-country skiing and athletics competitions. But he has also covered basketball and volleyball. Initially, Hård mainly collaborated with Christer Ulfbåge.
Secret nickname
But nowadays, Jacob Hård is one half of a celebrated and beloved commentary duo together with Anders Blomquist.
The radar couple has been commenting on cross-country skiing for many years now. Since 1995, they have commented on the broadcasts of the Vasaloppet except on a couple of occasions.
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With the loyalty to his workplace, Jacob Hård has worked for a long time together with his colleagues, and then nicknames have emerged. But they are apparently used above all when the game “Yatzy” is picked up.
– In internal Yatzy circles, I have become “Hafs”. It also comes from my full surname then – Hård af Segerstad, H-af-S, Hafs, said the newly 69-year-old in an interview with Expressen from 2020.
READ MORE: Jacob Hård names his absolute best Olympic memory from his 40 long years in the sport: “Then it broke for me…”
Hard on Blomquist
In the same vein, Jacob Hård also revealed Anders Blomquist’s unknown nickname.
– Since we had those that ended in “afs”, we thought “what should he have”. Then he had to become “Slafs”. I don’t want to say that it somehow has any meaning that points to something, but he had to become Slafs, says Hård with a smile.
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