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The ski season is creeping up again.
And Ebba Andersson was completely unstoppable in Norway.
– It is completely disgusting to try to hang on to her, Norwegian rival Kristin Austgulen Fosnaes admits to Dagbladet.
Last season was tough too Ebba Andersson who had many months ruined by a persistent illness. The Swede was forced to cancel the Tour de Ski prematurely and it took quite a while before she could reach her full potential again.
Ebba superior
But now she is doing everything to be fully prepared for the upcoming season, which will be so important with both the World Cup and, above all, the Skiing World Cup in Trondheim 2025. The skiing season is starting to creep up and last week the prestigious Top Sports Week was held in Norway.
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It ended with a chase start of 12 kilometers this weekend and then Andersson was completely superior. The Swede finished with a margin of 15 seconds down to second Kristin Austgulen Fosnaes which was completely broken after the race.
The rival cracked
The Norwegian rival reveals just how tough it was to hook Ebba Andersson.
– It is completely disgusting. You ask yourself why you are doing this. There must be something in my head that is not right, because it is completely insane that we do this voluntarily, she says to the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
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The Swedish ski star was obviously very pleased with his performance in the start of the chase.
– I am positively surprised by how good the response was. There are many hours of training behind this race, she says to the Norwegian newspaper VG.
Third was the Norwegian Helene Marie Fossesholm and best Swedish after the winner Ebba Andersson was Moa Ilar in a fine sixth place. On the men’s side impressed Calle Halfvarsson with second place and William Poromaa came fifth.
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