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This weekend, the three-fold World Cup gold medalist Ebba Andersson goes a hot duel against the new long-distance champion Stina Nilsson.
Now Ebba says what she expects from the competition.
– It will certainly be a struggle to compete against Stina again, she says.
Although she won three magnificent World Cup golds in Trondheim less than a month ago feel Ebba Andersson27, not completely finished with the season yet. A few days ago, she announced that she will be in the two remaining long runs in Ski Classics.
Ebba Andersson is craving ski classics
The 46 km long reista race and the 60 km long Summit 2 Senja may set a point for the season 2024/2025. Ebba Andersson tells us at a digital press conference, which, among other things, SVT is involved in, that she is really tagged in competing.
– First of all, I am still a bit of a competition suck, but then I also see it as part of a development. Just getting to Ski Classics, to an environment where I’m not very used to competing. After all, it is always a challenge to take on a long race. So that’s a lot what attracts, she says.
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SVT’s ski expert Anders Blomquist64, really think the tracks will benefit Ebba Andersson.
– riders who come from the usual World Cup and who have trained with brackets have a strong advantage. This is a track that is much more reminiscent of a regular World Cup race than a long run, he says.
The duel between Ebba and Stina
Maybe it could also indicate that Ebba Andersson will defeat the star Stina Nilsson31, who switched from biathlon to long run for the season. She has now won three competitions in a row (with the first in the Vasaloppet) and is the strongest rider in Ski Classics. The duel between the former teammates Ebba and Stina is thunderstorm!
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– I’m a little allergic to this with duels. Because there are significantly more that I guess it will be about, than just me and Stina. Then it will surely be a struggle to compete against Stina again and based on how she has performed the last weekends. But duel, well … there I’m not of the same opinion. I think there will be tough resistance from many directions and edges, says Ebba Andersson himself when the star meeting comes to talk.
Instead, she points out another major challenger that she fears.
– I believe that Astrid Öyre Slind will be really hard to crack in the reista. We know that she is strong and she is also the one who has been closest Therese Johaug During the last competition in Lahti. I think she will be really hard to beat, she says.
It will be extremely exciting to see these two races on Saturday and Sunday. Ebba Andersson against Stina Nilsson. It was not thought a few weeks ago. Good luck to both.
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