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Therese Johaug makes a comeback to cross-country skiing.
It raises the competition considerably for our Swedish skiers.
Now Frida Karlsson breaks the silence about the Norwegian rival.
4 Olympic gold, 14 World Cup gold and a whopping 80 World Cup victories speak for themselves. Therese Johaug is truly one of cross-country skiing’s greatest practitioners of all time.
Johaug’s comeback
Now she is also making a comeback to the ski tracks again. The Norwegian skiing queen announced at a press conference that she is returning again, after ending her skiing career two and a half years ago.
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In Johaug’s absence, the Swedes have Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson stepped up into the absolute world top. But now the most difficult opponent returns again and edges the competition tremendously.
Frida’s first words
However, both Andersson and Karlsson have opened up that they would like to compete against Johaug again. And the Norwegian has also sent a clear pass to the Swedish rivals before his return.
– I have seen that many have wished that I make a comeback. Especially on the other side, the Swedish girls. So I hope it can trigger them a little, Therese said at the press conference.
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Now Frida Karlsson breaks the silence about the Norwegian ski queen’s comeback and gives her very first words after Johaug’s decision this week.
– She is very welcome back. I’m looking forward to a duel, says the Swedish 24-year-old to the Norwegian ski site langrenn.com.
– It really is an old yardstick when Therese comes back. I think that the level both in the width and the top is higher now, but we know what she goes for from her active time. So it would have been fun to watch.
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Even Ebba Andersson agrees that it will be fun to compete against Therese Johaug again. And above all looking forward to competing against the Norwegian in the upcoming Ski World Championships in Trondheim.
– Yes, who doesn’t want that, Ebba says to the ski site.
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