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Frida Karlsson finally managed to take a World Cup medal.
It became a bronze medal of 10 km classic in Trondheim.
But her celebration at the medal ceremony has aroused reactions in Norway.
It has been a tough ski season for Frida Karlsson And the introduction to the Ski World Cup in Trondheim also ended in tears. She became “only” four on skiathlon and openly showed her great disappointment after that race.
Karlsson’s World Cup bronze
On Tuesday, things went better and Karlsson managed to take the tournament’s first medal with a strong World Cup bronze at 10 kilometers classic. And afterwards, the mongoose was upwards with the 25-year-old.
– It was still a relief. It is much more fun to be third than four, she tells Expressen.
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Ebba Andersson won the World Cup gold again and Therese Johaug Got to settle for a new World Cup silver in front of the Norwegian home crowd. Together with Karlsson, the trio received the audience’s cheer on the square in Trondheim during Tuesday evening.
Frida arouses emotions
But what Frida Karlsson did during the medal ceremony has now aroused strong reactions in neighboring Norway. Then both Ebba and Frida appeared in each gold cap, which stuck in the eyes of the Norwegians.
– It was strange, says the Norwegian Erik Valneswho won the World Cup silver in the men’s race, to the evening newspaper and gives a cock to Swedish.
– You may not have understood it in Sweden, the difference between gold and bronze.
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Frida Karlsson himself can explain his choice of hat at the medal ceremony.
– We say there is a little silver and bronze in the hats too, these are medal caps we think, she says in a statement.
The Swedish skiing team recognizes that it has been actively made a decision for what applies to the gold caps at awards ceremonies. Also Jonna Sundling Wore such a hat after his World Cup bronze on Skiathlon.
– We have decided that it is okay to have it for everyone who is going to the ceremony. We call it the medal cap, says the national team’s press manager Astri Lindbäck to the evening newspaper.
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