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William Poromaa had no idea what the girlfriend was doing.
Frida Karlsson’s big secret has now been revealed to the skiing world.
– There is only one person who could have said that, says the Swede to the Norwegian newspaper Nettavisen.
This season has really been a big boost for Sweden Frida Karlsson. The 23-year-old has impressed at the World Cup and also won the entire Tour de Ski earlier in the winter.
Frida’s WC silver
Frida also got off to a really good start at this year’s ski WC in Planica, Slovenia, with a WC silver in the first race, which was the skiathlon. Only beaten by the blue-yellow teammate Ebba Andersson who won the WC gold.
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But alongside the success in the WC, a big secret about Frida Karlsson has also been revealed, something that very few knew about has now become known to the entire skiing world. That the Swede uses a specially made spoon(!) to prepare for the competitions.
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Karlsson’s ritual
It was in a survey with Expressen that an “anonymous source” revealed that Frida drags the spoon all over her body before races to stimulate the muscles and get the body ready. When Karlsson is confronted by the Norwegian media about the strange ritual, she reveals the truth.
– I have asked around a bit and I think there is only one person who could have said this and that is Maja (Dahlqvist). I have a spoon that I move around a little and think that the muscles should loosen a little, she says with a laugh to the Norwegian newspaper Nettavisen.
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Frida Karlsson also admits that she usually asks teammates if they can “spoon” her before the races and she also realizes how funny that sounds. Even the boyfriend William Poromaa has been asked about this bizarre stage and he actually had no idea about it, that’s how big a secret it’s been.
– I didn’t know anything about this, actually, he says to the Norwegian newspaper.
– I don’t believe in such things, but there are many people who do such things. If you make it a routine, you will probably not be able to stop it, but some things are absolutely sick.
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Frida and William have been a couple for several years now and are two of the biggest profiles in Swedish skiing. They lived together for a long time but have been forced to move apart for the sake of their careers and now live in different cities.
Karlsson’s homemade ritual also seems to have become a talking point in the national ski team now and the national team manager Anders Byström have heard about the stage in question. He thinks it is important that the riders should be allowed to keep their routines, no matter how strange it is.
– If she has a ritual that works for her, then it’s probably good. Many people believe in such things in order to succeed and then you have to be careful about removing it, he says to the Norwegian newspaper.
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