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Linn Svahn had a great year last year when, among other things, she won the sprint cup.
Now she wins two historic awards at home. She is the first to be named athlete and sportswoman of the year in Jämtland county twice.
– It’s nice that what I do is being noticed, she says to Östersunds-Posten.
After a few tough years with several shoulder operations and missed championships each Lynn Svahn25, really back last year. She came in second in the overall World Cup behind the American Jessie Digginsbut in front Frida Karlsson who was third. Instead, she managed to win the overall sprint cup ahead of the competition Kristine Stavå’s Ski City and Jonna Sundling.
Linn Svahn wins for the second time
You really have to give Linn credit for last year’s season. The committee for the ski race “Haldo Hansson’s memory” has also done so. They have chosen to reward Svahn with the award Sportswoman of the Year in Jämtland County in 2024. The prize has been awarded since 1959 and it is the first time that someone has won the prize for the second time. Linn Svahn also took the win in 2020.
– It was a good year and I had a lot of fun and competed a lot. It was awesome to overtake the overall World Cup all the way into the last race weekend last season, she tells Östersunds-Posten.
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In order to receive the award, one must compete for an association or a team from the county and the sporting performance must have been “extraordinary on an international or national stage”. Svahn, who competes for the Swedish national team and Östersunds SK, really fits in there.
Linn Svahn is completely unique in Jämtland
Everyone loves what she did this year! In addition to the award as sportswoman of the year in Jämtland county, she has also been awarded as athlete of the year in Jämtland county, a prize awarded by RF-SISU, Jämtland county’s sports history association, as well as the county’s sports journalists. She has also won that twice now, which makes her completely unique.
– It’s nice that what I do is being noticed. Then the biggest thing for me is that I get to work towards getting better with the people I have around me, such as my trainer and my physiotherapist, she tells ÖP and continues:
– Actually, they are the ones who should be praised. They are the ones who help me along the way.
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The justification for Linn Svahn’s award
“Linn Svahn was the favorite before the WC in Oberstdorf 2021. But after a fall at the WC competitions in Ulricehamn, that possibility was crushed. It ended with an eleventh place in the sprint, greatly hampered by the shoulder injury. Then followed two operations that caused her to miss the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. After that, she began long-term rehab training with a view to the WC 2023 in Planica. There she finished fourth in both the sprint and the three-mile.
The 2023/24 season was a great success with 13 podium places, a win in the sprint cup and a second place in the overall world cup. It is the best female placing since 1987/88 (Marie-Helen Westin). Linn Svahn is a very worthy winner of the County Sportswoman in Jämtland/Härjedalen.”
Big congratulations to Linn Svahn who really shows that she is a sportswoman of rank. Really nice job. Keep it up!
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