It was a difficult journey to get to Oberhof in Germany. Canceled and rescheduled flights meant that some arrived at 3am on Thursday night, while others slept over in Munich and arrived at lunchtime today after 28 hours.
– It has been a bit messier than usual, but you have to make the best of the situation, says Ribom, who was in Oberhof and shopped for clothes during the day. Luckily, skis and poles came with the Vala bus and she had the boots in her hand luggage.
If the clothes don’t arrive, she can at least promise one thing:
– I will go in a Swedish national team uniform.
Ribom feels that she is in good shape after the Tour de Ski and that she has had a few nice days at home to recharge her batteries. The Tour de Ski was a miscalculation, it ended with a 17th place, where she was beaten by Kristine Stavås Skistad in the sprint in Davos.
No grudge against Skistad
Several Norwegian experts thought that Skistad should be punished for running over the back end of Ribom’s skis, but the jury considered it a “race incident” and chose to acquit.
Afterwards, Skistad broke the tour and wrote the following on social media: “Going home and training. While the Swedes are busy in the jury room”. Linn Svahn reacted strongly and thought it was disrespectful. Ribom is milder in his assessment
– Well, it must stand for her, I had no grudge against her at all, but thought the situation itself was boring because it was more than a whole tour and I missed out on a lot of bonus seconds.
Will you have extra care at Skistad if you run into each other again?
– No not at all. That’s the kind of thing that happens, says Ribom.