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Frida Karlsson is super successful in the Tour de Ski.
Then the Swedish camp sends a cocky pass to rival Norway.
– It is enough for her to walk at 95 percent, says Karlsson’s personal trainer Per Nilsson to VG.
No one has probably missed it Frida Karlsson progress in this year’s edition of the Tour de Ski. The 23-year-old started the competitions with a fifth place and a third place, and after that the fine form has continued, to say the least. With a victory on Tuesday in superior style, and another convincing victory on Wednesday, she has put herself firmly in the driver’s seat for the conclusion of the tour.
Big success
During Wednesday’s hunt start, there were the two Norwegian competitors Anne Kjersti Kalvå and Tiril Udnes Weng for a long time in the race, but both hooked and in the end did not have a chance to keep up with Frida Karlsson’s pace.
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Perhaps the success can be explained by the personal training that Karlsson receives via his trainer Per Nilsson.
– I know what I need and know what I have to do to be more in phase. I have more control and have learned more about what I can do when I start to feel certain things in the track, says Frida Karlsson to Norwegian VG.
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“Must be able to play”
Coach Per Nilsson points out a specific detail about Frida Karlsson this season, and at the same time sends a cocky pass to the Norwegian skaters.
– She can win a race at 95 percent of her capacity right now Therese Johaug is no longer involved. When she was there, she had to overperform, says Nilsson.
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He continues:
– In the Tour de Ski, everything is ultimately about getting up the slalom hill (the last competition in the tour). Then you have to be able to “play” a little beforehand, so you don’t lose yourself completely every day.
Frida Karlsson agrees with her coach.
– I didn’t think about that at the time, when Therese was driving, but in hindsight I know that I always had to overperform then. I have had to open hard and then try to keep that pace all the way, but now I can think in a different way, she says.
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