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Frida Karlsson has problems with an injury and is forced to cancel several races.
Now she gets some good advice from her worst rival, Therese Johaug.
– I am 100 percent sure that she will find the form for the WC, says the Norwegian to VG.
The beginning of the season has not been quite like that Frida Karlsson25, hoped in advance. She sustained a foot injury just a couple of weeks before the Sweden premiere in Bruksvallarna. Everyone thought she would be gone until the turn of the year – but suddenly she was on the starting list. In addition, she won in the World Cup premiere in Ruka.
Therese Johaug suffers with Frida Karlsson
Even though it looked incredibly good for Frida in the 10 km classic in the international premiere, when she crashed Therese Johaug36, and finished 46.5 seconds ahead of the Norwegian, her injury has continued to bother her on and off. She has been forced to sit out some races already. In Lillehammer, for example, she competed in only one race, when she came fourth in the 10 km freestyle.
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Rival Johaug, on the other hand, has started to find form properly after his comeback. She won both the 10 kilometer race and the skiathlon in Lillehammer. To the Norwegian newspaper VG, she now says that she is suffering with Karlsson, who is forced to cancel the weekend in Davos and perhaps also his participation in the Tour de Ski.
– It is clear that it is very difficult. I feel very sorry for Frida. She is in great shape, but if she now starts to struggle with the injury from the fall again after the ski races, it will be very sad, she says.
Johaug’s good advice to Frida Karlsson
The 36-year-old really hopes that Frida Karlsson will be back soon so that there will be a little more excitement in the competitions. She gives some good advice for the Swedish.
– It is difficult to think far ahead. You want to go to competitions and go Tour de Ski. But it may be necessary to look up and get a bird’s eye view: Think about what the goal really is this season. I assume it’s the WC in Trondheim, if not she has several years ahead of her
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Therese Johaug recommends the 25-year-old to train hard and focus on himself. Alternative training, as Karlsson did when she cycled for two weeks in Tenerife, may become relevant again.
– I am 100 percent sure that she will find the form for the WC. God, yes! We heard last autumn that she might not run any races before Christmas, then she crushed us in Ruka in the first race. I know she is training and getting in shape for the WC. And alternative training doesn’t have to be stupid, we’ve seen that before, she says.
Many of us are keeping our fingers crossed that Frida will soon be on a pair of skis in a competitive context again. Good luck with your recovery! You are amazing for fighting on, despite all the setbacks over the years.
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