Covid-19 and illness continue to cause trouble for the Swedes. The national team announced additional changes to their lineup for the World Cup final in Falun this weekend.

Gustav Eriksson is sick and will be replaced by Emil Danielsson on the Swedish World Cup team for the sprint today. Karl-Johan Westerberg will take Danielsson’s spot in the national group. Fredrik Andersson will replace Eriksson in the distance race tomorrow. 

Jonas Eriksson has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be racing the distance event tomorrow. He is replaced by Björn Sandström. Simon Andersson moves into the national group for Sandström.

Yesterday, the Swedish national team announced major changes to the original team lineup. 

The World Cup in Falun opens today with skate sprint races for both men and women. Qualifiers start at 9:45am, while the heats and finals start at 12:15pm. 

As the hosts of the upcoming World Cup events this weekend, Sweden is allowed to field up to 12 racers men and 12 women in each event. 

The World Cup event in Falun on March 11 through 13 will be the last of the 2021-22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season. The first day at the Falun World Cup features sprint races for both men and women, followed by 10km skate for women and 15km skate races on Saturday, and relays for both men and women on Sunday. 

• Race schedule WC Falun Sprint – Friday
• Race schedule WC Falun 10/15km – Saturday
• Race schedule WC Falun Mixed Teamsprint – Sunday
• Race schedule WC Falun Mixed Relay – Sunday

2022 World Cup season cut short
Next week’s World Cup event in Falun will be the last of the 2022 season, as the FIS failed to find an alternate organizer for the World Cup final that was scheduled to take place in Tyumen, Russia, on March 18 to 20. 

FIS Cross-Country and various National Ski Federations have tried to find a possible replacement for the cancelled World Cup events in Tyumen, Russia, on March 18 to 20. 

The World Cup events in Tyumen were cancelled as a part of global sanctions placed on Russia and Belarus in response to the Russian invasion and the war in the Ukraine.