The Swedish cross-country skiing star Frida Karlsson will miss training camp and Toppidrettsveka 2024 this week.

According to a press release, Frida Karlsson has decided to skip the Swedish National Team’s training camp in Trondheim, Norway, and this week’s Toppidrettsveka 2024. 

According to Langd.se, the reason is an overuse of one foot that led her, together with her coach and team doctors, to continue alternative training at home and prepare for the upcoming high-altitude training camp.

“It’s a case of an overload in the soft tissues that needs some relief. Since we are in an important training period and have a high-altitude camp in Lavazè in three weeks, we don’t see any downside in being extra cautious at this point – even though it would be possible to compete,” says National Team coach Stefan Thomson in a press release.

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Toppidrettsveka 2024

Toppidrettsveka 2024 is starting tomorrow. Check the complete calendar of competitions for Norway’s renowned roller ski event.

Scheduled to take place from August 14 to 17, 2024, this year’s edition of the Toppidrettsveka offers four days of events for traditional cross-country skiing athletes, long-distance skiers, and activities for children and young people.

Since its inception in 2005, Toppidrettsveka has flourished into one of the world’s largest and most important summer ski competitions. Each year, it attracts a star-studded international field that rivals the stature of a World Cup event. Toppidrettsveka represents a meaningful opportunity for many top-tier athletes to reunite and compete following the World Cup final in March.

FACTS: Toppidrettsveka 2024

• Who: Senior athletes – women and men
• What: International roller ski competition over four days. Toppidrettsveka is being held for the 20th time this year
• Where: Hitra (Trøndelag), Aure (Møre og Romsdal), and Granåsen (Trondheim)
• When: August 14-17, 2024
• Reigning Champions: Tiril Udnes Weng and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• TV: All competitions will be broadcast on NRK
• Website: Toppidrettsveka 2024

Competition Program for Toppidrettsveka 2024

Wednesday, August 14, Hitra:
Long-distance race 56km from Knarren Brygge to Fillan, mass start, classic technique

• 18:10 CET: Women’s start at Knarren Brygge
• 18:35 CET: Men’s start at Knarren Brygge
• 20:40-20:50 CET: Finish for women and men at Fillan
• 20:50 CET: Award ceremony

Thursday, August 15, Aure:
Sprint, 1.4km classic technique

• 17:05 CET: Women’s prologue
• 17:40 CET: Men’s prologue
• 19:20 CET: Quarterfinals
• 20:10 CET: Semifinals
• 20:35 CET: Women’s final
• 20:45 CET: Men’s final
• 20:50 CET: Award ceremony

Friday, August 16, Granåsen:
20km mass start, classic

• 19:20 CET: Start 20km women
• 20:05 CET: Finish women
• 20:10 CET: Start 20km men
• 20:50 CET: Finish men
• 21:00 CET: Award ceremony

Saturday, August 17, Granåsen:
Finale 12km pursuit, free technique

• 15:20: Start 12km women
• 15:50: Finish women
• 16:00: Start 12km men
• 16:25: Finish men
• 16:35: Award ceremony

All competitions will be broadcast on NRK.

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