Truls Gisselman made his international breakthrough last season, finishing seventh in the skiathlon at the Olympics. Now he is an ambassador for the home World Championships in Falun and dreams of a World Championship medal.
Last winter started as a dream but turned into a nightmare. Now, Edvin Anger has recharged ahead of the World Championships in Falun, with individual medals as the goal.
Team GS8, based in Värmland, Sweden, enters Ski Classics Season XVIII with a bigger and more experienced roster after a breakthrough campaign last season.
In 2015, she stood in the sea of spectators in Falun. Now the World Championships are returning – and double Olympic champion Frida Karlsson has one goal. She wants to put on a show.
Swedish ski star Frida Karlsson has been appointed honorary citizen of Val di Fiemme.
Swedish biathlon star Linn Gestblom is pregnant and will miss the entire upcoming season. She broke the news just over a month before the season opener.
The competition courses for this winter’s Ski World Championships in Falun are now complete. “We have made the courses even more spectator-friendly,” says Tobias Söderberg Jönsson, Sports Director at Falun 2027, in a press release.
She secured multiple podium finishes in Ski Classics last season. With the best teammates by her side, her first victory is expected this winter.
Do you remember the fantastic atmosphere during the World Championships in 2015? It’s almost time again at Lugnet in Falun. Here’s the schedule and times for the 2027 World Championships.
In Norway, the alarm has been raised about the equipment race in cross-country skiing. It has become an extremely expensive sport for young people, who often bring 20 pairs of skis for a season. “It sounds completely insane,” say Swedish stars Maja Dahlqvist and Linn Svahn, who are reacting strongly to the growing equipment race.
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