After four seasons with Team Ramudden, the 25-year-old has decided to go her own way. Now, she’s making a fresh start with a completely new setup, where fewer competitions will hopefully lead to success.

Ida Palmberg has been part of Team Ramudden for the past four seasons. But in early April, they went their separate ways, and since then, there has been silence regarding the 25-year-old’s plans.

Now, it’s clear that she will continue her career but with a completely different approach.

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Reflecting on the Future

This spring, she took time to reflect on her future and to feel whether her career should come to an end or move forward. Eventually, Palmberg came to a decision.

“I’ve felt that I perhaps haven’t seen the development I’ve been looking for in recent years. However, I don’t feel like I’m done in any way. It became very clear to me this spring that I needed a change. I might’ve reached a bit of a breaking point – either I make a change, or I do something else,” she told Langd.se.

Ida Palmberg’s best result in Ski Classics is seventh place at Marcialonga, but that was two and a half years ago. The past few years haven’t gone entirely as planned, and she has struggled with injuries. Therefore, she is now taking a new approach to reach success in the coming season.

“I’m going to do things in a completely different way. I’ll stay home a lot and train locally.”

Will you follow your plan or join a team?

“No, I’m not joining any team right now unless something good comes up. Instead, I’ll just do what I believe in and what feels right. I believe what feels right can give me the development I’m looking for.”

Fewer Races Hopefully Lead to Success

Ida will not have a coach, but she will create her training plan.

“I feel like I’ve built up enough experience and knowledge over the years that I can use. I also feel like I haven’t really been able to use that. You get a bit locked in when you’re part of a team.”

One of the keys to achieving success will be competing less.

“The basic plan is, first of all, to race less. What I’ve realized is that not everyone has a body that can handle a full Ski Classics season with lots of races and long distances. Recovery is difficult. I’ve felt that it’s become too much,” she says and continues:

“First of all, I’ll race significantly less and mix races in Sweden with some of the big races in Europe.”

Vasaloppet is the Main Focus

She believes her injury problems may be linked to overloading during the season.

“I’ve had a lot of injuries and have been fairly injury-prone. I don’t know if it’s because it’s all just been too much – too many tough races that I haven’t always felt ready and trained enough for.”

What are your goals for the upcoming season?

“I’m going to on Vasaloppet. The schedule has been packed, with so many races before Vasaloppet. I’ve arrived at Vasaloppet and felt like I haven’t been able to do that little extra in peak form.”

“That’s what you, as a Swede, will carry with you when you end your career, I think. It’s Vasaloppet – because it is something special,” she concludes.

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