Maja Dahlqvist is one of Sweden’s most successful skiers in recent seasons. She has won the sprint cup twice, taken three medals in three Olympic appearances, and has two golds and two bronzes at the World Championships.

In preparation for the upcoming World Championships in Trondheim this coming winter, the 30-year-old Dahlqvist and her partner and American elite skier Kevin Bolger have moved to the location, looking to master the World Championships tracks:

“I like it very much here, and I feel more and more at home. And I’m starting to learn more and more training routes here,” says Dahlqvist to Langd.se.

Do you get to train with the Norwegian elite skiers?

“Do they get to train with me, you mean? Haha. Yes, I train a bit with them, mostly with Ane Appelkvist Stenseth.”

Have you noticed any differences in training philosophy between Sweden and Norway?

“No, it’s very similar overall. Then, someone might do a little more in one direction and someone else in another. But overall, it’s the same, and it’s not ‘rocket science’ we’re dealing with,” says Dahlqvist.

And on Friday evening, she competed on the upcoming World Championships tracks. A classic style distance race was scheduled for Friday, and freestyle on Saturday.

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“I notice that I’m getting better and better at handling the World Championships course. Considering how steep it is and how little rest there is at the beginning, it’s a bit special. And it’s been very educational to race it in a pack of about ten skiers, as has been the case here at the camp,” says Dahlqvist, who has the World Championship sprint as the main goal of the season:

“It’s a course with a right-hand turn, and the final part leading into the finish will be decisive. It’s a fast finish that’s a bit different from many other courses. I know that if I’m in the mix at the finish, it could go pretty well,” says Dahlqvist, who delivered a series of impressive finishes last season.

February 27 is the plan for her to deliver her best race of the coming winter when it’s time for the freestyle sprint at the World Championship in Trondheim.

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