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National Team for Falun, February 8-9th 2020

Program Falun

Saturday February 8th: Sprint, Classic Sunday February 9th: 10/15 km Freestyle Mst

Women, sprint

Maja Dahlqvist, Falun-Borlänge SK Johanna Hagström, Ulricehamns IF Moa Lundgren, IFK Umeå Emma Ribom, Piteå elit Jonna Sundling, Piteå elit Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK

National squad* Anna Dyvik, IFK Mora SK Tilde Bångman, Offerdals SK Maria Nordström, Borås SK Moa Olsson, Falun-Borlänge SK Alicia Persson, Stockviks SF Elina Rönnlund, IFK Umeå Evelina Settlin, Hudiksvalls IF Linn Sömskar, IFK Umeå Jennie Öberg, Kalix skidklubb

Women, distance

Ebba Andersson, Sollefteå skidor IF Charlotte Kalla, Piteå elit Moa Lundgren, IFK Umeå Emma Ribom, Piteå elit Elina Rönnlund, IFK Umeå Jonna Sundling, Piteå elit

National squad* Maja Dahlqvist, Falun-Borlänge SK Anna Dyvik, IFK Mora SK Johanna Hagström, Ulricehamns IF Frida Karlsson, Sollefteå skidor IF Moa Molander Kristiansen, Falun-Borlänge SK Maria Nordström, Borås SK Moa Olsson, Falun-Borlänge SK Evelina Settlin, Hudiksvalls IF Linn Sömskar, IFK Umeå

Men, sprint

Marcus Grate, IFK Umeå Calle Halfvarsson, Sågmyra SK Johan Häggström, Piteå elit Teodor Peterson, Sågmyra SK Oskar Svensson, Falun-Borlänge SK Viktor Thorn, Ulricehamns IF

National squad* Gustaf Aflodal, Offerdals SK Jens Andersson, Kalix SK Martin Bergström, Piteå elit Gustav Eriksson, IFK Mora SK Pontus Hermansson, SK Bore Hugo Jacobsson, Falun-Borlänge SK Olof Jonsson, Trillevallen SK Anton Persson, SK Bore Karl-Johan Westberg, Borås SK

Men, distance

Calle Halfvarsson, Sågmyra SK Johan Häggström, Piteå elit Daniel Richardsson, Hudiksvalls IF Oskar Svensson, Falun-Borlänge SK Viktor Thorn, Ulricehamns IF Karl-Johan Westberg, Borås SK

National squad* Fredrik Andersson, Sollefteå skidor IF Simon Andersson, Falun-Borlänge SK Martin Bergström, Piteå elit Filip Danielsson, SK Bore Axel Ekström, IFK Mora SK Jonas Eriksson, IFK Mora SK Fredrik Jonsson, Hudiksvalls IF Marcus Ruus, Åsarna IK Björn Sandström, Piteå elit

*Since the competitions are held in Sweden, the team gets an additional quota of nine skiers for each race.

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Translated from Swedish:

The Swedish Ski Association has picked ten women and eight men who will represent the national cross country team at the World Cup competitions in Falun February 8-9th. A national squad from Sweden will also participate.

The coaches have some happy news when the World Cup comes to Falun next weekend. Both Frida Karlsson and Viktor Thorn will start in the competition. – Frida has recovered well after a period with less load in her training and without competitions. She is now back in phase and can compete again, which feels very fun and exciting, says national team coach Stefan Thomson.

Viktor Thorn, who had back surgery this fall, has missed the whole competition season, however the rehabilitation has gone well. – It is great to have Viktor back again. He has tried competing during three weekends and now feels ready for the World Cup again, tells Mattias Nilsson.

A little over half of this season’s World Cup events are completed and when the cross country elite comes to Sweden next weekend they will tackle sprint in classic style on Saturday and 10/15 km freestyle on Sunday. – It’s going to be fun competing on home turf and we hope for great support from the audience, which it usually is in Falun. We have a strong Team where we again get to see Linn Svahn and Oskar Svensson which both were in the sprint final last weekend, along with an Ebba Andersson hoping to be on the right side of the finish line this time after being only a foot away from the podium in Oberstdorf, says national team coach Mattias Nilsson.

In addition to the national team Sweden, as home nation, will also put up a group of skiers who get the chance to compete in the national squad. In total Sweden has 15 spots in each competition. – It is great when more skiers get the chance to gauge themselves against the international elite. We also give the junior Tilde Bångman the chance to make her World Cup debut after excellent achievements, among other a third place in sprint in Scandinavian Cup in Nes, says Stefan Thomson.

Jens Burman has chosen to pass on the weekend’s competitions in favor of preparing for Ski Tour 2020 in the coming week after Falun.

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National Team 2019/2020 — Team Svenska Spel

The National Team’s development team, Team Svenska Spel, consists of skiers between age 19-23. The team’s objective is to help those skiers who are between junior and senior, and who are not a part of A-laget.

Juniors at our skiing secondary schools get a lot of excellent training and support in their growth. However, the step from there, to taking a place in A-laget is often very large. For many there are no longer any natural training group to join and it can very easily be so that young skiers are lost after secondary school.

Team Svenska Spel’s purpose is to ease the transition from junior to senior by preparing the juniors for their future as seniors and support younger seniors with continuing excellent training and support after they have left our skiing secondary schools.

Sustainability and patience are key words when working with the team, where drafts are not only based on achievements. We also value growth potential, approach and attitude towards training in addition to results when we choose skiers for the team.

Women

Hanna Abrahamsson, born 2000 Eksjö SOK Tilde Bångman, born 2001 Offerdals SK Johanna Hagström, born 1998 Ulricehamns IF Moa Hansson, born 2001 Landsbro IF SK Louise Lindström, born 2000 Högbo GIF Moa Lundgren, born 1998 IFK Umeå Moa Olsson, born 1997 Falun-Borlänge SK Alicia Persson, born 1998 Stockviks SF Emma Ribom, born 1997 Piteå elit SK Linn Svahn, born 1999 IFK Umeå

Men

Axel Aflodal, born 1999 Offerdals SK Fredrik Andersson, born 1998 Sollefteå Skidor IF Gustaf Berglund, born 1998 IFK Mora SK Jonathan Edman, born 2001 IFK Umeå Anton Eriksson, born 2000 Sollefteå Skidor IF Jonas Eriksson, born 1997 IFK Mora SK Johan Herbert, born 1999 IFK Mora SK Hugo Jacobsson, born 1997 Falun-Borlänge SK Leo Johansson, born 1999 Falun-Borlänge SK Pål Jonsson, born 2001 Strömnäs GIF Simon Karlsson, born 1999 IFK Umeå Oscar Olsson, born 1999 Hudiksvalls IF William Poromaa, born 2000 Åsarna IK Eric Rosjö, born 1998 IFK Mora SK

*Missing in the picture are Louise Lindström, Johan Herbert, Leo Johansson and Eric Rosjö.