Cold makes a comeback in Falun

Charlotte Kalla and Ebba Andersson nobbade the Tour de Ski in order to get a longer consistent period of training for the world CHAMPIONSHIPS in cross-country skiing in February.

In Kopparskidan, a national competition in Falun världscupbanor, is Sweden's two main distansåkare back in tävlingsspåren for a 10-km run.

– Sometimes we have gone Scandinavian cup, which now went to Finland. But then she (Charlotte Kalla) at the camp in Vålådalen. Therefore, it became Falun", says national team coach Magnus Ingesson, who is also known as the personal trainer.

Cold, became ill in connection with the world cup competition in Davos, has been healthy during the weekends.

– She has had a heavy training period with a view to the upcoming world cup and the world CUP. The training worked as planned. Therefore it will not shape to be the best in the Falun. It tends not to be as after heavy exercise. Now she wants to run through the body for, inter alia, the world cup in Otepää (19-20 January). Then, you want to be always do their best when you get a queue number.

Ebba Andersson began världscupsäsongen to line up at the top, and has stood on the podium four times. She is going to start in Falun, sweden, with a similar training background as Charlotte Kalla.

" she is nedtränad, but has been healthy and training has gone good. Ebba will probably not be in world CUP form into the weekend, but you never know, " says Magnus Ingesson.

with världscupsprinten in Dresden, given extra spice by the junior Frida Karlsson. Listed crushed in the weekend of resistance when she won a race in the Scandinavian cup. In an interview with Expressen hailed the 19-year-old Tour de Ski winner, Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Östberg.

" I have followed her results. I have never met her or encountered her in any race, but she has been great in the Scandinavian cup. She must compete in the world cup. She will be able to assert itself very high up in the dumps I am, " says Ostberg.

But Frida Karlsson is not up to date for the next world cup competition. It clarifies Magnus Ingesson.

" She will now focus on the junior world CHAMPIONSHIPS (21st-27th January). Then we will see what happens. We have already said what is what and do not need to dwell on it more, " he says.

send Sweden just toppåkare on the women's side, then all six have been in the final of the fristilssprint this season. Sprintdrottningen Stina Nilsson will be joined by Jonna Sundling, Ida Ingemarsdotter, Hanna Falk, Maja Dahlqvist, and Evelina Settlin.

According to a press release from the alliance is the racers who attended and completed the Tour de Ski at home and recovering, which gives a less namnkunnigt teams on the men's side. Among other things, missing Calle Halfvarsson, who was 16th in the tour.

On Saturday, is determined the individual sprint races while it is sprintstafett on Sunday. Both disciplines run in the freestyle.