Ida believes she can take gold in the sprint, was the wreckage of Sweden

SEEFELD (Dagbladet): It is a long time since the Swedish cross-country has been in a situation where the national leadership's has been forced to scrap clear medaljekandidater in a championship.

In the year, it is so.

After a season in which the Norwegian sprintdamene have raided with the rest of the world, have the coach Richard Grip been forced to pick and choose between clear medaljekandidater to Thursday's world cup sprint.

Ebba Andersson will train with Johaug. Here is the answer she got All medaljekandidater

Many people have argued that all four women who will start on the sprint can win the gold.

- It is hefty that this is how it is, " says world cup-removed Hanna Falk.

She is, along with Jonna Sundling, Maja Dahlqvist, and recently friskmeldte Stina Nilsson, who will defend favorittstempelet in Seefeld Thursday.

But is all together gullkandidater?

- There are at least four ladies who all can be in the final. And are they in the finals, so everything can happen. They have the potential to be the fight about the medals, what can I say, even though gold is a very strong measure, " says Grip to the Newspaper.

Eats carrot

One of them, however, are convinced that they can it is vrakede Ida Ingemarsdotter. The Swedish sprintveteranen have been on the podium in two verdenscupløp this season, but was not found good enough to go to the world cup-the sprint.

ngen point in being bitter. They have made their choice, so it's best that I only eat the carrot my. It is safest there, she says to Dagbladet and takes even a bit of the solid carrot she is holding in her hand.

But has Sweden really four gullmedaljekandidater in the sprint? the

- More!! Including me, " she says. the

Sprintprologen in the world cup goes Thursday at 12, while the finals at 14.

Ugly and stupid, but not Swedish SKI world CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM Thursday 21. February

At 12: 00 noon Prologue sprint: Sprint freestyle women and gentlemen
Kl 14.00 Finals: Sprint freestyle women and gentlemen

Friday 22. February

At 10: 30 Am Jump storbakke: Combined (HS120 in Innsbruck)
At 16.15 Combined cross-country skiing: 10 km

Saturday 23. February

11: 00 Am 15 mile skibytte: Women
At 12: 30 pm 30 miles skibytte: Gentlemen
At 14.30 Jump Storbakke: Gentlemen

Sunday 24. February

Kl 09.15 semi-finals lagsprint: cross-country Skiing women and gentlemen
At 10: 30 Am Jump lagsprint: Combined
At 11: 30 Finals lagsprint: Sprint freestyle cross-country skiing women and gentlemen
13.30 Hrs Lagsprint combined 2 x 7.5 km cross-country skiing
At 14.45 Lagkonkurranse jump: Innsbruck

Tuesday, 26. February

13.30 Hrs 10 km classic: Women
16.00 Qualification jump: Women

on Wednesday the 27th. February

Kl 14.00 15 km classic: Gentlemen
At 16.15 Jump: Women

Thursday, 28. February

11: 00 Am Jump normalbakke: Combined
At 13: 00, Relay cross-country skiing: Women, 4x5 km
Kl 15.15 Combined cross-country skiing: 10 km

Friday 1. march

Kl 13.15 Relay cross-country skiing, Gentlemen, 4x10 km
16.00 Jumps Gentlemen, normalbakke

Saturday 2. march

11: 00 Am Lagkonkurranse combined: Jump normalbakke
At 12.15 30 miles: Women, freestyle
At 14.45 Lagkonkurranse combined: cross-country Skiing 4x5 km
16.00 Mixed lagkonkurranse jump: normalbakke

Sunday 3. march

At 13: 00, 50 miles: Gentlemen, freestyle

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