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After winning the pre-season races in Bruksvallarna and having collected two podium finishes in the Scandinavian Cup last weekend, now the young Swedish cross-country skier aims to leap and to be a leader in the major circuit of the World Cup.
Thursday 15 December 2016 10 minutes reading time
In sport it can happen in no certain time periods they appear to the world proscenium predestined athletes. In the United States these special sports are called "The chosen one". These rare "chosen" athletes as well as having a total commitment to their discipline combine with a natural flair a special talent distribuitogli several times by the celestial deities.
Recently this situation and '' also occurred to Sweden the women's cross-country skiing.
Her name is Ebba Andersson, is nineteen years old and comes from the small town of Sollefteå in the north-central region of the Swedish Västerrnorland.
Besides Ebba this small community of only eight thousand souls boasts among the illustrious countrymen biathlete Helena Ekholm, cyclist Emma Johansson in addition to the NHL ice hockey player Mattias Timander.
Successful sportsmen, but mostly known as hard workers rather than for their natural talent.
Cross-country skiing Ebba Andersson at nineteen already boasts '' in his personal board two gold medals and a bronze at the World Junior as well as numerous national titles in all categories of age and style. But it is by senior who has already raised several times feeling. Last month in Bruksvallarna in a FIS race won before the already celebrated Stina Nilsson and this week in Scandinavian Cup in Lillehammer has played a leading role being overtaken only by Kalla for a few seconds.
And all this after a summer in which it had to operate knee twice.
After the two gold medals won in Rasnov last February at the world junior Sweden ended his season prematurely and you and '' due to undergo an initial intervention to stabilize the knee cartilage resulting in slow rehabilitation begun only in late May after a second operation to remove scar tissue that was set within the format right knee. But this has led and motivated even more Ebba to do well right from the start this season, "It '' it was sad no longer compete for some time but this has made me even more hungry. And more than ever ready nell''affrontare new challenges. "
And these new challenges it's easy to think of the cross-country skiing World Cup in Lahti in 2017.
Just the '' possibility of being already selected for the Swedish relay team in the Finnish world speaks his coach Rikard Grip: "Last season Ebba has had an incredible season, she has great strength and a very formidable physique. And '' a very quiet girl but estremanente motivated in his sport. She is still in junior age, and we do not want it mature beyond his natural ability. We know that Ebba is very talented, but with the Federation want to proceed gradually, but '' certain that we want to have the best in Lahti and if at the end of February Andersson will be '' more in the form of other will definitely engaged. "
But for her, however, the 'goal this season remain the world Junior in Salt Lake City in late January where and' 'ready to defend the titles won in Rasnov 2016, before making the big jump in the senior category. She does not feel fear or responsibility '' of the genre: "I'm not afraid at all to make this leap and I feel ready without hesitation, basically I just gotta do my skis and follow my natural pace. I'm skiing just because '' I want it and I love doing it day after day. Of course my dream would be to get to the top at the Elite World, but I still have a long road ahead of me and a lot of training to do. "
Already approached several times and compared to the famous compatriot Charlotte Kalla, Ebba, however, just wants to be herself and does not want to be compared to Kalla or other athletes: "I really admire Charlotte, she and '' a formidable skier, I appreciate the often and I always look very carefully, and sometimes we feel we face in training and in competition. I have asked this question several times now, but I will only be Ebba and develop myself with my ideas, my results and my personality. "
Personality and character that are not lacking in this terrible girl of Swedish fund. But she humbly speaking of his character is called a normal simple girl, honest and peaceful nell''intraprendere a real life skier.
Born from a young age as a great skater, nell''ultima season and '' also improved in the classic technique and after the 'operation has worked hard to be at the same level also alternately "I and' 'always come easy and fun it skating but classically'm working more at this time. After the end of the knee rehabilitation, and the first training period I verified that I have become stronger, and since I '' always came natural to go fast uphill during the 'summer with roller skis I trained a lot to improve on the traits in classical piano and '' always been my weak point. "
How many Swedish girls Andersson also has very naturally started early and with skiing favored by the great passion of his whole family for the cross-country that the 'have dragged as a child in long walks on skis in the pristine forests and then the Swedes '' they have always followed since the early adolescent races. Passion that then also involved his younger brother Fredrik that from this season and '' anch''egli been entered in the Junior Swedish teams and can '' to alleviate the burden of Ebba long training sessions away from home and family.
always very active girl, nineteen Sollefteå during the past summers, and '' also highlighted as a great promise and natural talent in athletics competitions. Discipline that the 'saw excel more' 'times in track competitions in its national category.
And that '' was the great doubt of the past summer Ebba Andersson, ie the choice of the 'loved cross-country or long-distance events in track and field.
Sweden will also tell stories of disagreements between the two Federations to "grab" the performance and achievements of the predestined girl in the respective specialties ''.
But when '' was the real moment of finally settling Ebba had no doubts and he and '' deployed for the 'loved cross country ready immediately to perform the triple jump in the senior class and impose his predestined athlete status .
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