Cross-country skiers Swedish squad for the Olympic Games in Sochi

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The Swedish Olympic Committee announced the list of cross-country squad for the Olympic Games in Sochi, on the street between eleven days.

Monday 27 January 2014 2 minutes reading time

They will go to Russia seventeen athletes, eight women and nine men. Is therefore not fully exploited the quota of twenty places available. This is the complete list of those summoned. DonneLINDBORG Sara (1983) Stina Nilsson (1993) Wiken Emma (1989) ERIKSON Hanna (1990) INGEMARSDOTTER Ida (1985) HAAG Anna (1986) KALLA Charlotte (1987) JOHANSSON NORGREN Britta (1983) UominiPERSSON Simon (1991) Lars NELSON (1985) HALFVARSSON Calle (1989) Teodor Peterson (1988) Richardsson Daniel (1982) JÃ–NSSON Emil (1985) Marcus Hellner (1985) Johan Olsson (1980) Anders Sodergren (1977) There will, therefore, also Johan Olsson, world champion in charge of 50 km and two times bronze medal in Vancouver in the 50 km and always in skiathlon, as well as factional second of the relay that won the title. Olsson has been targeted by illness in his career, the last of which, pleurisy accused a few weeks ago, had questioned his presence in Sochi. Sweden, one of the world powers of cross country skiing, will be no easy task to repeat the exploits of Vancouver, when he closed the medals in this sport with three golds (Marcus Hellner in the skiathlon, Charlotte Kalla and in the 10 km men's relay ), two silvers (Anna Haag in skiathlon and the couple Haag-Kalla in the team sprint) and two bronzes (Johan Olsson is that in the skiathlon 50 km).

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