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The coach of the Swedish national cross-country skiing Rickard Grip, has named the squad for the 50 km men's and women's 30 km on Saturday and Sunday in Oslo.
Friday 7 March 2014 4 minutes reading time
The game will be eleven o'clock athletes, six women and five men. Many defections excellent, especially among boys. This is the complete list of those summoned.
Women: Charlotte KallaEmma WikenMaria RydqvistMagdalena PajalaSara LindborgSofia Bleckur
Men: Daniel Andersson RichardssonJens ErikssonLars NelsonMartin JohanssonSimon
Therefore miss important names such as the two-time winner of this race, although free technique, Anders Södergren, the world champion in charge of this distance and Johan Olsson of the Swedish team leader Marcus Hellner. Among women stands the'' absence of a champion completely persasi in recent years as Anna Haag.
These are the words of coach Grip relating to men's race: "The race in Holmenkollen is perhaps the most prestigious and beautiful along with the Olympics. We have the chance to fight for the victory this year with Daniel Richardsson, which is in good shape and will be a tough nut to crack for the home favorites in Norway and the rest of the world's elite. The route is well suited to Daniel, but it will be a close race with many who want to and can win. Unfortunately Hellner, Olsson and Södergren had to throw in the towel because of an illness of the season; Calle Halfvarsson instead is preparing the Finals in Falun, while Emil Jönsson rest since Friday morning, he felt weak and decided to return home. It will be important to get a points finish for Nelson Lars and Jens Eriksson, who are playing at the Finals access (only the top 50 qualify for the World Cup, Nelson and Eriksson currently occupy the fifty-first and fifty-third position, ed) ".
These considerations instead of the coach of the girls on the women's race Mattias Persson: "We place great emphasis on Charlotte Kalla, who this year turned in a great season in classic technique. It will be interesting to see if he can break the bank in front of the Norwegian block, which starts again with the underdogs. Emma and Mary Wiken Rydqvist can do as well as already demonstrated last Sunday in Lahti, while Sofia Bleckur is an important test as participating for the first time in a race on the 30 km. Finally Sara Lindborg despite not being a specialist has a good shape in classic technique and will in turn make it right. The primary goal, if all goes as we think, is to allow Mary Rydqvist to maintain the current position (forty-ninth ed) in the overall standings, so that it can participate in the Finals. "
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