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Johan Olsson, the great protagonist of the World Falun, has decided to waive the 15 Km of Lahti to focus on the Vasaloppet, scheduled for next Sunday.
Thursday 5 March 2015 3 minutes reading time
Because of numerous ailments and injuries, the almost 35 year-old native of V & auml; ster & aring; s participated so far to only one race in the World Cup season, the 15 Km of & Öland; stersund, closed in fifth place. The World Championships in Falun, for & ograve ;, & egrave; result dominant, winning the & rsquo; gold in the 15 Km, l & rsquo; silver in the relay and bronze in the 50 km.
The overflowing conditions as shown in Falun convinced the Swede to groped l & rsquo; adventure in the 91st edition of the Vasaloppet, the legendary race distance (90 km classic technique) to be held & agrave; next Sunday on the snows of Mora and therefore it impossible for him & agrave; to participate in the 15km skating Lahti.
This commentary by Rickard Grip, head coach of the Swedish team of cross-country skiing on the choice of Olsson: & ldquo; We discussed it at length, l & rsquo; option Lahti was pi & ugrave; easy for him but I announced today that will participate & agrave; his first Vasaloppet. I wish him good luck, and congratulations to the organizers for the way a hero like Johan & rdquo ;.
Olsson & egrave; l & rsquo; only star of the World Cup that garegger & agrave; in the Vasaloppet. They are in fact members also Anders S & ouml; dergren and Daniel Richardsson, who had taken such a decision gi & agrave; for some time so that were not summoned for Lahti. The place of Olsson in the 15 Km on the snows Finnish sar & agrave; taken by Jesper Modin, convened for the Sprint but that at this point prolungher & agrave; until Sunday, his stay in Lahti.
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