”Unfortunately, Ebba Andersson had an irritation in the airways for a couple of days. She is now almost recovered but chooses to abandon tomorrow’s race”, said the Swedish ski association.
She complied again with the training a bit. It is a simple precaution that it doesn’t develop into something more, ” says national team doctor Magnus Oskarsson to DN.
– We believe that it will not affect any further ahead in the championship.
Andersson not have been so bad that she became bedridden. The first symptoms came on two days ago but according to Oskarsson, it has now reversed, and any fever she has never had.
” But we take no risks with health.
” She wanted to abstain and bet on the next race.
” We have taken the decision in consultation. Makes sense since there will be more races that we feel that she has great chances of.
on the podium six times during the world cup in the winter and was before the world CUP in a big medal hopes in the skiathlon. In the OLYMPICS a year ago, she came fourth at the abutment, which consists of 7.5 km of classic skiing + 7.5 km freestyle.
Now Charlotte Kalla, OLYMPIC champion in skiathlon 2018, the great Swedish hope on Saturday.
When she was in the company of coach Magnus Ingesson, left Friday’s training, she was unaware that Ebba Andersson will not run the race.
“I didn’t know That,” says the Call to the DN before she goes on.
competing the following Swedish rider:
Ladies, 15 km: Charlotte Kalla, Ida Ingemarsdotter, Frida Karlsson, and Evelina Settlin.
Gentlemen, 30 km: Daniel Rickardsson, Jens Burman, Björn Sandström and Oskar Svensson.
In Sunday’s sprintstafett for the gentlemen running the Calle Halfvarsson and Viktor Thorn for Sweden. The women’s team to the sprintstafetten presented in the afternoon.
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