Stina is our best chance in 20 years – Aftonbladet

This text is supplied with a warning triangle.

It is about Sprint Cup’s leader Stina Nilsson.

But Stina Nilsson will certainly not read it.

Stina Nilsson sprinting incredible. She is tall and powerful, but is characterized more than any of his tactical acumen. In the narrow lanes is said anybody could become trapped or get a felskär, but Stina is no longer anyone. She seems immune to bad luck.

The winter six VC-sprinter has gone in classic and skating, the nice and nasty trails, the arctic cold and warm weather. Nilsson has been in the final of all. A bad day, she becomes sixth (twice), a successful day she reaches the podium (four times). Add to that today’s team sprint, winter only, as Stina won together with IDA INGEMARSDOTTER.

Stuck in a picture of her

How long can the Swedish media to report on the 22-year-old. Worse it will be when my colleagues and I will describe Nilsson’s personality, which we are stuck in the picture that she is happy.

She is third. We wrote that she smiles. She wins. She radiates joy. It is frustrating flat.

Nilsson will hardly be much happier than the other winners, but when we write about smiles overshadows it truly special. No Swedish elite athletes think more short term than Stina, no lay such weight behind the second call claptrap. Here’s how it sounds:

How often do you think of the World Cup in 2017 given that this season lacks championship?

– Nothing.

What do you think about the rest of the winter?

– I have not thought of.

Okay, tomorrow’s race then?

– I’ll take tomorrow.

“Ignore Sprint Cup”

Consequently, had Stina Nilsson nothing to say when Radiosporten brought up that she leads sprint cup after six of twelve races.

– I do not care actually entirely in the sprint cup. I focus only races for years.

Or nothing?

It is wrong described, for between the lines are replicas sensational. They are learned after a decade of collaboration with a mental advisors who then Stina was twelve years have warned of excessive long-term goals. The night before a race, you can think through the tactic, but weigh you down brain with the challenges of the future risk of burn time may be too long and the hunger is saturated.

Nilsson consistent responses

therefore appears to be signals, directed outwards as well as inwards. Do not pull with the World Cup now. Do not try to fool me to talk about next weekend. Tour de Ski floated the idea of ​​the road sometime, she admits that it punished itself, so now is the short-sightedness back.

You may think it’s boring. I do that sometimes. But you wonder if it works, just look in the Sprint Cup’s top. No, not on the regular fight as the second and third fights, but 58 points higher. How little Stina Nilsson than care is her name there.

The best chance in 20 years

And because the text is already provided with a warning, we can assume that Stina Nilsson not read. Thus, we speculate freely in the rest of the season.

There are no races in the remaining half scares more than the stages we’re through. Stina is also not very disease prone.

Since the introduction of the Sprint Cup in 1997, no Swedish lady won. But never in the contest form 20-year history have we had such a strong candidate Stina Nilsson in 2016.