Nilsson back – but are unsure of its shape – Expressen

Stina Nilsson felt worn and chose to sit out both the Championship and the World Cup in Nove Mesto. But now she feels ready to grab the rods again.

– It has mainly been nice mentally to get some rest after having had a busy competition schedule, says Sprint World Cup leader.

Stina Nilsson has generally had a successful ski season and leads the sprint World Cup after half of the races has been harvested.

the Swede won both the individual sprint and sprint relay at the World Cup in Planica, but then chose to stand above both the Championship and the World Cup in Nove Mesto to rest.

– There has been a lot of contestants for a while that has drawn a lot of energy from me. Above all, it has been mentally good to let the competition focus for a while and return to everyday life.

Unsure form

How does she know the shape is, however, not even himself. And do not want to know. Yet.

– I have consciously tried not to feel how it feels shape. There I wait with until just before the prologue tomorrow. It is then that it is important that it feels good.

Any extra rivalry against the Norwegians feel Nilsson not. But despite that, she thinks it will be a little extra fun to go in Drammen, where she has been successful in recent years: in 2014 she finished third and last year, she was fifth.

– Once you are competing feel the same thing against all opponents, not anything extra against the Norwegians. But it will be fun to go in Drammen since it is quite close to Falun and I know there are many who will come and cheer for me, says Malung girl.

skip tremilen in Holm Kollen

After today’s competition in Drammen Stina Nilsson go home and prepare for the Palace Sprint in Stockholm next Thursday. Some three millionth in Holmenkollen this weekend is not liable for Stina became cold immediately after the break, but has been training as usual the last week.

– The fact that I caught a cold during the break, so I will not run tremilen in “Kollen,” she said.

Other Swedes who compete in the sprint tomorrow’s Charlotte Kalla, IDA INGEMARSDOTTER, Jonna Sundling, Linn Sömskar, Maja Dahlqvist and Jennie Öberg.

Hanna Falk, located in twelfth place in the sprint World Cup’re unable to attend due to bronchial problems.

on the men’s side set Sweden up with Carl Quiklund, Teodor Peterson, Karl-Johan Westberg, Johan Edin, Oskar Svensson and Gustav Nordström.

Fredrik Kamp