Frida Karlsson was excited for her return. The race did not go as expected.
Frida Karlsson was in pain again. Stock photo. PASI LEISMA
Frida Karlsson returned to the World Cup on Friday after a break of almost seven weeks.
In the Les Rousses World Cup, Karlsson was seventh in the free intermediate starting ten and was the winner About Jessie Diggins 38 seconds. The Swedish Star was not at all satisfied with the result.
– It was a shitty race, he added For Expressen.
According to Karlsson, there was nothing left to tell posterity about the race.
– At the finish, I thought “will I be able to ski again”. I could have done it better than this.
– I was nervous all day. Maybe there were butterflies in the stomach. I couldn’t ski as energy-efficiently as I usually do. You just have to forget about this race.
Karlsson suffered from a stress injury before the season. In November, he won the traditional 10 in Ruka in a sovereign manner, but was on a break from the competition after the weekend.
The Swede was not even seen at the Tour de Ski. On Friday came the return.
– I was shaking at the starting line. It was strange.
Karlsson will compete next time on Sunday with the traditional 20 kilometers. The race is a joint start.
Women’s 10 km (v), split start
1. Jessie Diggins (USA), 22:37.7
2. Victoria Carl (GER), +19.5
3. Astrid Slind (NOR), +20.1
4. Teresa Stadlober (AUT), +21.9
5. Ebba Andersson (SWE), +27.0
6. Pia Fink (GER), +27.5
7. Frida Karlsson (SWE), +38.2
8. Sophia Laukli (USA), +38.9
9. Kerttu Niskanen, +43.0
10. Karoline Simpson-Larsen (NOR), +45.0
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16. Vilma Ryytty, +1.09.5
41. Eveliina Piippo, +2.42,0
Anne Kyllönen interrupted.