In the Swedish national team, the gala award was aired unhindered.
Frida Karlsson (left) was delighted with Ebba Andersson’s Athlete of the Year award. PASI LEISMA
At the Swedish Sports Gala organized on Monday, the athlete of the year award went to a skier For Ebba Andersson26.
The news about the recipient of the Jerring award caused a stir among the Swedish women’s national team, which was not represented at the event due to the World Cup rush.
– I had gone to bed and was scrolling through Instagram. I ran completely naked into the corridor with the blanket around me and shouted “congratulations, Ebba!” Frida Karlsson revealed for Aftonbladet.
Andersson came home from the World Championship in Planica with four medals, but was still surprised by the honor he received.
He was sure that either the discus thrower would lift the Jerring post Daniel Ståhl or a pole vaulter Armand Duplantis. That way, watching the entire gala was forgotten and replaced by an evening walk.
Then he got the interim information that he was in the top three.
– Emma Ribom called me on FaceTime and told me I was in the finals. I didn’t understand anything at all, says the woman about her reaction.
Andersson had a minor emergency when he was asked to do a live TV broadcast. We had to quickly come up with something different from the camp clothes, because the sponsors’ logos could not be seen in the TV pictures.
– At first I thought I should wear my pyjamas, Andersson laughed.
It was the first time in 16 years that Jerring was handed over to a cross-country skier. The race ended with a clear difference, as Andersson received almost 70,000 more votes than Duplantis.
– There have been quite a few great skiing achievements in 16 years, so it’s a little surprising. At the same time, it shows how great Ebba’s performance was, Andersson’s boyfriend Gustaf Berglund tasted