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Frida Karlsson blacks out for her own coach before the relay in the World Ski Championships

PLANICA. In Thursday’s relay, Frida Karlsson’s coach suddenly becomes a competitor.

Then the lid will be on from both sides.

– I usually talk to her before every competition, but now it might not happen, says Per Nilsson.

Frida Karlsson’s personal trainer Per Nilsson usually sees no problem with his dual roles. At the same time as he coaches the Swedish star, he is also the women’s coach in Germany’s national team.

But when it’s time for the relay in the WC in Planica, things are different.

– It’s calm from the German side, but this time Frida won’t say which route she’s going. It’s the same from my side, I won’t tell Frida what line-up we have. It’s a bit of fun in its own way, says Per Nilsson.

Silence before the relay

Nilsson is asked a little about how the conversation will go with Frida Karlsson before Thursday’s competition.

– I haven’t actually thought about that. I usually talk to her before every competition but now it might not happen. Now we take a moment of silence before the relay. I don’t know, that was a good question, I haven’t thought about it, he says, chuckling.

Per Nilsson usually lays out Frida Karlsson’s tactics before the races together with her. Now she has to manage without her trainer.

– But relay is as it is, says Per Nilsson.

– It’s a lot like a skater that you can have a tactic, but it’s usually that you have to be involved and make your own choices quite immediately. You can’t speculate on what all the other teams are doing.

Frida Karlsson and Per Nilsson train at the arena in Planica.
Frida Karlsson and Per Nilsson train at the arena in Planica.

“Probably hard to crack”

In individual races it is easier to set up a tactic.

– It’s different on a relay and when you ride for the team. It’s not fun to lower the team if you join for too long, for example, says Per Nilsson.

You have to hope that Frida joins for too long with your German skaters?

– She is probably hard to crack.

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