On Thursday, the Swedish cross-country skiing national team’s training squads for the upcoming season were announced, with the World Championships in Falun serving as the winter’s major highlight. The Swedish squad includes, among others, four gold medalists from this winter’s Olympic Games in Val di Fiemme.
The Swedish cross-country team is coming off two highly successful seasons, with major achievements at both the 2025 World Championships in Trondheim and the 2026 Olympic Games in Val di Fiemme.
This success has been particularly evident in the performances of the Swedish women, who claimed every gold medal at the World Championships in Trondheim and five out of six gold medals at the Olympic Games in Val di Fiemme.
The national team squad presented today is packed with medalists from the two most recent championships. No fewer than eight of the twelve athletes in the A-team training group have won medals at the last two major championships. Ebba Andersson, Maja Dahlqvist, Frida Karlsson, and Linn Svahn all won Olympic gold this winter.
However, Jonna Sundling is absent from the squad.
“After twelve years on the national team, I feel ready to explore a new path forward in my career. My decision to stand outside the training group this summer and autumn is not about disloyalty or resentment toward the federation. Quite simply, it is about giving myself the best possible conditions to succeed next season in general, and at the home World Championships in Falun 2027 in particular,” Sundling said in a press release.
Alvar Myhlback has also chosen to decline a place in the A-team in order to continue focusing on long-distance racing.
On the coaching side, a new and highly experienced name joins the team. Norwegian Egil Kristiansen has previously served as head coach of Norway’s women’s cross-country team from 2006 to 2016, and then as head coach of Norway’s men’s biathlon team from 2016 to 2026. Kristiansen will now become Sweden’s new men’s head coach alongside Lars Ljung.
“I look forward to the challenges ahead and the opportunity to work together to maximize the team’s potential, both in the short and long term. In the short term, the focus is on the home World Championships this winter, while the long-term goals include the Olympic Games in France,” Kristiansen said in a press release.
On the women’s side, Ida Ingmarsdotter and Johan Granath are extending and deepening their work with the A-team and Team Bauhaus.
“It feels incredibly fun, motivating, and exciting to continue our work with the national team women toward both the World Championships in Falun and the 2030 Olympic Games,” Johan Granath said in the press release.
A-Team 2026/2027
WOMEN
Ebba Andersson, Piteå Elit SK
Maja Dahlqvist, Falun-Borlänge SK
Johanna Hagström, Ulricehamns IF
Moa Ilar, Falun-Borlänge SK
Frida Karlsson, Sollefteå Skidor IF
Moa Lundgren, Åsarna IK
Emma Ribom, Piteå Elit SK
Linn Svahn, Östersunds SK
MEN
Edvin Anger, Åsarna IK
Gustaf Berglund, IFK Mora SK
Truls Gisselman, Rehns BK
Anton Grahn, IFK Mora SK
William Poromaa, Åsarna IK
Swedish medals at the last two major championships
World Championships Trondheim 2025
Gold
Jonna Sundling – Sprint
Ebba Andersson – Skiathlon
Ebba Andersson – 10 km Classic
Women’s Team Sprint – Jonna Sundling & Maja Dahlqvist
Women’s Relay – Emma Ribom, Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson & Jonna Sundling
Frida Karlsson – 50 km Freestyle
Silver
William Poromaa – 50 km Freestyle
Bronze
Jonna Sundling – Skiathlon
Frida Karlsson – 10 km Classic
Men’s Team Sprint – Edvin Anger & Oskar Svensson
Men’s Relay – Truls Gisselman, William Poromaa, Jens Burman & Edvin Anger
Olympic Games Val di Fiemme 2026
Gold
Frida Karlsson – Skiathlon
Linn Svahn – Sprint
Frida Karlsson – 10 km
Jonna Sundling & Maja Dahlqvist – Team Sprint
Ebba Andersson – 50 km
Silver
Ebba Andersson – Skiathlon
Jonna Sundling – Sprint
Ebba Andersson – 10 km
Relay (Linn Svahn, Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson, Jonna Sundling)
Bronze
Maja Dahlqvist – Sprint