“I want to create a 2.0 version of myself”

Jonah Sundling and Maja Dalqvist have to watch out.

An excellent Swedish runner on his way back.

A shoulder injury could mean that Len Svan is new and stronger ahead of WC at Planica.

– I want to create a 2.0 version of myself, you say.

Lynn Svan She was the best sprinter in the world when she fell hard at the World Cup at Ulricehamn in February 2021.

Svan suffered a severe shoulder injury that halted her skating career and forced her to undergo two surgeries.

Despite the setbacks, I constantly worked hard, mentally and physically, to come back.

– Everything is going better than planned. I’ve been training, more and harder than I did in this time. I’m aiming to restroom this winter.

Trinidad and Tobago: What is the impact of the injury today?

If I were a normal person, and had no high functional demands on my shoulder, I would have been declared in good health several months ago. Now I can train well for many things. It’s just one last “doubt” that I don’t work on. You don’t need to do that now. That will come later.

outside the national team

It also highlights the impact of her ability to train according to her own plan, outside the national team – just like Frida Carlson and Maja Dalqvist.

– He was clear, says Svan, about the decision to stand outside the national team.

Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist have dominated sprints with both Olympic and WC gold medals in recent years. Now they have to take notice. Lynn Svan standing on the starting line this winter should be better than ever:

– In one of my training documents it says Linn 2.0. I’ve had it for about a year. My goal is not to get back to the level I was at. Development requires that you go into the future. want to do it. It is sad to stand and trample.

Bergqvist’s role model

Linn Svahn says she has former high jump star Kajsa Bergqvist as inspiration:

When Kajsa Bergqvist pulled and injured her hamstrings (2004), she strengthened her calves and ankles. Then it jumped better than before. Perhaps the key was to be able to focus on something like this, which otherwise would not have been Brio in the training puzzle.

It’s always nice to be able to look at someone who is inspiring.

Waiting for competition plan

In less than four months, the World Cup premiere will be in Ruka, Finland. But Lin Sfan today cannot announce when the competition will return. She wants to wait to outline the competition plan until November to see how the shoulder reacts in terms of tough fall training:

– My thinking this year has always been to improve my conditions towards the championship (the toilet in Planica at the end of February). The perfect revenge for me would have been to do two runs later after the injury and then do it differently than the last toilet (Obersdorf).

Aiming for the overall World Cup

Thus, Lynn Svan indicates that she will focus less on the World Cup this winter. Otherwise, it will be the 2023-24 season without a championship. Then aim for more than one sprint cup, which you’ve already won overall:

I’m excited to drive towards an all-around World Cup in the future. I invested in a lot of training so I could surf for a few years to come, says Lynn Svan, who is a sprinter this winter and will then take another step in development:

– This Winter Will Be 2.0 by Linn Svan. Then it could be 2.0 plus, maybe 3.0. In my last competitive year, I was a skater who had great ability in both conventional and sprint races. My strengths will always be focused on the enemy, but these strengths can also be used at other distances.