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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Factoid from the WOC
I was going to look at WOC results today. After writing about Andersson and Skogum yesterday I wanted to take a look at how the Swedish team performed.
I got out O-Sport and planned to look at the results. But then I noticed something else that I thought was interesting...
Two of the Swedish medalists -- Hakan Eriksson and Karolina Hojsgaard -- were recently left of WOC teams.
In 2001, Hojsgaard wasn't picked (the Swedish coach at the time was Anders Tistad, not Marita Skogum). If I remember right, she won one of the Swedish selection races. After the selections Hojsgaard was PO'd and made her thoughts known in the newspaper.
Last year, Eriksson won the sprint selection race. Then he got left off the WOC team. I don't remember reading any newspaper interviews with Eriksson after the selections, but I've got to think he wasn't happy.
Interesting...at least I thought so.
posted by Michael |
8:22 PM