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From: Anna Rydén, Petra Thorén
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RUKA. After tears, Anna Dyvik received help with back pain through FaceTime.
The national team has chosen to leave their medical team at home in Sweden, which is not optimal.
– I understand why, but if I had to decide, I would have prioritized differently, says the skier.
Anna Dyvik left the ski stadium last Friday in tears. Back problems prevented him from performing at his best in the sprint.
By Saturday morning, the disappointment and pain had subsided and he drove to a pleasant 13th in the classic mile. This after she received self-help help via FaceTime from SOK’s national team physical therapist Martin Holth and Marcus Bystedt.
– He (Bystedt) had texted me even before I finished yesterday. He saw in my technique that something was wrong, says Anna Dyvik.
Photo: TOMI HÄNNINEN / BILDBYRÅN
National team skiers who are used to – and as elite athletes who need – treatment and help after a heavy load. But with the ambition to help reduce the spread of the infection, the national team doctor, Per ”Pliggen” Andersson, has decided to keep the medical team at home during the World Cup weekend.
– There are many skiers who need help and now we miss it. But we have chosen to take that consequence, Per “Pliggen” Andersson told Sportbladet before the premiere.
For Anna Dyvik, this means that she cannot get help with the back problems that she was born with and underwent surgery with when she was 17 years old.
“Like two chimpanzees”
Let us take you to Anna Dyvik and Moa Lundgren’s room yesterday and you will understand that you are far from what it may seem with medical staff on site.
– Moa tried to pull my leg, says Anna Dyvik.
– I did an exciting exercise. I tugged on his legs, but I probably slid more myself in the socks, so I don’t know, says Moa Lundgren.
Since the two skiers share a room and are part of the same “national team bubble”, they can help each other.
– We live together, so we look like two chimpanzees collecting fleas. We help each other.
Everyone makes the best of the situation. Skiers know the decision and the risk of having a physical therapist, who has physical contact with multiple skiers and can contribute to the spread of infection. But it is far from good.
– We are aware that not everything will be optimal this year, but unfortunately those of us with problems hit us a bit more, says Anna Dyvik, who says that several skiers have raised the problem with the national team management.
– There are several skiers on the squad who have back problems. We have discussed it and taken it with “Pliggen” which we think is important. Then it is up to him to decide whether it is worth the risk.
Is it an advantage for nations that have their medical staff?
– Yes of course. It is a force.
If you come to a championship, is it important to have the medical staff there?
– Then I hope you prioritize it. That it is worth the risk.
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