The Swedish Climbing Association, which organizes ski alpinism in Sweden, is looking for a partner for the Swedish Olympic jump, but Tove Alexandersson believes in starting in the new Olympic branch.
In the mixed relay in the Olympics, a male and a female skater form a team.
– I will do a full skimo season next winter and if I feel that I have a medal chance at the Olympics, I will want to participate.
In January Alexandersson took EC gold in ski alpinism in France. It was actually the long distance that she was most looking forward to, but during the Olympics there are only sprints and mixed relays on the program.
– I have many top three positions in sprints, but it was the long distance that I invested in from the beginning and the one in which I had the greatest chances, she says.
Tove Alexandersson hopes that the national team will find a partner in the mixed relay.
– It is much more inspiring to be able to bet on both sprints and relays. It makes me very attached to the Olympics.
Photo: Jonas Lindkvist
Right now, her main focus is the orienteering season with the sprint WC in Scotland and the EC in Hungary, but for winter it is therefore a bet on ski alpinism that applies again.
– It is the mixed relay that I am most excited about and I think that it takes a team for me to want to go there, or that I feel that I can win the sprint.
The national team is looking for a potential partner and there is an extra sprint effort.
– They work for us to have a team. We’ll see who can be good enough.
Is there a name?
– You can talk to the association about it.
Is there anyone interested?
– Yes, Tove says with a smile.
Facts.Ski alpinism – that’s how it’s done
The sport can be compared to mountain climbing – on skis.
The contestants make their way up and follow a predetermined course, side by side. On steeper sections, it is permitted to take off the skis and carry them on the back. When the participants have climbed the mountain, the descent awaits.
So you use the same pair of skis both uphill and downhill. To get up the mountain, the skiers attach skins under the skis.
There are different types of ski alpinism, long races lasting several days and shorter varieties.
At the 2026 Olympics, no long distances will be decided. Then it is the sprint and mixed relay that are decided.
In the sprint, races of a few minutes apply. Much like a sprint in cross-country skiing where some skiers are eliminated after each race. With quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. The skiers climb about 100 meters in height before skiing down.
In the mixed relay, a man and a woman run two laps each on a slightly longer sprint course.
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