Jesper Modin has become a shooting star of the Swedish Cross-Country skiing. Twenty two years old youngster is following footsteps of Emil Jönsson to make it to the top. Online magazine live-wintersport.com has an interview with Modin.
Which goals do you have for the next season?
My goal is of course the World Championship in Holmenkollen. Then I hope my shape will be on top! My main goal is the individual sprint, but I would really like to race the team sprint as well, but the competition about the two places is hard!
In the world cup I would really like to get some more podium places, and I think my biggest chance is in the classic sprints.
It's actually about the same. We both want to improve our endurance, because you have to be on top in 4 races during a sprint competition. You need almost the same endurance as in longer distances, and it's not enough just to be fast in 100 meter.
What happened that you started with cross-country skiing?
I started skiing when I was five years old, and I'm continuing today of the same reason; because it's fun!
Emil Jönsson is only three years older than you. Do you think that you could be able to be as strong as him in the future? Is he sometimes a kind of role model for you?
Yes, Emil is a very good team mate to have in the national team. I've a lot to learn from him, and hopefully I can be as good as him in the future. It's absolutely possible!
Do you want to compete on more distance world cups in the future? Why are the sprinters not able to be successful on the distance events, as well?
Absolutely, I would like to compete in longer distances as well, but it takes often more training and endurance to be good in longer distances, and that takes time. It takes often a longer time to become a good distance skier than a sprint skier, but my goal is of course to be as good in both disciplines, but so far I've succeeded best at the sprint competitions.
Read the whole interview on www.live-wintersport.com
