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<\/p>\nBoth today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s ski stars were present at Lugnet this weekend:
\n\u2014 Stj\u00e4rnjakten means a lot to our organization. It creates an incredible sense of community, say Martina Westman and Agnes Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m, youth leaders in Lycksele IF.<\/p>\n
Stj\u00e4rnjakten is the Swedish Ski Association\u2019s youth initiative aimed at young skiers aged 9\u201312. Clubs sign up and collect points by completing different challenges presented by some of Sweden\u2019s national team skiers. For example, one task might be organizing a training camp day (a challenge from William Poromaa) or creating a cheer chant (initiated by Jonna Sundling).<\/p>\n
\u201cOur main goal with Stj\u00e4rnjakten is to create a fun activity for all 9\u201312-year-olds that strengthens the sense of community in the group, as the children share a common goal to work toward,\u201d the federation writes on its website.<\/p>\n
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\u2014 We had a record number of clubs participating during the winter (41 clubs and 849 participating children). Among the clubs that manage to collect all the stars, we draw five finalists, says Anki Danielsson from the Swedish Ski Association.<\/p>\n
During Saturday\u2019s intense competition day, the finalist teams IFK Str\u00f6msund Skidor, Bondsj\u00f6h\u00f6jdens IK, Lycksele IF, Sundbybergs IK Skidor, and IF Hagen Skidklubb were at Lugnet to compete in an exciting and creative ski relay. The race included elements such as skiing through gates and skiing backwards.<\/p>\n
This took place in front of a large crowd at Lugnet, as well as several of today\u2019s world stars who were watching while warming up for the sprint prologue.<\/p>\n
\u2014 It\u2019s so exciting to experience this. For us it\u2019s like a mini World Cup and an adventure. We drove eight hours by car on Friday, are staying at a school, get to compete here, and now we\u2019ll watch the races before heading home again on Sunday evening, say Martina Westman and Agnes Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m, youth leaders in Lycksele IF.<\/p>\n
One skier in the large starting field received extra support from the Lycksele group.
\n\u2014 We cheer for everyone, but especially for Linn Svahn, who grew up in Lycksele, the Lycksele youngsters said.<\/p>\n
What does it mean to come here and experience these days in Falun? Photo by Noa Arkeb\u00e4ck and Lukas Seiler, Falun 2027<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Both today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s ski stars were present at Lugnet this weekend: \u2014 Stj\u00e4rnjakten means a lot to our organization. It creates an incredible sense of community, say Martina Westman and Agnes Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m, youth leaders in Lycksele IF. Stj\u00e4rnjakten is the Swedish Ski Association\u2019s youth initiative aimed at young skiers aged 9\u201312. Clubs sign up…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>\u2014 A lot. It brings us together as a group and creates a great sense of unity. We\u2019ve been doing Stj\u00e4rnjakten throughout the winter season, and I think it\u2014and the community it creates\u2014has helped us both attract and keep many children and young people skiing with us. As many as 60 children and youths ski in the small town of Lycksele, say Martina Westman and Agnes Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m before heading to the award ceremony, where national team star Truls Gisselman hands out trophies and medals.<\/p>\n