”Kranskullor/masar” of the year

Being the first to reach the finish at 10MILA is a dream virtually all orienteers have, especially if you’re running the last leg. You are greeted not only by the audience’s cheers and teammate’s joy, but also on top of it all a with a wreath that really shows that your team has won. Being a kranskulla – or kransmas as it is called when there is a guy – is an honor. Who is it then that will meet the winners of each
relay in this year’s 10MILA? 

The youth relay are the first ones to race on Saturday, and the person who will stand and wait for the winning team at the finish line is no other than Tullinge SK’s own Jenny Lönnkvist. Although Jenny is just 22 years, she has managed to win O-ringen eight times, and has four gold medals in the JWOC. She also has several other medals from both the Swedish Championships and NOC, and

made her debut in the ”real” World Championship as a junior in 2009.�
When it is time for the ladies relay, kransmas Ara Abrahamian – wrestler with gold medals from both the Swedish- and World Championships, also known from the popular program in Swedish television Mästarnas Mästare -
be ready with the wreath. Ara is also the hos for the price ceremony for the youth relay. 

On Sunday morning after a night of running for the
men’s relay is Sarah Bäckman ready with the wreath. Sarah is one of Sweden’s best armwrestlers with four world championship gold medals as a junior and a number of victories in the Swedish Championship as well as the European Championship as both junior and senior, and is of course among the top rated women in Sweden. 

There is no doubt that this year’s kranskullor and kransmas well match our winning team in terms of merit, and that all three know what it means to train hard to go far. Not to mention that they know exactly how it feels to win!