Sweden's Nathalie Eklund Retires

Nathalie Eklund has decided to retire.

Nathalie said “I have had a dialogue with myself for a while to complete the dialogue on completing my career. But one morning i woke up and felt I was done. I have struggled in a long uphill with two knees injuries close to each other. But I've also managed to get back both times and gave me the opportunity to make this decision myself and have no knees forcing me to do that, "

Nathalie has been in the Swedish national team since 2009 and has 54 WC starts, 7 podium places in the European Cup Silver in the World Championships in Schladming 2013 and an individual sixth place in Åre 2012 slalom.

"It's been a good fortune to live the life I've lived. It's not the performance itself, but the ones I've experienced and the people I've had around me and got to know along the way that I'll remember most. Now I'll collect my mind and renovate our house before I decide what the next step will be, says Nathalie.

Nathalie has been in the national team since 2009, and Chief Executive Officer Lars Melin says this about the decision: "Nathalie has been an extreme competitor and achieved amazing results in the World Cup. It has been a privilege to follow her closely. She has an experience and a personality that has been an asset for everyone in the team. I congratulate Nathalie with her civil career in the future and hope to meet her in any pist in the future.

"It's a tough decision to end something that's been so much of my life, but even harder it is to try to thank everyone enough. You feel incredibly grateful to all those who have always been there and supported, pepped and believed in me even while I have doubted, "concluded Nathalie.