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Kristoffer doesn't hear this from the other side of the wall. He smiles broadly in his chair and is breathing heavily.
- I'm tired. I feel sick.
There's an empty gaze in his eyes as he puts his head between his legs. Having partly recovered after a minute or so, he says:
- Damn, this feels good! Now the trophy is going home to where it belongs. I honestly thought that last year was the last time.
The skaters are then called to the ice to receive their medals and listen to the national anthem. Afterwards, the chairwoman of the Swedish Figure Skating Association, Maria Meyer-Martins, announces that she wants to award a grant to a skater who has shown a great degree of development during the year.
- The grant goes to Alexander Majorov.
The 19-year-old, who has just become 7500 kronor richer, seems quite disappointed at still being regarded as "promising" when he skates over to receive his plaque.
Meyer-Martins goes on to present another award.
- We would also like to draw attention to those in Swedish figure skating who have performed especially well during the year.
She reads from her sheet:
- For his outstanding achievement during the Olympics where he became the first Nordic skater to ever land a quadruple jump, later followed by yet another strong result at the World Championships where he beat his personal record. The prize goes to Alexander Schultheiss.
Adrian stands immobile on the blue line next to Kristoffer, who is holding the trophy in his arms.
"Adrian!" he shouts. "My name is Adrian."
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ANXIETY. When Majorov wasn't selected for the European Championships, he called the national team managers, "f***ing Swedish p*****s idiots n*****s" on Facebook. "F*** everyone!" After
Aftonbladet picked up the story, the 19-year-old sent a text message to Filter reporter Erik Almqvist: "I feel so bad now because I really didn't mean any of it."
And that's everything, folks!