August 26, 2011 – A Scandinavian newspaper called him once “A Brit that isn’t actually that bad..”. And Andrew Musgrave is not bad at all! He scored a very good 6th place in the 15km Freestyle at the U23 World CHampionships in Otepää, Estonia last winter. Several weeks later in Drammen, Norway, he was close to cracking top 30 in the World Cup sprint but with 31st time in the qualifications it was not enough.

Perhaps a disappointing moment for the young British skier but only a few days later at the Nordic World Championships in Oslo he made it through the sprint qualifications and scored a decent 28th place finish. FIS Cross-Country News talked to Musgrave about last winter and plans for the future.

What was your best and worst competition last season?
Andrew Musgrave: I had a quite a few good races last season, and quite a few bad ones too, so it is difficult to choose! The race that was the most fun to do was definitely the 50km at the World Championships in Oslo. I skied pretty badly, was tired, and in pain, but the Norwegian crowd made it fun anyway! There were so many spectators that were loud and enthusiastic that was impossible not to enjoy the race!

The race where I skied best was probably at the U23 World Championships in Otepaa. Sixth place was my best result in the skate race, but I felt like I skied better in the 30km skiathlon. I don’t really know why, but it just felt like it was a good race, and I couldn’t have gone any faster than I did.

My worst race was probably the Birkebeinerrennet. I don’t know what happened. I started off slowly, and got slower and slower as the race went on! By the end my legs were so tired I couldn’t even tuck down the hills! It was an effort just to move my legs! I now have a ton of respect for the Marathon Cup racers!

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