Thomas Wassberg

Thomas Lars Wassberg born 27 March 1956 is a Swedish former crosscountry skier A fast skating style push for every leg is still called Wassberg after him in several countries Wassbergs skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Jernberg and Oddvar Brå He has described his mental strength and physical fitness as his greatest abilities as a skier with his main weakness being a lack of sprinting ability After retiring from competitions Wassberg worked as a sports reporter for Swedish Radio and a crosscountry skiing coach for his club Åsarna IK In 2009 he appeared on Swedish television in the show contests Mästarnas mästare and in 2016 participated in Lets Dance 2016 which was broadcast on TV4 In the 2010s he oversaw the preparation of ski tracks for Åsarna IK organized bird hunting events for tourists and worked as a forester