Skip bosses about gold: – Hard to put into words – NRK

Norway had a clear lead throughout the second half. Finally it should all be settled with Rune Velta on top.

Norway’s new jump king made no mistake and delivered a jump more than good enough to bring home the gold.

The Norwegian boys ran cheering out on the plain to receive Velta. The success of the World Cup in 1993 is repeated. The stands were left standing audience and sing “Levva livet” and “Victory is our” long after the race was over.

– It is hard to put into words. It is hard to imagine that there could be anything bigger than this. It means a lot to Norwegian jumping sports, says jump Clas Brede Braathen.

Finally it boasts 19.4 points down to Austria that came in second place. Poland was number three.

GOLD: Here determines Rune Velta team competition.

GOLD: Here determines Rune Velta team competition.

– This is something we’ve dreamed about all summer. The fact that we finally now standing here, it’s amazing, says Rune Velta, who is now left with two gold, one silver and one bronze World Championships in Falun.

Higher and higher

Two bright jumps of Anders Fannemel and Rune Velta did that Norway had an excellent basis until the second half. Over 10 points behind after two groups were facing to 18.1 points ahead after all the jumpers had been off in the first half.

One by one they followed Norwegian jumpers up in the second half. First Anders Bardal which increased its lead further to Austria with a jump of 125.5 meters.

– This here is huge. This has been the dream, and we can do it. There are absolutely massive. It was a great competition, said Bardal.

– You seem touched?

– I’m just really proud and happy. This has been the goal for very long.

GOOD JUMP: Anders Bardal jumps 125.5 meters and increases the lead to Austria

GOOD JUMP: Anders Bardal jumping 125.5 meters and increases the lead to Austria

Fannemel followed

Anders Jacobsen was put out of the team for large hill competition. He was disappointed and upset, but pulled himself together and impressed in training, he came into the team for the team competition and delivered in both halves.

– This was my biggest goal when I came here. To be allowed to participate and perform yourself, it is fantastic, says Anders Jacobsen.

– We love each other, so when we succeed together becomes an even greater pleasure.

Also Anders Fannemel delivered two good jumps. He responded in the second half when Manuel Poppinger sent a warning shot with a jump of 129 meters.

– I slept badly last night. I’ve never been so nervous before a ski jumping. It is so delicious, says Fannemel.

– All the hard work we have put down in recent years is worth it. It was hard to stand in the Olympics and see that the other dominate us, but today it was our turn.

He thinks that Norway was sixth in team competition in Sochi for one year page.

– It does not smell other than gold, said NRK hop expert Johan Remen Evensen after the first half, just as he also predicted before the race.

Now we know that smell his works good.

Published 28.02.2015, at. 19.17

For one of these meant VM gold extra amount – Aftenposten

From the wreckage and angry to jubilant gold boy.

FALUN: When Anders Jacobsen (30 ) was scrapped for the individual competition, he believed that the opportunity for gold in team event disappeared.

Read also: This gang fulfilled trainer dream

– This was the biggest dream before I went here. I and Bardal put this highest because we have tried so many times. We have been behind a strong nation, and it is extremely delicious for me to come back, and also while standing along with the three other guys here on top. It’s gorgeous, said Jacobsen Aftenposten after receiving the gold medal together with Anders Bardal, Anders Fannemel and Rune Velta on Stora Torget Falun center Saturday night.

He has been on winning five championship medals in team competition at the World Championships and Olympics. If you bring the World Championships in skiflyving the number up seven. In addition, Jacobsen three individual championship medals.

Read also: Falun – a little piece Norway

But finally he won the gold. And it tasted extra good when 30-year-old finally won.

– This is what I’ve dreamed about most. And it is because of all the working hours we have put together. Feeling is three times as great when you have three other winning along with , said Buskerud boy.

Jacobsen beamed along with the three teammates on the podium. But mood was completely different when he was scrapped before Thursday’s individual competition.

Jacobsen was both disappointed and angry. He feared that the space on the team for today’s team competition also disappeared simultaneously.

Read also: Sovereign laggull to Norway ski jumping hill

– Can you describe the difference between wrecks no and to stand here with a gold medal now?

– When I was put out of the team, I was, to be perfectly honest, surprised. I had not delivered giant jumping, but I still thought that I would be taken. It was the dream here I felt burned. In the individual competition, I knew I was not strong enough to be on the podium. That was the day here I thought that I lost. But then I got the opportunity to jump me again on the team. I managed to reverse a trend at the first jump on the workout.

– Is it extra delicious to win gold now for the negative focus a few days ago?

– It does in least something with my head and my self-esteem. When I also supplies two Alright jumps during the competition, so it’s very good.

Published: 28.feb. 2015 10:34 p.m.

Sovereign Norwegian jump gold – Dagsavisen

FALUN: Anders Bardal, Anders Jacobsen, Anders Fannemel and Rune Velta broke Austrian longtime dominance of the team competition in large ground when they secured Norwegian gold Saturday night.

All Norwegians delivered in the race, and victory was never really threatened.

Before last jump had Velta an ocean down to Austria and he solidified the victory with 121 yards.

– I felt that the guys had done the job and for me it was just to do a normal jump. There I got to, and when we secured the gold. It was delicious, said Velta NRK just after the gold to the bank.

Thus Norway won 19.4 points ahead Austria. Poland was number three.

revenge Jacobsen

It is the first time since 1993 that Norway wins team competition in large hill at the World Championships. It was also laggull back in 1982. Austria had won the last five World Cup competitions in big hill, but Saturday was the Austrians in reality defenseless against a Norwegian team who jumped very smoothly.

For Jacobsen is gold a huge revenge. The veteran was scrapped to the individual large hill ski race but battled to a spot on the team through good results in training.

– This was the big goal for me. To be part of this gang, and being able to perform at a fine level itself, is amazing. It did Championships complete, he said.

Picking Bardal

Jacobsen hinted that he will continue his career next season.

– My continued commitment evaluated after each season, but I’m highly motivated, he said with a smile.

For Fannemel was his first medal in the World Cup context.

– I’ve never been so nervous before a race, he said.

– This is huge. It has been the dream, and we managed it, said a relieved and touched Bardal.

VM has been a huge upswing for the Norwegian jumpers. Velta traveling home with all four medals. He won gold in the normal hill and large hill team competition and bronze from large hill competition and silver from mixed team competition.

– It is absolutely fantastic. It’s something we’ve dreamed about all summer. That we finally stand here as world champions is incredible, says Velta. (NTB)

National coach Alexander Stöckl was a happy man after Norway secured gold medal in the team competition in Falun.

Norway’s national coach was a proud and happy man on the plain after his practitioners secured the fourth medal in as many exercises in the World Championships in Falun.

– This is what it’s for me. For a coach it is greater to take gold in the team competition than in an individual race. Then we have four athletes who have delivered what they should and we are left with four world champions. It is absolutely amazing, says Alexander Stöckl.

It is normal enough

On the Norwegian team jumped Anders Bardal, Anders Jacobsen, Anders Fannemel and Rune Velta.

– We did not do anything particularly against competition. We had a regular rhythm, and the boys completed solid jumps. It is often enough in a team competition, he continued.

That Norway is left with two gold, silver and bronze after four competitions in Falun is far above the Austrian coach had dreamed in advance.

– Taking medal in every competition in a VM is very rare. It is just to thank for these days, in all humility. Now we are on the good side, but we’ve also been on the other side, most recently in the Olympics last year, he said.

Velta with four medals

Norway traveled home from Sochi Olympics with just one bronze. It went to Bardal in the small hill. In the team competition was the sixth place.

Rune Velta traveling home from the World Cup with two gold (normal hill and team competition), silver (mixed team event) and bronze (large hill).

Austria took the silver front Poland Saturday. (NTB)

Bjoergen about next year – I have no idea – Aftenposten

VM tremila may have been the last for both Marit Bjoergen and success coach Egil Kristiansen.

FALUN: A central theme during the World Cup has been Marit Bjørgens future as a skier. Her manager Guri Hetland has stated that she believes skidronningen continue his career. Bjoergen has opened for it, but after the last World Championship event, where Therese Johaug won ahead Bjoergen, she makes it clear that she has not taken a stand.

– It is possible I continue, but I have no idea, she says to adressa.no.

Read also: The Norwegian selfiekonge got worried phone call from Mom

Motivation determines

It’s all about motivation. Bjoergen says she will take the decision in the spring.

– Of course I am motivated by this season. I have won the Tour de Ski and taken three medals in the World Championships. It has been a great season, but I have not thought about the future. The focus has been on this season. I must be done with it and use April to think.

Bjoergen emphasizes that next season is mesterskapsfri and that there are three years until the next Olympics. She adds that sponsorship agreements she signed last until 2018.

Read also: Weng annoyed Johaug league of its own: – Completely wild to watch

coach unsure

– It may be appropriate to continue until then. I’m going to tell the day I’ve decided. I must be fully motivated, says Bjoergen.

Also national coach Egil Kristiansen will use the spring to consider whether he should continue. The contract expires after this season, but he is wanted further.

– I will not spend much time on it until I get home and get this season in the distance, he says to adressa.no.

– I get to use parts of March and April, he adds.

Read also: Parade march was a display of raw power and elegant skiing technique

Holder mind for themselves

Kristiansen says he will surely have decided during April.

– Have you thought of a future during the season?

– Yes, but the thoughts I have in here, Kristiansen says with a smile, pointing to his head.

Therese Johaug was VM queen with three gold in Falun. The final tremila was impressive and Bjoergen shot when Johaug pressure early in the race.

– Perhaps the best championship

– Maybe this is the best VM a we have had ever performance wise, although we got a real downer on ten-kilometer. I have said before that we need to get some such pushes in the face. When sharpens we us and puts even more appreciative of the good performance.

– Was this the last championship race Marit Bjoergen?

– I have no idea about. I am very conscious that we should not focus on it, says Kristiansen to adressa.no.

Published: 28.feb. 2015 5:26 p.m.

Becomes new Bjoergen triumph? This stands on the World Cup program in Falun Saturday – Fædrelandsvennen

Today’s exercises, profiles and highlights.

10:00: COMBINED LAYER PRINT. LARGE GROUND + 2 x 7.5 KM

Germany has been brilliant so far, which means that the black and yellow are seen as favorites in this exercise. Johannes Rydzek won individually in normal ground while Ttskland won the team competition in the normal hill.

Austrian Bernhard Gruber won Gundersen, but who will step up as the team’s second husband, is unclear.

Read also: Moan changed his mind

Lagsprinten shift is done with two athletes on each team, both have to jump and go cross country afterwards. Norway has won both times this exercise has been passed in this year’s World Cup.

This is the exercise debut in international competition.

Pick up everything from World Cup in our live studio!

Cross Country starts at. 16:00.

Norwegian teams: Magnus Moan and Håvard Klemetsen.

13.00: CROSS COUNTRY, 30KM CLASSIC WOMEN

After a convincing relay showed the Norwegian women that they are the best, especially with good skiing underfoot. That impression is they looking to repeat Saturday.

Read also: – Justyna Kowalczyk is misunderstood in Norway

Marit Bjoergen is the reigning champion. Rognes express has already won the World Cup, so this will be the season’s last important races. Therese Johaug seems to be the biggest challenger. Especially after Austrians Dole has impressed in Mördarbacken.

Behind the two Norwegians slinks Justyna Kowalczyk. Pole struggled in the relay, but showed promising trends during the sprint. Classic has always been her foremost character style. Finns Aino-Kaisa Saarinen and Kerttu Niskanen delivered good classic stages Thursday. Do not disregard that they are fighting for the bronze medal.

Read also: Swedish newspapers rebukes Weng by Sweden-statement

We will of course do not forget Charlotte Kalla . Swede delivered an outstanding here relay leg in classical, although skating is her best character style.

Norwegian participants: Marit Bjoergen, Therese Johaug, Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen and Heidi Weng.

17.00: team jumping event, LARGE GROUND

Norway, Germany, Austria and Slovenia will be vying for the three medals in this exercise. Neither team can boast four rock solid jumpers, but led by their respective ones. Rune Velta, Severin Freund, Gregor Schlierenzauer and Peter Prevc are the different teams guiding stars.

Read also: Norway jumps chief: – We are unfortunately favorites to World Championship gold

Slovenia and Germany won the two team category in this year’s World Cup.

Norwegian team: Rune Velta, Anders Fannemel, Anders Bardal and Anders Jacobsen

HISTORICAL:

Combined:

Very first time this exercise is being held in championships. No history to display.

Cross Country:

Marit Bjoergen reigning champion in the exercise. This is the distance Therese Johaug got her real breakthrough – in Sapporo in 2007. The once took 18-year-old bronze, behind Kristin Stormer Steira and Virpi Kuitunen.

Four to later she won the distance, but then in skating . Marit Bjoergen also got a breakthrough when she won this distance during the World Cup in Oberstdorf in 2005. She had already gathered two gold medals in the championship, but turned out for the first time emerged as distance runner.

In the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 Bjoergen was close victory in classic style, but was defeated by Justyna Kowalczyk on stakeoppløpet in Whistler.

Read also: – Important to take out youngsters on the way up, instead of one that is not delivers top-level

Tremila was first passed for women in Val di Fiemme in 2003, then in free technique. Olga Zavyalova won. The Norwegian effort was lamentably after Bente Skari had gone home from the championship with disease. Kristin Stormer Steira was best Norwegian woman in 26th place. Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen and Joann Irene Ostby broke the race.

Jump:

The team competition in big hill was first held during the WSC in Oslo in 1982. When Norway won with Johan Sætre, Per Bergerud, Ole Bremseth and “style jumper from Røa” Olav Hansson. The time was just three of jumps counting.

Read also: Rune Velta! Who saw it coming?

Only once since 82 has the gold was in Norwegian hands. It happened the last time the World Cup was held in Falun. 1993 big year for Bjørn Myrbakken, Helge Brendryen, Øyvind Berg and Espen Bredesen.

VM ON BBC1:

08.55: Press conference with cross-country team before femmila Sunday.

09.30: Combined team sprint, jumping large hill

12.55: 30 km cross country, women

15.55: Combined team sprint, 2 x 7.5 km cross

16.55: team jumping event, large hill

19.55: VM studio with medal ceremony from Falun center.

Martin Johnsrud Sundby have small expectations ahead Sunday femmil … – Dagsavisen

Sport

Av Per-Kristian Eriksen

FALUN: Endelig er verdenscuplederen i langrenn klar for sin første VM-start.  Etter en uke på sofaen har ikke Martin Johnsrud Sundby særlig håp før VM-femmila søndag.

Han tilbakeviser at det er de saftige treningsmengdene som har satt ham ut av spill med sykdom.

– Nei, jeg kunne ikke gjort noe annerledes, og det er snakk som ren uflaks. Jeg hadde en vanlig norsk influensa. Etter Tour de Ski (der han vant) har jeg faktisk trent ganske lite. Det har vært en rekke spekulasjoner, sa Sundby på lørdagens presseseanse i Falun.

– Jeg ble syk mandagen etter Östersund-rennene, og jeg hadde dette trolig i kroppen da jeg konkurrerte der oppe. Jeg er bygd slik at jeg ikke får feber, men jeg smittet resten av familien slik at de hadde over 40 i feber. Jeg lå rett ut på sofaen i en uke. Der har jeg sett langrenn på TV hver eneste dag.

Hardøkt fredag

Sundby fikk en kopp Ali kaffe på vei inn til pressemøtet. Den skal kunne kurere mye, men trolig ikke nok gruff til at Sundby er med i gullkampen søndag.

Til det har oppladningen vært for ugunstig. Sundby gikk en hardøkt fredag. Der følte han seg ok, men heller ikke mer.

– Jeg er helt sikker på at formutløsningen min kommer, men om det kommer til å skje allerede på femmila søndag, kan jeg ikke si noe om. Det er vel slik at realistisk, så skal jeg ikke ha store muligheter i søndagens renn.

Olsson favoritt

Sundby dro fram tittelforsvarer Johan Olsson, Dario Cologna, Didrik Tønseth, Petter Northug, Niklas Dyrhaug, Maxim Vylegzjanin og Aleksej Poltoranin da han ble bedt om å nevne sine favoritter.

Så tuslet han ut av auditoriet på Högskolan i Dalarna, hostet litt og forberedte seg til en lett treningsøkt. (NTB)

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Saturday’s Premier League rumors – Nettavisen

Publisert 28.02.15 08:09 Sist oppdatert 28.02.15 08:09

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Valencia kan stikke kjepper i hjulene til Manchester United og Arsenal.

Bundesliga-klubben Schalke 04 er interessert i å hente Sami Khedira fra Real Madrid. Tyskeren, som bare har tre måneder igjen av kontrakten, er også ønsket av Manchester United og Liverpool, skriver Daily Star.

Vi fortsetter med United, for har ikke gitt opp kampen om å sikre seg Paris Saint-Germains forsvarspiller Marquinhos. Den franske toppklubben ønsker imidlertid ikke å gi slipp på den brasilianske 20-åringen, melder Daily Mail.

Valencia vil stikke kjepper i hjulene til Manchester United og Arsenal, ved at de trolig tilbyr Jose Luis Gaya ny kontrakt. Den 19 år gamle spilleren har imponert i forsvarsleddet til Valencia denne sesongen, og står høyt på ønskelisten til de to nevnte Premier League-klubbene, hevder Daily Star.

Stoke-manager Mark Hughes håper Chelsea vil godta deres bud på syv million pund for å gjøre låneoppholdet til Victor Moses permanent, melder Daily Express. Hvis det ikke klarer det ønsker Stoke i hvert fall å kunne forlenge låneavtalen med ytterligere tolv måneder.

Chelsea vil få kamp av Juventus om signaturen til brasilianske 17-åringen Gerson, melder TalkSport.

Avslutningsvis tar vi med at Manchester United-målvakt David de Gea, som lenge har vært koblet til Real Madrid, benekter at han har et dårlig forhold til manager Louis van Gaal, det melder Caughtoffide.

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Here is the only Swede who put Northug in place in Falun today – Dagbladet.no

FALUN (Dagbladet): It was during the international press conference after the Norwegian relay gold tonight, Petter Northug got himself no small surprise.

trøndere certainly had counted on to show off with “kaxiga” statements after parked Calle Halfvarsson on the run, but everything went not quite so VM king had thought.

When Petra Thorén, journalist in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet asked Northug and the other Norwegian guys what hush sign after the finish, meant black Trønder:

– It was you.

Sure Northug

And then occurred a little verbal duel between Northug and Thorén and the Norwegian Skikongen became increasingly more uncertain (see session in the video window):

Thorén: – Was it me? I wrote something wrong about you?

Northug: – No, it was meant as an honor.

Thorén: – Can you explain why?

Northug: – Uh, no, it will take too much time. It will be boring for everyone here.

Thorén: – Okay, so we can take it later?

Northug: – Yeah, we’ll take it next time.

Long story

When Dagbladet asks Petra Thorén about session tonight, she says that it was not appropriate to let Northug fun at her expense.

– He would kid around and would have the last word. He is not used to having someone answers him. I do not think he should sit to enjoy themselves at my expense in front of the press corps . When he gets rather explain, says Thorén.

The journalist, who has worked in Aftonbladet since 1994, says that she has followed Northug long, and that for more than four years ago suggested that she Northug should call his son for Peter.

Name Suggestions

– During Tour de Ski before the World Cup in Holmenkollen would I do a short interview with Petter outside the Norwegian smear bus. I ended up running beside him and told him to take it a little quiet since I was pregnant. Then he said that I had to give the child the name Peter, and that it would provide “instant success,” she says.

– Having said that, I do not think what happened today has nothing to do. I do not think Peter remembers the session, but it may he knows me because I have covered cross country for many years. He knows enough which newspaper I belong too. I think no matter that this was just a normal Petter response, she says.

Unsure gesture

– What do you think about hysjegesten?

– I’m pretty sure it was not me, but the question is who it was.

The question remains unanswered.

And if you’re wondering about Thorén gave his son the name Peter, the answer is no.

He called Elis.

Here shows Northug siniskalde winning mentality – NRK

While French Adrien Backscheider leg off in a clear lead, with Swedish Calle Halfvarsson on the back, we could on the first two rounds of the anchor leg see a Petter Northug that did not work very keen to chase.

On the contrary he several times behind, let it be a hatch to the two front and then retrieve them again.

Analyzed trail

29-year-old confirmed that he was so little concerned about lead that he rather spent the first half of the race to test different ways he could determine the relay on.

– I did not passed the course before the start, so I had to use the first two rounds to analyze a little and know little on the course. Some places were firmer places looser, so then one must before third round decide on a strategy, explains Northug.

– You then have ice in your stomach that makes stuff on an anchor leg?

– Yes. It’s about to come first above goals, and then you have to be a bit of analytic along the way. Today had been a scandal to be number two. It is about being icy, yet make each slide right on last round, said Northug.

NORWEGIAN GOLD: Here Halfvarsson sprinted sinking by Northug.

NORWEGIAN GOLD: Here Halfvarsson sprinted lowering of Northug.

Cheaper travel

Northug got answers he hoped under skitestingen. Glide was good. Thus, he could put up the pace a bit and use the last slopes to glide forward to the Frenchman. On the last little hill before the run he put in for the kill. Halfvarsson hung exactly with when he started the sprint, and Northug got that little lead that held until the finish line.

NRK commentator Jann Post says not many had other than Petter Northug had taken the time to skit stitch on an anchor leg.

– But Northug is customary. He’s trying to get a sense of how good glide he has, so he knows how much he can drop down the slopes along the way and so get a cheaper journey. He drops three to four feet above every hilltop and energy he saves where he uses in the sprint at the end, explains Post.

Published 27/02/2015 , kl. 19.48

Revealing: Northug was ordered to do this – Nettavisen

Publisert 27.02.15 18:07 Sist oppdatert 27.02.15 18:12

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Og det grepet ble gull verdt.

FALUN (Nettavisen): Petter Northugs fantastiske avslutning sørget fredag for nok et norsk stafettgull i ski-VM.

Det er femte gang på rad skikongen avgjør en VM-stafett.

- Lærte av Moan
Landslagstrener Trond Nystad avslører at taktikken ble lagt torsdag kveld, da landslagsledelsen satt og så Magnus Moan rote bort en medalje mot slutten av kombinertløpet.

Moan var sist inn i hesteskoen før oppløpet, og der og da bestemte landslagsledelsen seg for at dette var en nøkkeldel av ankeretappen.

Nystad & co. var enige om at gullsjansene ville øke betraktelig om Northug la seg først i rekka oppe på broen inn mot oppløpet, og lot vær å komme fort bakfra, slik vi har sett ham gjøre under mang en spurt tidligere.

- Vi pratet om det da vi så kombinert, Magnus fikk en dårlig inngang på oppløpet og tapte nok bronsen på at han ikke kom seg forbi. Det var viktig å være først inn på oppløpet, og det ble avgjørende, sier Nystad etter stafettgullet.

LES OGSÅ: Halfvarsson skylder på løypa

Northug tror også han gjorde lurt i være førstemann inn på oppløpet.

- Det er et langt oppløp her, så det er fint å komme inn som nummer to også. Men jeg tror det var greit å prøve der jeg gjorde, for hvis man feiler på første forsøk, kan man prøve igjen på oppløpet, sier Northug til Nettavisen.

Da Northug spurtet Norge inn til stafett-gull i duell mot Calle Halfvarsson for to år siden i VM i Val di Fiemme, var det nordmannen som lå som nummer to inn på oppløpet. I Falun fredag valgte nordmannen en annen taktikk.

Denne gangen var det nemlig et bevisst valg av nordmannen å være først inne da spurten begynte på Lugnet skistadion. Tidligere har vi sett skikongen ligge som nummer to før spurten, for så å skyte fart forbi rivalene. Men på grunn av den høye hastigheten snøen ga fredag, mener flere at det var en fordel å ligge først.

LES OGSÅ: Northug: – Derfor gjorde jeg hysjetegnet

Norge har nå vunnet alle VM-stafettene i langrenn siden 2001, og de siste fem gangene har blitt avsluttet med Northug som ankermann.

- Det er fantastisk. Jeg har hatt en drøm om å lykkes i Falun, og når man nå har tre gull … Ja, det tar litt tid før inntrykkene går inn, sier Northug.

KONGEN: Petter Northug gikk Norge inn til seier på stafetten etter å ha spurtslått Calle Halfvarsson.

Terje PedersenNTB scanpix

Om rykket som avgjorde stafetten, på overgangen inn mot oppløpet, sier han følgende:

- Jeg har trent mye på den overgangen fra stor fart til padling, og jeg vet jeg er god til å få med meg stor fart. Jeg hadde fokus på å søke utover og skyte inn i padling, og da merket jeg at Calle ikke svarte. Jeg kom først inn i svingen, og da prøvde jeg å slakke ned litt på gasspedalen før jeg kjørte over kulen igjen. Inne på oppløpet var det is, men det visste jeg de bak meg også ville møte, og da handlet det om å holde seg på beina, forklarer Northug.

- Blir rekorder med meg
Ingen har vunnet flere stafettgull enn Petter Northug. Men skikongen bedyrer at han ikke bryr seg noe om det.

- Jeg tenker ikke rekorder, men jeg tenker løp for løp. Det er litt kjedelig, men sikkert kult den dagen man sitter og ser på det, svarer Northug.

- Men du er klar over at du setter rekorder, spør en journalist.

- Så lenge vi går med meg på sisteetappe, blir det rekorder uansett, sier Northug.

- Petter valgte rett
Langrenssjef Åge Skinstad roser Norges ankermann etter den fantastiske sisteetappen.

- Petter gjorde de riktige valgene. Han våget å la franskmannen gå, men det var også han som tok ansvar og gikk inn luka. Vi visste at Sverige ville bli den hardeste konkurrenten, sier Skinstad til Nettavisen.

- Har verden noensinne sett en bedre ankermann enn Petter Northug?

- Nei, det kan nesten ikke tro det. Han er den beste jeg vet om, sier Skinstad.

- Umulig å slå
Niklas Dyrhaug gikk førsteetappe for Norge, og det løste han på en god måte. Etterpå fulgte han dramatikken fra sidelinjen, og trønderen lar seg imponere av den avslutningen kameraten Northug vartet opp med.

- Det var digg å slå svenskene, og jeg er glad Petter er norsk. På en sånn avslutning er han umulig å slå, sier Dyrhaug.

- Er det lov å være litt cocky på en dag som dette, spør en journalist.

- Ja, det må det være, sier Dyrhaug.

- Har du slengt noen meldinger til svenskene?

- Vi får se om det kommer noe på Instagram utover, flirer Dyrhaug.

Nå venter femmila for de norske gutta. Den går av stabelen på søndag, som VMs siste konkurranse.

Petter Northug skal bruke tiden godt.

- Det gjelder å restituere seg og gjøre seg klar. Jeg må forberede meg mentalt og på flere scenarioer, det kan bli tøft kjør tidlig på femmila, sier Northug.

Med tre gull er han allerede VM-kongen. Men ikke se bort fra enda en Northug-bragd på søndag.

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Northug shushed Swedes after new victory asked: – It was a bad asked – Aftenposten

Norway took its eighth consecutive gold medal in the relay for new asked-knockout signed Northug.

FALUN / OSLO: Petter Northug Norway entered into its eighth consecutive gold medal in the relay in Falun after asking turned Calle Halfvarsson on the run.

– It was a scenario I have seen for myself in summer and fall, and not least in winter, says Petter Northug NRK.

Halfvarsson was only six tenths behind the goal. Swede held long road to Northug on the run, but at the very last meters was Mosvik no strongest – again.

– It was a bad asked. There was ice on the run, so it was impossible to hit. It was not any good, says Northug.

Niklas Dyrhaug did the job at Stage 1 when he came into the field. Didrik Tønseth got it heavily on their 2nd leg and had to drop Johan Olsson 20 seconds ahead. The second sourced Anders Gløersen in and exchanged only after a brilliant leg. Petter Northug went out first on the final leg but relax instantly France and Sweden up in front.

Northug lay back of the three, and he made France protrude from. But calm, controlled and icy went Northug into Frenchman. And when Halfvarsson tried last hill lay Northug glued on the tail.

And then everything would be settled, he was again unbeatable. For the relay there was only one king on Lugnet ski stadium. And he was Norwegian.

French Adrien Backscheider was an unknown quantity to most before the current flows, but 22-year-old impressed, and went his team into a clear third.

Dyrhaug with great debut

Norway had not lost a master relay since 1999, when Austria’s Christian Hoffmann spurtslo Thomas Alsgaard built on the run in Ramsau, before Friday’s settlement at Lugnet ski stadium in Falun.

Niklas Dyrhaug opened the event for Norway. In a duel with, among others Sweden Daniel Richardsson and Russia’s Maxim Vylegzhanin, let relay debutant championship away in light snowfall. Richardsson increased the pace out in the third round on the opening stage before Vylegzjanin took the lead and proved forward.

Olsson shows sprinkled field

Up Mördarbacken on last lap was however Niklas Dyrhaug sped up on. Then you had Daniel Richardsson drop forefront. Canada alternated first while Dyrhaug delivered a brilliant leg for Norway and exchanged directly behind. Sweden was the whole 20 seconds behind, and Johan Olsson got a tough task when he threw himself on the poles out of the stadium.

Didrik Tønseth let you in front in an attempt to keep Sweden at a safe distance. But Johan Olsson overtook Norway, Finland and Russia as long constituted a trio in the lead, at the halfway stage. Thus, there were five teams in front: Norway, Russia, Finland, France and Sweden.

Two teams were towards the end of the 2nd stage two. But Didrik Tønseth had to drop Olsson. The Swede, who seemed to have superski, put seven seconds down to Tønseth on top of the trail’s highest point. Inside the stadium to exchange, got Marcus Hellner 14 seconds forsparng down to Norway in 3rd place. France veksklet 2nd place, 6.7 seconds behind Sweden.

– I did not think it would go so well today. Hopefully it can go well on Sunday (femmila, editor.) Also, said Johan Olsson after his leg.

The bottom gas from Gløersen

An amazing leg of the Swede. While Tønseth hardly could have had perfect skis. He missed time also slip cover towards the stadium.

Anders Gløersen got a formidable task on 3rd leg for Norway. Bronze winner from 15-kilometer picked four seconds on the first lap and gave new hope gold medal.

He continued to enter Sweden and France in the lead after a tough opening on his leg. Glørersen, like Dyrhaug and Tønseth also her debut on relay for Norway, looked to have good skiing, and halfway stage he was on the front line.

And last hill before the finish jerked Gløersen and got weed. Marcus Hellner seemed run for Sweden, and had to drop. The same with France. Thus could Gløersen send Northug first.

Northug special

But the place was not Trønder interested in. He waited for France’s Adrien Back Scheide and Calle Halfvarsson from Sweden. While rivals Northug and Halfvarsson lay behind, jerked Frenchman and got four seconds hatch. Neither of the two behind motioned to would clog.

Before Northug took two stomach puffs and sealed the hatch.

When it tends to end with gold. It also made it this time.

PS! This was Northug third gold of the World Championships.

TI LATEST World Cup relay:

2013: 1) Norway, 2) Sweden, 3) Russia
2011: 1) Norway, 2) Sweden, 3) Germany
2009: 1) Norway, 2) Germany, 3) Finland
2007: 1) Norway, 2) Russia, 3) Sweden
2005: 1) Norway, 2) Germany, 3) Russia
2003: 1) Norway, 2) Germany, 3) Sweden
2001: 1) Norway, 2) Sweden, 3) Germany
1999: 1) Austria, 2) Norway, 3) Italy
1997: 1) Norway, 2) Finland, 3) Italy
1995: 1) Norway, 2) Finland 3 ) Italy

Published: 27.feb. 2015 3:04 p.m.

Will throw Tour winner teams from cycling – VG

Vincenzo Nibali (30) and Astana runs a highly uncertain future: Just four months before the Tour de France, it dopingbefengte made thrown out of the sport.

It writes the French newspaper L’Equipe great. The news has turned down like a bomb bike world Friday morning and was 09.28 clock confirmed in a press release sent out by the UCI.

Astana has a very controversial background: In 2007, the team’s current CEO, Alexandre Vinokourov, thrown out of the Tour de France after a positive doping test. Out disappeared Andrej Kashechkin, Matthias Kessler and Eddy Mazzoleni.

The following year did not Astana team run the race, despite the fact that they had Alberto Contador on the team.

Later still storming around the Kazakh great team, which has had both Contador and Lance Armstrong in the stables – in addition to reigning Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali.

Last year, five Astana riders caught doping . And although three of them came from Recruit crew reacted UCI arrange a hearing last fall.

First came news that Astana would retain his license. But now writes thus L’Equipe the opposite: The fresh developments are the result of an investigation under the auspices of the Lausanne-based agency ISSUL.

Evidence?

UCI PRESIDENT: Brian Cookson opens legal war against the Astana coming weeks.

Photo: Luke Beni , AFP

What concrete evidence UCI now sitting on, is currently highly uncertain.

It is speculated that it has come new revelations around Astana in a recent Italian doping investigation, called the Padua case.

Italian newspapers wrote recently that the lifetime banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari was observed and depicted on laghotellet Astana during a training camp. Both Ferrari and Astana refused for this.

VG also showed Vincenzo Nibali Asked if he had ever met Ferrari during the Tour de France last summer. Tour winner refused then for this.

VG has reason to believe that Italian police found the names of several Astana riders in a phone book when they raided the apartment of Ferraris son, Stefano, in Monaco a few years ago. This skjeddde before Nibali signed for the team.

If the license Tribunal in UCI actually revoke Astana license, is likely to appeal to sports arbitration court (CAS). That means all bask marks a complete chaos and months of legal tug of war.

Missed against Team Katusha

A few years ago tried to throw UCI Team Katusha, made Alexander Kristoff now bikes for, out of the sport, after several positive doping cases.

Team Katusha won however forward with the appeal its CAS. UCI is hardly interested in a similar, deer, litigation. Therefore speculation now about UCI can sit on material with violent explosive force in the case against Astana.

PS Tour de France starts in the Dutch city of Utrecht July 4.

Here is UCIs press release sent out Friday morning:

Press Release
27 February 2015

The UCI requests withdrawal of Astana Pro Team license

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today CONFIRM Thats it has now reviewed the audit Produced by the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne (ISSUL) (1) on Astana Pro Team and its anti-doping culture, policies, structures and management systems. The audit was one of the conditions attached to the registration of the team in the 2015 UCI World Tour.

After careful review of this extensive report, the UCI strongly believes thats it contains compelling grounds two, relative the mats to the Licence Commission (2) and request the Astana Pro Team license be with drawn.

The UCI Consider That the ISSUL audit has, Among other things, revealed A big difference between the policies and structures That the team presented to the Licence Commission in December and the reality on the ground.

In Addition, the Italian Authorities have provided the UCI with the sections of the Padova investigation whichemail it perfect two Authorized two share. As some evidence Concerns Astana Pro Team members, the file perfect two passed to the Licence Commission as part of this referral.

For the sake of due process, the UCI is not in a position to comment further on the content of the audit report, nor the Padova investigation, until the Licence Commission has Assessed the situation and rendered its decision. But this decision two, relative the mats to the Licence Commission was Reached taking all Circumstances and Consequences potential into Consideration.

The UCI will not make any further comment until the Licence Commission has rendered its decision.

Background to the ISSUL audit

The ISSUL audit was one of the conditions attached to the registration of Astana Pro Team in 2015. It was Commissioned by the Licence Commission in December 2014 to look into the Circumstances of doping cases in Astana Pro Team lastyear. The ISSUL audit has Sought two determining Whether and two what extent Astana Pro Team and / or its management was responsible in doping cases Concerning its riders, Maxim and Valentin Iglinskiy (EPO), and Ilya Davidenok (anabolic steroids), a trainee with Astana Pro Team since August 1st, 2014.

The ISSUL was Asked two Assess the team’s internal structures, culture and management systems two understandability Whether These Are adequate two the ensure That the highest Ethical standards are upheld.

(1) The Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne (ISSUL), attached to the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences is a center of excellence in training and research. The ISSUL Producer numerous at works, published in journals and publishers of reference, dealing with different aspects of sports practice (sociology, physiology, biomechanics, etc.). The institute often Carries out Assignments on behalfe of national and international Organisations.

(2) The Licence Commission is the competent body for issuing, reviewing, Withdrawing and Attaching conditions two UCI World Tour licenses and gret That license-holders Continuously Comply with the terms of the license. It is made up of four professionals WHO work independently of the UCI and its President is Mr. Pierre Zappelli, a former Swiss Court Supreme Judge.

The manager believes Northug planned new Swedish hitch today – Aftenposten

– It is time for entertainment.

In the target area in Holmenkollen almost exactly four years ago found Norway anchorman Petter Northug a camera. In seierrus he bellowed a greeting to the Swedes:

“King Carl Gustaf, can you overhear me? Pori, Ingemar Stenmark. Your guys took a hell of a beating today.”

It was also on the same occasion that anchor man was called a pig of SVT expert way he stopped right before the finish line.

Northug win streaks have ensured that the day has not gone into oblivion among ski enthusiasts Swedes, hoping revenge on current relay.

Read also: This is Northug five wildest relay pranks

The manager let the plan

Northug Manager Are Sorum Langås was buddy who urged Northug to take Swedish fooling no one notch further in 2011. Langås wrote Bjørge Lillelien-inspired phrases and sent to Northug day before the relay.

Langås in 2011 was just a “normal” buddy of Petter Northug – this happened before manager partnership began.

– I thought everyone had forgotten about it, says Langås when Swedish Expressen ask him about the incident.

– The story’ve gone under the radar so long, says Northug manager on.

Read also: Therefore, a sullen Northug good entertainment

Time for entertainment

Are Sorum Langås insists, however, that he has not written any mocks lines Northug this time. Yet he did not rule out that there may be new ideas from Petter Northug, who so far in the championship has emerged in a dimmed version of what we’ve seen from him before.

– Do you think he have founded on something new rumblings about it being gold?

– I do actually there. Or: I’m afraid so, says Langås.

– What is it?

– I have no idea. And probably do not know Petter it before he crosses the finish line. But yes, something is going to happen, says Langås to Expressen.

And he adds that while the first two Northug athlete has given respectively relief and joy, it is now time for entertainment …

– It sounds as if anything could happen?

– Right.

Published: 27.feb. 2015 9:52

Zuccarello-assist helped tabeltopp – Nettavisen

Publisert 27.02.15 06:30 Sist oppdatert 27.02.15 06:30

Shopping med annonselenker

Mats Zuccarello Aasen fortsetter å levere målpoeng da Rangers kom tilbake mot Arizona Coyotes.

NEW YORK RANGERS – ARIZONA COYOTES 4-3:

Mats Zuccarello ble kreditert med en målgivende pasning da New York Rangers slo Arizona Coyotes 4-3 på bortebane torsdag.

Coyotes tok ledelsen bare 41 sekunder ut i første periode, ved Mark Arcobello, men knappe 8 minutter utlignet Chris Kreider for Rangers med god hjelp fra Mats Zuccarello.

Deretter scoret Sam Gagner to ganger for Coyotes, og da lagene gikk til pause sto det 3-1 i Gila River Arena i Glendale, Arizona.

I andre periode innhentet Rangers tomålsforspranget, først med Lee Stempniak etter drøyt 5 minutter, før Kreider noterte seg for sin andre scoring noen sekunder før pause.

Mot slutten av siste periode avgjorde Stempniak det hele i Rangers favør ved å score da det gjensto drøyt 2 minutter.

- Vi visste vi ikke gjorde det bra nok i den første perioden, men vi fikk ikke panikk. På et tidspunkt endret vi helt karakter, da tok vi over kampen og klarte til slutt å avgjøre, sier Stempniak til NHL.com.

#NYR get 1 back!

Et bilde publisert av New York Rangers (@nyrangers) torsdag 26. Feb.. 2015 PST

Rangers ligger for øyeblikket på toppen av Metropol divisjonen, NY Islanders kan ta tilbake tabeltoppen i løpet av døgnet, men som en ekte kaptein sier Ryan McDonagh at de tar en kamp av gangen.

- Det er litt stolthet selvfølgelig å ligge på toppen av tabellen, for vi ønsker jo å gjøre det bra i divisjonen, men det er ikke fokuset vårt nå. Vi kan ikke tillate oss å være fornøyde nå bare fordi vi leder, det blir tøffere fremover, sier McDonagh.

 - Våre første perioder har vært gode denne sesongen, men av en eller annen grunn startet vi ikke på måten vi ønsket i kveld. Nok en gang, dette var en kamp som handlet om å finne en måte å vinne på. Og det var det vi gjorde, sa hovedtrener Alain Vigneault til lagets hjemmeside etter kampen.

Mats Zuccarello var på isen i underkant av 17 minutter torsdag og ble foruten én målgivende pasning notert for to skudd mot mål.

Med kampen mot Arizona Coyotes tok Zuccarello nok et steg mot Espen «Shampo» Knutsens norske NHL-rekord med 207 kamper. 27-åringen står nå bokført med 202 kamper for New York Rangers

Mats Zuccarello var på isen i underkant av 17 minutter torsdag og ble foruten én målgivende pasning notert for to skudd mot mål. (©NTB)

#NYR@ctalbot33 (7-0-2) is 1st to earn a point in 9 straight personal appearances for NYR since Mike Richter (14-0-2; 96-97). (@EliasSports)

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 27, 2015

The @NYRangers improved to 10-1-2 this month, equaling the franchise record for wins in February (10-2-2 in 1972). pic.twitter.com/DawWKGIPrW

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 27, 2015