Marit Bjoergen (34) went into the goal in lonely majesty for a demonstration of power on woman relay. Sweden sprinted to silver.
FALUN / OSLO: Relay Sochi Olympics ended in failure and 10-kilometer Tuesday Heidi Weng Norway’s best on a 22th place, but the relay showed the Norwegian girls again who is the best.
Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug and Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen and Marit Bjoergen seemed to have full control of the competition and anchor woman Bjoergen could next be costly with both cocoa and KitKat on his leg.
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On the run she got hold of a Norwegian flag and celebrated all the way into his head. After the finish, she was welcomed by the other Norwegian relay winners and together they rejoiced for Norway seventh World Championship gold in Falun.
– It is a great victory for the girls. Winning as a team, I think they appreciate, said cross chief Skinstad Aftenposten.
Sweden sprinted to gold
Swedish Stina Nilsson was superior against Finnish Krista Parma Koski on the run and secured silver to Sweden.
– It is very large. We had a bad day on the 10-kilometer, nor luck in the Olympics last year. We talked about it already then, that we should turn back into Falun. This upturn tastes enough extra good since when we’ve had a few downs, says Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen NRK.
– Today we had equally good ski like the others, and then smashed them we said Heidi Weng .
– It is absolutely incredible. I’m so lucky that I get to be on such a fantastic team, says Marit Bjoergen, now has 14 World Cup gold medals and tangent to the Russian cross-country legend Yelena Välbe.
Heidi Weng ran a great first leg and sent Therese Johaug out backs together Finland. Sofia Bleckur, who went as Sweden’s first lay 12 seconds behind.
The Swedish had its strongest card on lap number two and the winner of the 10-kilometer hammered. Already at the first passage on the trail, she had admitted three seconds and down towards the stadium she approached Finland and Norway by leaps and bounds.
Johaug lay in back of Finland the first round, but in at Lugnet Stadium beating the Norwegian skiing stars on pace. Johaug parked Finnish Kerttu Niskanen and also increased the distance down to Kalla.
Kalla backfired
The Swedish star looked to be run, but at the end of lap she showed again tremendous strength and took almost left Johaug up Mördarbakken. When Johaug sent Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen out to the third leg, had Jacobsen Maria Rydqvist just behind.
But the Swedish girl was very unlucky and fell right at the start of his leg. Suddenly it was ten seconds up to Norway.
– I like what I see now, and I hope Finland takes Sweden, ass. But I must not say, said Heidi Weng, who saw the TV pictures of Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen in superb management, NRK.
Bjoergen in solitary majesty
Swedish case did the job easy for Jacobsen, and 28-year-old increased distance down to Sweden and Finland – and sent anchor woman Marit Bjoergen out in a clear lead (18 seconds).
– This looks very promising, said Johaug NRK.
And it was promising. So promising that both Sweden and Finland gave up the fight for the gold. Instead both began skaters to go tactical to secure the silver.
There were Swedish Stina Nilsson too strong for Finnish Krista Parma Koski and secured Sweden’s third World Cup silver in Falun. But no one was near Marit Bjoergen. She could go to goal alone – without seeing something neither Nilsson or Parma Koski.
Norway layer: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Astrid Uhreholdt Jacobsen and Marit Bjoergen.
Sweden layer: Sofia Bleckur, Charlotte Kalla, Maria Rydqvist and Stina Nilsson.
Finland layer: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Kerttu Niskanen , Riitta-Liisa Roponen and Krista Parma Koski.
4×5 km relay women:
1) Norway 49.04,7,
2 ) Sweden 0.29,2 min. behind.
3) Finland 0.30,8,
4) USA 1.49,9, 5) Poland 1.52,3, 6) Germany 1.54,5, 7) Russia 2.39, 7, 8) France 3.08,0, 9) Italy 4.00,9, 10) Slovenia 4.15,8.
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