Played with Sweden. Played with everyone. New gold Northug and Krogh – Dagbladet.no

FALUN / OSLO (Dagbladet): Norges gentlemen had not won a team sprint at the World Cup since 2009 when Ola Vigen Hattestad and Johan Kjølstad went to the top.

With the exception of Olympic lagsprinten with Øystein “Pølsa» Pettersen in 2010 , Petter Northug had much luck with partner of the sprint relays.

In Sapporo in 2007 fell Tor Arne Hetland, so Northug got a hopeless task to catch up.

Val di Fiemme in 2013 cracked Pål Golberg, allowing Norway not even got to the final.

– Large to go with a same

In addition troublefree Ola Vigen Hattestad Norway and Northug gold chances in lagsprinten in the Olympics last year.

But in Falun today did sidekick Finn Hågen Krogh a fantastic preparation. Krogh was absolutely superb.

– This is the first time I go with a same, so it is big. It was primal forces in the legs, says Northug NRK.

– This is the best day so far in my VM. It is an armored lead, which suits a heavy runner like me good. In addition, team sprint is something that suits us both well, says Northug.

Thus it happened that almost never happens when Northug goes sprint relays.

Thus, the curse broken.

And thus Northug and Krogh cheering another gold medal in the lions’ den in Falun.

– They win more superior than what someone else has done in a sprint relay, commented NRK Jann Post.

– It resembles the on VM relay in 1997, only that it is the sprint relay. It is absolutely sovereign!

Krogh jerked basis and Northug followed

On Krogh second leg he was promoted together from all its competitors and laid the foundation for the World Cup gold.

Alexei Petukhov and Russia was defenseless, while Sweden and Calle Halfvarsson had to drop.

Thus could not Northug use their sedvalige tactics in the back of a competitor. Northug had to go max. Northug had to hold onto the lead.

Asked King did the job and increased the lead to Teodor Peterson and Sweden with many seconds.

Krogh continued to walk confidently on its last leg and increased the lead to his pursuers to the entire 15 seconds.

When the table was again covered for Northug, who went into their second World Cup -gull Falun.

The final round of the sprint relay became a parade never before seen on this exercise.

Krogh and Northug was more sovereign than any others have been.