ULLEVAAL (Dagbladet): When Dagbladet chatted with alpine national team last week was Aksel Lund Svindal clear that it was not the World Cup opening in Soelden this weekend, which was the main thing. It will happen in Lake Louise is far more important, pointed Svindal.
After a marittsesong with Achilles rupture, which meant that he only got part in the World Cup – approached without prepare, is skiesset ready for a full season.
Kjetil Jansrud and Aksel Lund Svindal confirmed both that they set in Sölden.
18 months ramp
Disregarding the two World Cup competitions he participated in, has Lund Svindal had pre-season 18 months in a row.
– I’ve done things the normal way, but it is clear that 18 months of ramp is abnormal.
On stage with host Bard Tufte Johansen he was asked when in season it is most tempting to add up. The answer to skiing stars was somewhat surprising in competition season.
– I’m basically thankful to be in treningsssesong. Being with the guys and train hard, I like. The most severe drain on the winter when it gets little skiing and lots of outside sporting, elaborates Svindal.
But fortstå he right: He still loves to compete. It’s just everything that comes with, he did not like as well.
Hirscher-dominance
Austrian Marcel Hirscher won the overall World Cup the last four years. And in a mesterskapsfri season gets World Cup a naturally higher focus. For Lund Svindal is not a distinctly goal to stand atop the podium at the end of the season.
– I want to be one of the athletes who stand together with Kjetil and 5-10 other practitioners and can win every weekend. I want to get back to where I was when I knew I could win every weekend, says Svindal told Dagbladet.
Should this happen, he will be in the battle for glass sphere. It is also Kjetil Jansrud. That a compatriot is he of his biggest rivals in speed disciplines do not see Lund Svindal as the entirely positive.
Kristoffersen is the key
– We are two vying for glass sphere, and it is not necessarily positive. We are fighting for the same points, says the man who has won the World Cup twice (2007, 2009).
For that Jansrud or Lund Svindal will go to the top of the overall World Cup, can help from a third compatriot be key.
– There are more positive if Henrik (Kristoffersen) entering. He picks points in the same disciplines as Hircher.
For while Lund Svindal compete in speed events, collects Hircher most of their points in slalom and giant slalom.
– On another side: if we (I and Kjetil) is on the podium in all that is, like Kjetil was last year, and I two years ago, so it does not matter things that we are two. There are many scenarios, smiles Svindal.
Kjetil Jansrud was beaten with 160 points of Hirscher last year. He is happy to be joined by several Norwegians in the world.
It’s definitely much better than being alone. It’s cool to know that you succeed, and that they train together with people you know is at a high level.
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