Stairs down on the use of rods that would “revolutionize” skiing – Dagbladet.no

SJUSJØEN (Dagbladet): The Norwegian biathlon stars took the opportunity to race against the organized Russian doping cheated athletes when they met the press at Sjusjøen yesterday.

Biathlon opening go the same place today, but one that does not compete until tomorrow is Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Ages winter Olympian is not absolutely certain shape because of the long sykdomsavbrekket in summer, and have therefore decided to only go one races this weekend.

Super veteran says he still is in relatively good spirits before the biathlon season kicks off in earnest.

– Pila still pointing upwards over the past three months. Now I just finished a good height stay, but I’m still a little skeptical of how the shape will be throughout the season, he says to Dagbladet.

Praised “wands”

Apart from the use of the new training trailer its has Bjoerndalen mostly done as usual in-season this year.

He does, however, one change that is going to be visible in the gutters coming, and that is that he is going to step down on the use of the special ” curve rods “which he praised when they were launched last summer.

When was the rods from a Finnish manufacturer described as a” revolution that can help determine competitions. ”

Ice Staven has a kink at one end, and at the launch stated Bjoerndalen that he would be able to get as much as 17 percent more propulsion power in every stone’s throw.

– Will vary

Bjoerndalen is still a fan of the special rods, which he has been more or less alone in using in the World Cup circus, but he betrays words now that he’s going to use them less often.

– I’ve been a part of regular spells of training, and I’m going to vary a little this season. Sometimes I’ll go with and sometimes without. Curve rods are good in some runs and less well in others. It’s about the terrain, says 41-year-old told Dagbladet.

– How much are you going to use them?

– I guess it gets 50- 50 the way it rests now.

– In what kind of trails you mean there is an advantage to use them?

– I do not go precisely where they are better than other spells. I’ve spent so much time testing that I will not tell others that, he says.

– Still damn

What spells Bjoerndalen yesterday with tomorrow’s mass start remains to look. Whatever he rejoices large to open seasonally.

– It tingles as much now as in the early 90s. It’s totally freaking before a race still. I’m still as excited and as motivated. I may not be as nervous, but just before the start on Sunday there will be impact. There are so many good runners here, and fine conditions. Everything is the way it should be seen that way, he said.

Bjoerndalen simultaneously transmits a little warning to Martin Fourcade and the other foreign stars. The Norwegian team is in fact properly pushed by a weak season last year.

– It has been very big impact on training in the run. The guys have trained really well. I have not been involved all the way, but on the first collection was more punch than ever before. The guys are very motivated, and especially Emil (Hegle Svendsen), Tarjei (Bo) and Henrik (L’Abee-Lund) has made an extreme job. I hope they succeed, he says.