Sundby: – ​​Do not think some girls going to stake – NRK

– I do not think there are some girls who are going to do. But if they do it’s very tough match Martin Johnsrud Sundby to the question whether he thinks some of the girls are going to stake the 7.5 km long opening race at Beitostolen Friday.

Track profile makes that several of the men’s runners will traverse 15 km of misfits under the skis. But now also considers girls to drop lubrication.

– Do they desire, they are allowed

During Thursday’s workout in the slopes of Beitostølen could coach, Egil Kristiansen confirm, that several of the girls considering betting on staking on the snow conditions suggest that there may be an advantage. It would then be one of the first and few cases a female skier chooses this tactic.

– There is snow conditions and the weather that decides it. It may well be some stakes. There have been talking about it, says Kristiansen, before adding:

– They have practiced it all together. I think Therese, Astrid, Kathrine and several have capacity in arms to do it.

He also emphasizes that the runners who want to stake, should be allowed to do so.

Won on shiny ski

And one of those who might want to exploit this ready signal is Katrine Harsem. She has even had skusess with this tactic earlier.

– I tried it in the Scandinavian Cup and Norwegian Cup, and actually managed to keep a pretty good level with shiny ski.

– Won you with shiny ski?

– I actually have it, therefore, say Harsem above NRK.

26-year-old admits that it seems tempting to be one of the first female skiers who choose this tactic. But think it is demanding.

– You must be a little nap, go out of the track where there is better glide outside, and consider a little. Get good speed onto the slopes. It is important to be technically good throughout the race. I’m going home and think now, said Harsem after Thursday’s workout.

Otherwise, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Maiken Caspersen Falla said they are considering going on shiny ski Friday. While Therese Johaug can confirm that she is aiming to go diagonal slopes.

During this weekend’s season opening it added new measures to prevent ‘alley skating no “that often comes when the skis are blank. Thus the discussion about making a hot topic at Beitostølen.