Sunday, January 10, 2016

Johaug hit knockout at all the Swedish gentlemen monster hill – VG

VAL DI FIEMME / OSLO (Reuters) Tour de Ski winner Therese Johaug (27) crushed the competition up the last long climb. The time would even held against Swedish gentlemen.

writes Aftonbladet that has taken a look at the ages of the Swedish cross-country gentlemen on the last hill in the final stage of the Tour de Ski Sunday.

Therese Johaug was superb in the women’s class with 18 minutes and 46 seconds. Blueprint for the Swedish gentlemen are gloomy reading for our cross country happy eastern neighbor:

• Jens Burman: 18.48 (2 seconds behind Johaug)
• Simon Andersson 18.49 (4 seconds behind)
• Carl Quick Lund 19:00 (14 seconds behind)
• Oskar Svensson 19.40 (54 seconds behind)

Background: Johaug got help from a psychologist before Tour Finals

Aller fastest up the hill was Finnish Matti Heikkinen. He spent 16 minutes and 47 seconds.



Northug: – A little too fat

The top four women ages behind Johaug was:
2. Elizabeth Stephen: 19.18
3. Heidi Weng: 19.37
4. Ragnhild Haga: 19.52
5. Charlotte Kalla: 20.5

The top four men ages behind Heikkinen:
2. Robin Duvillard: 16.54
3. Finn Haagen Krogh: 17.4
4. Martin Johnsrud Sundby: 17.10
5. Evgenij Belov: 17.11

Both Didrik Tønseth and Hans Christer Holunder went slower than Therese Johaug. Tønseth was 11 seconds slower, Holunder wood.

– I think they’re a little too fat, said Petter Northug to the press corps in Val di Fiemme. He was 24 seconds faster than Johaug.

The Swedish skier Carl Quick Lund was most recently before the final stage. Although he was beaten by Therese Johaug up the monster hill, he seems it was even tougher two years ago.

The article continues below.

 GROUND MONSTER: Therese Johaug g & # xE5; ri m & # xE5; l as the supreme winner of the Tour de Ski 2016 .
GROUND MONSTER: Therese Johaug crosses the finish as the supreme winner of the Tour de Ski 2016. Photo: Bjorn S. Delebekk , VG

Avoided last place

– There is no rest. There is constant feeding upwards. It is very tiring. But it was easier this year than two years ago. When it was snowing, says Quick Lund.

He did not so much that he dodged the little sucks last place overall.

– I thought so actually not. I take this leg for leg and try to go as fast as I can.

See also: Northug: – We felt pretty stupid today

– Espen Bredesen was the last in the 1992 Olympics but was Olympic champion two years later. You may want to bet on the same development?

– Yeah, put on a few years there, so maybe I can do the same, responding Quick Lund, laughing.

The article continues below.

NOT S & # xc5; KVIKK: Carl Quick Lund comes in m & # xE5; l for climbing.
NOT SO QUICK: Carl Quick Lund comes in goal for the climb. Photo: Bjorn S. Delebekk , VG

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Without the best Swedish master runners present there has been a leaden edition of Tour de Ski for Quick Lund and co.

– If Calle (Halfvarsson) and Marcus (Hellner) is here so is the national team there. But now they are gone and I can just focus on my mind.

– You bet 100 percent on this and go all in on the active career?

– Yes . Believe it or not, responds Swede and laughs.

– It’s better than working in an office. We get been here, traveled and met people, says Carl Quick Lund VG.

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