(Dagbladet): Maurice Manificat this season has emerged as a profile hometown pluck and strong opinions. Among others, the Frenchman very categorically that Therese Johaug should have gotten penalty during the Tour de Ski.
In addition, he criticized FIS treating Johaug and Petter Northug. Manificat believe namely that the two Norwegian stars become specially indexed by the International Ski Federation.
– It is very frustrating for us others when not all are equally treated. When Northug and Johaug break the rules, it does not get consequences, sputtered Manificat during the Tour de Ski.
Today he allowed however body talk, which he did extremely well when he knocked the world elite in the 15 kilometer skate race in Nove Mesto.
The Frenchman is always at the top in skating races interval start and got today revenge for the lost duel against Martin Johnsrud Sundby in Davos.
Finally it boasts 10.8 seconds in the Frenchman’s favor.
– It was very fun after a heavy Tour de Ski. I felt strong and it was a hard fight for victory. Finally I managed to draw the longest straw, says Manificat in victory interview shown on NRK.
Manificat led much of the race and eventually hijacked World Cup victory ahead of the Norwegian cross country king. Thus did the French men’s cross country a new rally this season.
Also, the Russians got a rally. Sergey Ustiugov took the final podium position on a good day where Russian Evgeniy Belov became no. 4 and Alexey Chervotkin no. 6. Find-Hågen Krogh was second best Norwegian in 5th place.
Therese Johaug won the women’s 10 kilometer front Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen. The victory may prove to be very important.
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