(Dagbladet): Norway has about winning the World Cup this season. Therefore, the Swedish cross-country specialist Tomas Pettersson worried nordic sport’s future. He fears that the sport can be destroyed by the Norwegian dominance.
In the U23 World Championships in Romania Rasnov did however Norwegian cross country a little warning – and our foreign competitors hope: Future Norwegian sprinters went namely a star slam on today sprint.
Even Northug, little brother Petter and Thomas, one of today’s big favorites, based on the excellent results he has shown in the world Cup this season. Among other things came out great talent on the 8th place in the sprint in Drammen.
Also Havard Solås Taugbøl has shown his potential at senior level including bronze under NM Tromso and triumph in the Swedish opening Bruksvallarna in November. He also has a 4th place from World Cup in Lahti last year.
But today unable duo to live up to expectations. On the contrary, broke the Norwegian sprint talents out in the quarterfinals at the sensational view, having gone into respectively 6th and 7th place in prologue.
– With what they have shown in the World Cup, should Medal have been possible. But the international cross-country environment is happy every time Norway are beaten, saying cross-country expert Torgeir Bjørn Dagbladet.
Surprisingly Norwegian failure
Taugbøl and Northug were both finished fourth in their heat, which is not held the semifinal ticket.
French Lucas Chanavat became world champion and was joined by teammate Jean Tiberghien on bronze. Swedish Karl-Johan Dyvik took silver.
Thus continues the French camp to show the enormous speed potential they have earned in sprint. Baptiste Gros has been the world’s second best skating sprinter this season and has led a brilliant French sprintlag.
At Chavanat became world champion, was no surprise. He has made several brilliant prologues in the World Cup, but has gotten heavier in the heats and 16th place as the best in the prestigious company.
Thus, he was the third biggest favorite for Northug and Taugbøl but the Norwegian duo survived thus not up to expectations.
the Swedes ravaged the female category – Norway disappointed
in the women’s class defended quartet Mari Støen Gussiås, Marthe Bjørnsgaard, Silje Theodorsen and Thea Krokan Murud the Norwegian colors. All performed well during the prologue, with Støen Gussiås as the best of the Norwegian eighth.
In the quarterfinals, very careful VM sprint over for the whole Norwegian World Cup quartet. Theodorsen and Gussiås Støen were both finished fourth in their heat, while Bjørnsgaard and Krokan Murud ended respectively second last and last.
World Championship gold went to Sweden and Jonna Sundling. There were also Swedish bronze Maja Dahlqvist. Swiss Nadine Fähndrich took silver medal.
Junior Championships continue with skate sprint in junior class later today.
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