Emil about VM scenario: – It is clearly the worst thing that can happen – Dagbladet.no

HOLMENKOLLEN (Dagbladet): Martin Fourcade (27) went into the World Cup in Holmenkollen like the big preview the favorite, and with the gold medal in the mixed relay, then the Frenchman already set the course towards becoming the major VM king.

In the “backyard” Tarjei Bo and Emil Hegle Svendsen – who lives and trains in Holmenkollen much of the year.

Emil Hegle Svendsen does not deny that little will be worse than the rival steals the show and the gold medals on their home turf. World Championships in Holmenkollen is so great that guys equate success here with gold medals in the Olympic Games.

– Yes, it’s the worst that could happen, but I will manage to live with it too. It goes up and down in a long career. Whether it is good or bad here remains to be seen, says Emil Hegle Svendsen before the World Cup begins with the sprint tomorrow.

Trente one session together

With five victory at Holmenkollen then Martin Fourcade won here as many times as Emil Hegle Svendsen (four), Tarjei Bø (one) and Johannes Thingnes Bø (0) together, so there is little doubt that the French world number thrive in the hilly terrain in the north woods.

last summer, lived and trained Martin Fourcade also in Holmenkollen, to prepare maximum for this championship. The Frenchman had several good sessions with Tarjei Bø, while Emil had only one session with Fourcade.

He did not want to have too much with Fourcade Forum terrain where it will be fought for the gold medal the next stalling week.

– It was interesting to train with him, we talked a lot about training. He had some interesting thoughts, says Emil Hegle Svendsen Dagbladet.

Does “always” Medal

As with Svendsen then went Fourcade to World Cup start with a little uncertainty. He suffered illness and fever during World Cup races in the United States in February, but outperformed the gold in the first attempt at Holmenkollen.

Now we hope Emil that he too can rise to precious metal around his neck at the World Cup. He has gained in 12 of the 13 championships he has been since junior aged as Hegle Svendsen is a championship runner of rank.

– I’m sure the shape is good, so I think I will succeed to do some good races during the World Cup. But if I get it right from the start is a little uncertain. Sprint is often a brutal start in a championship, and this is the year’s hardest sprint, says Emil Hegle Svendsen.

In Kontiolahti last year he even worse off before the championship, but ended up with VM silver in the 20 kilometer. And he claims to be in better physical shape now than last year.

– I am confident myself and have faith in medal again, although biathlon is very marginal. Are you just a little Outside the then you really Outside the.

– Back on Earth’s surface

In 2013 showed Hegle Svendsen also results in pre-season is not necessarily any indication of how things are going in the championship. He struggled heavily before the World Cup in Nove Mesto, but even left with four gold medals.

– Championships live their own lives. We’re going to get some surprising results during this championship too. Both Ole (Einar Bjoerndalen) and I have good chances, although we have not been so good the last month, claiming Svendsen.

After a difficult start to the year, so both mood and humor back. It can only bode well for the World Cup opportunities.

– One of my “good” properties is that I’m good at digging down. In January I reached the peak of my on burial. Then it was a lot of black. There have been good to get up on the earth’s surface again.