She has not seen for himself the situation in their wildest fantasies.
It has neither the home crowd, which now promises Olsbu out of his life traveling in Holmenkollen.
Bright strong stages of synnøve solemdal, Fanny Horn Birkeland and Tiril Eckhoff has in fact given Norway a lead of 32.7 seconds.
It certainly none dared to dream of, is one within reach.
– I knew it that I almost could only destroy, describes 25-year-old self.
– There mental plays so much
Olsbu got the surprising news that she was Norway’s anchor woman roughly two days before the relay.
nerves tore roofs in her already there.
In two years, the national team pointed out the relay at Holmenkollen World Cup as the supreme goal.
In two years there has been heavy relay downs in the World Cup and in world Cup, and the women stood without a single podium since bronze in Sochi Olympics.
for two years Eckhoff been pointed out as anchor woman.
in the world Cup will thus turnaround.
– You never know since the mental plays so much, but I knew that if there is someone who can handle it, it Marte, says Stian Eckhoff NRK.
he slept badly last night, the national team.
he was well and Brands comfortable with the choice, but he does not deny that it was a tough message for Marte to get.
Yet he was never in doubt.
– Marte has the ability that she likes it a fight, and she sharpens often in competition setting, says Eckhoff.
So no chance
Now, an hour into the relay, she stands facing the very definition of competition setting.
Thousands of stands and in front of television screens start getting belief the impossible.
Behind her chasing two of the world decidedly best biathletes.
Shoot phenomenon laura dahlmeier and VM queen Marie Dorin Habert.
When Olsbu enters belay, she thinks about what shooting coach Joar Himle have said to her the day before.
“Keep left arm quietly. Leave only exhaust finger work. “
Olsbu misses twice, but when she hears the breath of competition, she can still squeeze in both extra shots.
The management however is halved .
– Marte has gone so fast that I saw it was appropriate, but I have not seen that possibility until now, says Stian Eckhoff.
There are in fact cross-country move to Olsbu that made the national team completely assured anchor choice.
southlander, which had long cross country as its weakness, have taken major steps in recent years.
Before the standing shooting she increases its lead again down to German Dahl Meier.
– I did it, yes?
– When Dahl Meier went out eight seconds behind, I thought that it might be tough, but she is completely raw. She goes so good skiing now. She had an insane progress. She runs fantastic, says physical trainer Steinar Mundal, who has previously worked with cross country girls.
Olsbu themselves are not even aware that she actually gives Dahl Meier a real cross-country lesson.
– I did it, yes? Yes, I’m surprised, says Olsbu when she hears that she actually let even more pressure on the competition before it was to be determined.
And again there will be two boom. Again comes the gold thirsty world champions into the mats beside her.
You can almost hear Kollen audience draw breath before the last extra shot.
If she misses, everything is open.
If she hits, gold dream one lap away.
– Now you have to go your own race and lower your shoulders, I said. It’s a boring message, but it’s my job too, smiles Eckhoff.
– Very scary
He slips and falls in fact, as he should secondary Southerner along cross-country track.
throughout the round, Olsbu whipped up by the coaching staff and spectators.
But Habert approaching. Second by second.
– It was very scary at the final round, where Habert chasing me all the way, says Olsbu.
Habert, who was mum as late like last year, is already with four World Championship medals in Holmenkollen when she takes up the hunt for Olsbu.
Two of them are gold, and now she can smell her third.
There are only a few seconds up, but when Olsbu turns on Northug-plain she realizes that only a fall could prevent her.
With the cheers roar at Holmenkollen ranks she barely taking on what that actually is about to happen.
A few hundred meters further forward makes her teammates getting ready to take her courage.
When she lifts her arms and crossing the finish line, has the impossible become possible.
Olsbu have held off for the world’s best biathletes. Norway has the world’s best biathlon women.
– I did everything I could to catch her, but she was too strong today. I am very happy for her, and I am pleased on our behalf, says VM queen Habert.
– Surprisingly, we have kept faith all the time. We dealt with the shooting, and finally, we did it, says a modest Olsbu.
The reaction from coaches, support staff and family in the target area and the stands told really the whole story in a few seconds.
This gold means so much.
– There are so amazing and now I must go and give them a hug, because I have not spoken to them, says sports chief Morten aa Djupvik when NRK encounter him in high spirit.
So he runs away to the four biathlon girls, who burst into cries of joy.
With gold-colored jackets.
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