– Maybe it’s just as well to give up while the game is good, I thought. Then it’s a bit up… you could say that there will be a slight upturn for me today, then, says Weng to news. Because after a sleepless night at Beitostølen, she hit back seriously hard. She was first at all passing points out on the course – and 0.6 seconds ahead of Therese Johaug at the finish line. – Yes, no one would have thought that, I think. It was delicious. I was very hungry for revenge from yesterday, because I think I have made strides this year and I think I was a bit far behind yesterday, says Weng. She was 39.6 seconds behind Johaug during Saturday’s classic race. REVENGE: This is what the podium looked like after Sunday’s 10 km freestyle. Heidi Weng (in the middle) won, while Therese Johaug and Astrid Øyre Slind came second and third. Photo: BILDBYRÅN – Didn’t sleep last night The victory tastes very good for Weng after a charge characterized by negative thoughts. – I did not sleep last night, because I thought that I have not taken the step this year. And I somehow feel that I have trained so well compared to the last two years, and am as far behind the boys’ winner as I have been in the World Cup in recent years, Weng says. The 33-year-old likes to compare himself to the men. On Saturday, she was three minutes and 29 seconds slower on the course than the men’s winner Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. – I know that the girls are approximately three minutes behind the best boy. It is the reference of 10 kilometers. And when you are quite far behind Klæbo, so to speak, I had hoped I had taken a little more step. I think it was a bit crazy yesterday, says Weng. – What got you away from the idea of giving up while the game was good then? – No, it was a bit like that… I feel that the last two years have been a bit out of whack. IMPRESSED: Therese Johaug was very impressed with Heidi Weng after Sunday’s battle for second. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – Important for everyone – I am very happy that she took it. It is important that there is a fight, says Astrid Øyre Slind, who came third, to news. – It is important for everyone. I was a bit even with Heidi last year, so I hope to get to that level soon. It’s motivating, quite simply, continues Øyre Slind. news’s cross-country expert Martin Johnsrud Sundby believes that the vast majority of people are happy with Sunday’s result, not least in neighboring Sweden. – This brings life to everyone. Do you think there is a good atmosphere in Sweden today? I think this creates tension going into the World Cup weekend where more people realize that it’s not just about Therese Johaug, says Johnsrud Sundby. See the reaction of Heidi Weng’s mother here. – Shows that she wants to be involved And the answer is yes, they are happy about the victory in Sweden. Ebba Andersson, who won the Swedish 10 km freestyle in Bruksvallarna on Sunday, sends her congratulations. – Considering how Therese went yesterday, you’d think she could do the same in freestyle, but Heidi really shows that she wants to be part of this season. It’s cool that the competition is getting closer, says Andersson to SVT. Maja Dahlqvist is not surprised. – I saw it in this place. I think that was a bit wonderful, she says to SVT. UPTURN: Heidi Weng was way down after Saturday’s race. What tastes better than victory the day after. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – A fantastic race Johaug went out in a clear lead, but Weng started soon after and led by 2.6 seconds at the first measurement after 1.3 kilometres. She held that lead for a long time. At 8.1 kilometres, however, only 0.2 seconds separated them in favor of Weng. Johaug was the first to finish and from there could follow a Weng who gave everything up on the last slopes. In front of news, Johaug predicted victory for Weng – and was right. Six tenths separated them. – Heidi did a fantastic race today. It was even. I knew it was seconds, and tried to fight as hard as I could all the way, but she drew the longest straw in the end, says Johaug. The 36-year-old has recently taken up skating as this winter’s big goal is five-mile gold in the WC in Trondheim. In any case, Heidi Weng does not give up without a fight. Published 24.11.2024, at 12.26 Updated 24.11.2024, at 14.02
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