Already on Friday, the next World Cup round starts, in Soldier Hollow in Utah in the USA. That means an eight-hour time difference from Norway, and in addition there is an altitude of 1,800 metres. There is something different than Holmenkollen, at the top of Oslo. – It is brutal. We will see big differences over there. Someone will cope with it very well, someone will not cope at all, says news’s biathlon expert Marte Olsbu Røiseland. To give himself the best possible conditions, Sebastian Samuelsson, who lost the sprint against Norway and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen at the pairs relay in Holmenkollen on Sunday, has shelled out for a more comfortable flight. Norway WATER: Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen sprints from Sebastian Samuelsson in the pairs relay in Holmenkollen. Photo: Nordic Focus/Bildbyrån – Yes, I actually bought a business ticket a few weeks ago. For me, it’s a bit about professionalism. I train all summer and autumn to do as well as possible. Then I have to invest a little to get a good trip, and I think I will benefit from that, says Samuelsson to news. – It is very smart, I had also invested in that, says Røiseland. – We save that money. The International Biathlon Federation has its own plane for athletes and support equipment, which will be completely filled for the world cups in the USA and Canada. – Someone has bought some business tickets. The places that remain will be distributed from the world cup list in total. If there are 12 tickets left, the best six boys and six best girls get their seats. But I don’t know how many are left, we’ll see, says sports manager for Norway Per Arne Botnan. EXPERT: Marte Olsbu Røiseland. Photo: Anders Boine Verstad / news Norway has not considered buying business seats at the front and has six men in the top six in the World Cup, while Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is the female leader. – We will not spend extra money on that. It was so expensive before, and we have so many who are high up in the World Cup overall, we save that money, confirms Botnan. – It is a chance to be taken, so we can hope for the Norwegians that there is a seat left, believes Røiseland. Has a trick The price should have been 2,500 Euro, or closer to NOK 30,000. Samuelsson is only number 12 in the World Cup and wanted to be sure. – I applaud it. I have understood that if there is a free seat, one starts on world cup ranking one. Then I hope it’s free, and I think it will be a nice trip across the Atlantic, says Johannes Thingnes Bø, who himself would have invested if he hadn’t rented the World Cup or all the seats had been sold. LUCKY LUKE: Therese Johaug tried out biathlon and hitchhiked off the guard sled – to the laughter of the biathletes. The athletes are clear that the adjustment to the next World Cup rounds will be tough. – I have some tricks on how to fix both the day and the height much earlier than I have done before, so I have a couple of things to do before the relay on Friday, says Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen. – What then? – There are some sleeping pills on the plane, I have to try to take them at the right time. And then we have to bet that we have some business seat that we can stretch our legs in. And then it will be enough to run a controlled hard session immediately when you reach the altitude to get your body used to low oxygen as quickly as possible , he reveals. – Challenging – We are starting to get good experience with turning the clock around, and we shouldn’t be too afraid of heights either. We have been well prepared for the last championships, so I think we will be well prepared for both the USA and Canada, says sports director Botnan. ONE AND TWO: Johannes Thingnes Bø and Tarjei Bø are number one and two in the world cup with two rounds remaining. Photo: Nordic Focus/Bildbyrån Some of the Norwegian athletes, among other things, have already started to turn the clock around, and after the race on Sunday it was about enough nutrition, quick packing and good recovery. – It will be challenging. The advantage is that it is the same for everyone. If there is a championship at height, there are many ways to prepare, where you can get the inside scoop on others in the preparation. But here it will be the same for everyone, says Tarjei Bø. – I think it will go well actually. This time it’s very similar for everyone. We’ll just have to see who adapts to it best, says Thingnes Bø. Scandalous scenes in the World Cup: – Oi! It is extremely dangerous! 00:47 Klæbo – he hugged me tightly 00:51 Mowinckel paid tribute to Kvitfjell 00:48 Tøyser with comfort from mom 00:59 Show more
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