Peder Kongshaug paired up with the 19-year-old sensation Jordan Stolz from the USA. After a wild opening of 22.99 from Stolz, Kongshaug had a good back to follow. He gave everything he had in the battle against the time of established Kjeld Nuis from the Netherlands who led the race before Stolz stepped into the lead. When 23-year-old Kongshaug reached the finish line, it was one-hundredth equal with Nuis, but he was judged to third place. Thus, it was only thousandths that prevented him from coming in as number two. In any case, it was an improvement on his best rating. 1.42.66 is 22 hundredths better than his previous record. – You wanted “kamikaze walking” and you got that there, the 23-year-old grinned to news’s reporter as he waited in the finish area for the rest of the runners. None of them managed to match the Norwegian’s time. When he had seen the last pair cross the line and the bronze medal was a fact, he was euphoric. TALENT: Peder Kongshaug is a great skating talent, and has, among other things, an Olympic gold from team tempo in 2022 to show for so far in his career. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news – Damn it… It means so much. The season has been ambivalent with a lot of sickness and crap. Then you start to doubt your own skills and yourself. Getting a medal today makes me very proud. Former skater Eskil Ervik thinks it is problematic that there has been so much illness in the skating camp this season. – It is clear that you are losing ground. There are young athletes who should gain volume, train a lot and should be in great development. He is supported by former skater Hege Bøkko. – I think there has been a little too much illness. Especially among the all-rounders. They probably have to evaluate routines and so on for what they do, to keep even more people healthy until next year, says Bøkko. CRITICAL TO THE DISEASE SHARE: Former national team runner Hege Bøkko. Photo: NTB She highlights the finances of the Norwegian Skating Association as part of the reason. – The Dutch do not live in the same room. They always have private rooms, among other things precisely to stay healthy. While the Norwegians have to live in barracks to live as cheaply as possible. It is not good in terms of illness. And then they have traveled an incredible amount. It is also not favorable. For Sander Eitrem, it was a wholehearted attempt at 1,500 meters after he had walked 10,000 just two hours earlier. – It will revolutionize the warm-up routines of the runners if Eitrem gets a good result here, said Eskil Ervik before the start, who considered the possibilities of a good 1500 so soon after 10,000 as impossible. Paired with Japanese Kazuya Yamada, it was 1.44.25 and number nine on the results list.
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Bronze for Kongshaug in 1500 metres
