– First I managed to fix the car I was going to drive from the cabin, then my father was going to pick me up, but he managed to crash. That’s what Øystein Senstad tells news. He went on the second stage for Åsen, who secured NM gold ahead of Byåsen and Rustad. But Senstad does not take that gold medal for granted. Had he not hitched a ride with a random lady to the stadium, his dream of NM gold would never have been fulfilled. – No, without her I wouldn’t have made it to the start. So I’m very happy about that, he says. – Were you able to focus? – Fortunately, it was a good while before the start that I got to the stadium, so I wasn’t stressed by it, he continues. – Did you get to thank her? – I have thanked her and am very happy that she drove me. Senstad says that they did, however, have a backup solution. For Åsen also had a second team, and if Senstad had not made it to the start, Ulik Auestad had to step in, Senstad continues. – It was really 50/50 which of us would go, so I’m very happy that I got to go. I felt I had a very good day with good skis, so I am very satisfied, he elaborates. GOLDEN JUBILEE: Magne Haga embraced by his teammates right after crossing the finish line. Photo: NTB Failed to redeem the favorite stamp Byåsen had a clear favorite stamp before today’s relay, but Johannes Høsflot Klæbo had a hard job as anchorman, when he had to make up almost a minute on Åsen on the last stage. Although Klæbo slowly but surely ate up seconds on Haga in the lead, the latter held off the advance favorite and secured NM gold for Åsen. – It tastes incredibly good. I don’t think it was entirely expected that we would be able to take the gold. We had probably hoped for the top six, so it was a lot of fun, says Haga to news. Byåsen struggled to hold on to the skis, as three teams stood out on the first stage. On the second stage, Magnus Øyaas Håbrekke did everything he could to give Klæbo a good starting point on the anchor stage, but had a hard time on the last lap. CHARACTERIZED BY ACCIDENT: Kjelsås runner, Sondre Omland, was among those who fell in the men’s relay. – Now Byåsen currently has the world’s best anchorman in Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, but he can’t conjure him either, said Torgeir Bjørn, news’s cross-country expert. Klæbo tells news that one minute up to Haga was too much. – I probably opened too hard, but I had no other choice. I couldn’t go out calmly. You can take in a lot at the end, but with over 55 seconds to Haga it was a bit much, says Sunday’s silver winner. – Many people wondered how much Klæbo could take in there, did you wonder? – Yes of course. You never know with him. But I knew that with 50 seconds on a normal day, I would be able to do it, says Haga to news.
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