– It is of course great to show that I am not finished at the top level yet, says Emil Iversen to news after the finish line. – I am simply proud of that, he continues. Emil Iversen was dropped from the national team in May after a difficult season. Since then, he has been looking for answers to what is wrong. The sinuses would prove to be part of the main problem. He had them operated on in the spring. Today, the trønder proved that the arrow points upwards. – It has been a bit tough in the last year, with a lot of bad experiences. It means a lot to have good experiences when you have had so many bad ones, says Iversen. Emil Iversen had to perform to secure a World Cup place. Photo: NTB Iversen also came second behind Johannes Høsflot Klæbo at the same distance last year. Had to perform Outside the national team, Iversen thus had to perform at Beitostølen to secure a World Cup place. But Iversen has not felt that pressure himself. – I think there are a lot of strange comments from the side that you have to deliver. I don’t feel like I’m holding a knife to my throat at all. I have hardly skied this year, I have to get some time to get started, says Iversen to news. When asked if he is ready for the World Cup race in Ruka, he answers the following: – No, no, no! – Do you say no if asked the question? – Yes I think so. I am really looking forward to going to Gålå and continues: – I am in a very safe environment now, with my girlfriend and family. Then it will be scary to be on tour with those guys there again. Maybe I’ll have to take the lady to Finland in that case. Haven’t decided the World Cup team National team coach Eirik Myhr Nossum believes the most important thing for Iversen is to have more good experiences. – Regardless of whether it is a club race in Grova or a world cup in Ruka. I am super happy for him, both yesterday and today. He has not run very many races in recent years, and few of them have been good, says Nossum to news. national team coach Eirik Myhr Nossum. Photo: Terje Pedersen – Now he has to build on this further, he continues. – Is he relevant for Ruka? – It is always an advantage to go fast versus going slow with regard to withdrawals. And then it is, as usual, hard to get to Ruka. – Are you unsure about any of the places? – No, I am not unsure of so many places, which will not reveal whether Iversen is part of Ruka’s World Cup team or not. Valnes secured double victory Friday’s sprint winner, Erik Valnes, showed that he had strength left when he secured a double victory today. – Has Valnes found a shortcut from 7.6 kilometers in? Emil Iversen is far, far behind, exclaimed news’s expert commentator Jann Post when he saw Valnes’ time at the crossing point. Erik Valnes secured victory in the opening sprint on Friday. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – That freight train from the north, that ending was absolutely extreme. He went so fast that the clock and the graphics didn’t keep up, added Torgeir Bjørn. However, his biggest challenger was Iversen, but the Trønder had a hard time towards the end and finally finished 18 seconds behind Valnes at the finish line. – It feels very good, it worked today. There were good pitched roofs and good diagonal roofs. It was on the hair that I felt that opening cost too much. Arild stood on the ground and shouted a few words that made me sink down, says Valnes after the victory. – I have had a good feeling for a long time, he continues. The men’s 10 kilometers went through beautiful landscape in the freezing temperatures at Beitostølen. Not as cold as when the women walked their 10 kilometres. Because when Heidi Weng walked away with the victory, the thermometer showed down to 17.7 degrees Celsius. The limit for being allowed to run is 18 minus.
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Erik Valnes secures double victory at Beitostølen after second battle – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
