– This is huge for her. She really is a machine. Hats off, says Sweden coach Per Nilsson to news. At the finish line, Karlsson was one minute and 19 seconds ahead of teammate Ebba Andersson, who took 2nd place. German Katharina Hennig took the last podium place. – It’s a monster run by Frida Karlsson, says news’s commentator Jann Post. – It was great fun. I was driving so hard when I got the hatch. On the last lap I was so tired, but it was a lot of fun with 50 km. The plan was to have ice in the stomach on the first round and then just go for it, says Karlsson to the organizer. Astrid Øyre Slind was the best Norwegian in 7th place. – Actually, I’m quite happy, because that’s the type of road I’m worst at. It was the atmosphere of the times here today, so I would have liked to have secured a podium for Norway, but I wasn’t good enough, says Øyre Slind to TV2. BEATEN BY THE SWEDES: Astrid Øyre Slind became the only Norwegian woman in the top ten on home soil. Photo: NTB Karlsson has trained a somewhat special interval session, where she has taken three strokes of 16 kilometers with a break between each stroke. It seemed to pay off on Saturday. – It is not an ordinary session. When you walk such long distances, the intensity is a little lower. You get a slightly different effect than by training the traditional four-five and six-minute interval pulls with breaks. It’s more to harden the body for a bit more long-distance training, says news’s cross-country expert Fredrik Aukland and continues: – To train for a five-mile run, it can be very effective, but naturally the intensity will be slightly lower on average than it will be on a more traditional interval session. It is not usual to have such sessions, that is, says Aukland. Heavy for Heidi Weng This is only the second time in history that the women have been allowed to walk five miles in the World Cup. Karlsson has previously won the three-mile in Holmenkollen, but did not participate in last year’s five-mile, where Ragnhild Haga went on top. Several of the women have been critical of walking five miles, including Heidi Weng. There was therefore excitement about how many people were going to participate. 39 runners took part – among them twelve Norwegian runners, of whom Astrid Øyre Slind is considered Norway’s best card. Karlsson took the lead early on and stretched out the field. When one mile had been passed, there was a main field of approximately 15 women in the lead, with all the biggest favorites in place. After two miles it became difficult for Heidi Weng. She fell out of the tight group and passed 23.4 seconds behind leader Niskanen after 21.6 kilometers. Heidi Weng eventually finished in number 15. HAD IT HARD: Heidi Weng was walking alone for large parts of the five-mile. Photo: NTB Swedish cooperation Halfway through the race, everyone in the tight group changed skis. – There, Sweden had the opportunity to carry out a tactical manoeuvre. They could have let one loose, but then they have chosen to go for the same tactic, says news’s cross-country expert Fredrik Aukland. The Swedes Karlsson, Jonna Sundling and Ebba Andersson went together for a long time at the front and took turns to drag the rest of the field. THE BIG CANONS: From left: American Jessie Diggins, Swedish Frida Karlsson, Swedish Linn Svahn and German Victoria Carl. Photo: NTB It was a bit too tough for several, including Jessie Diggins. The American looked tired early on and fell on the way up Frognerseteren. – She trips in the loose snow when turning. It indicates that she is tired. It could be two tough miles at the end here for the World Cup leader, said news’s commentator Jann Post. Karlsson pulled away When three miles had passed, Karlsson tested the rest of the field and set the pace. Then the rest struggled to keep up. – If you look at the body language today, Frida looked really good. That she wants to try now is not surprising, said TV2’s cross-country expert Petter Northug. With 33.2 kilometers covered, the distance was 16 seconds down from leading Karlsson to Andersson in 2nd place. – It is only a matter of time before the competitors behind may begin to give up this battle for first place. Frida has a good grasp of five thousand, says Aukland. And the distance only increased. – She doesn’t even take the time to enjoy this moment against Frognerseteren. She just chases after. There is no doubt that she has made up her mind. She will keep this race all the way to the finish, says Aukland when Karlsson passes on top of Frognerseteren for the last time.
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