Because while Johannes Thingnes Bø’s adventure race was celebrated, his teammate Filip Fjeld Andersen sat and mourned. In Italy, Thingnes Bø was completely superior and won his fifth sprint victory in a row. For Andersen, the story was a little different. – There are many thoughts that go through your head, the latter says to news. Andersen ended up in 46th place and is now number 16 overall in the World Cup. This means that the WC in Oberhof is in danger for the 23-year-old, who has initially been selected for the championship in February. Norway has received one extra place for the WC, but that only applies if the athlete is within the top 15. In the finish area, Andersen came over two and a half minutes behind Thingnes Bø, and was clearly frustrated. The man from Nessoden snapped his stick and looked very dejected. – It is boring to be a biathlete during the day, and then there is a lot of frustration that has to come out, unfortunately, he says about the pole break. He tries to think little about the WC requirement. – The normal is good enough, and today I am unable to deliver the normal. Then you just have to go home. Immediately after the finish, the biathlete was depressed, and sat to himself with his head in his hands. He is comforted by teammate Johannes Dale. – I can relate a little, and it’s no fun. We will take good care of Filip, so we are really ready for tomorrow, says Dale to news. HARD DAY: Andersen with his head in his hands and clearly dejected after the run in Anterselva. Photo: Anders Boine Verstad / news – As I wrote, Thingnes Bø had a significantly better day at work and was very pleased after the victory. – It was probably an extremely good race, acknowledges Stryningen. It is nothing new that he skis faster than the rest of the world elite in biathlon. On Friday, if possible, the ironing was even more superior than normal. JUBILEE: Johannes Thingnes Bø is saluted after the race. Photo: VINCENZO PINTO / AFP Friday’s victory was the tenth of the season for Johannes Thingnes Bø. He is undefeated in 2023. And once again it was on the track that he laid the foundations. The 29-year-old started from the start, and was 10.8 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor after 1.5 kilometres. Despite a miss, he was also the fastest of all after the first firing. Sturla Holm Lægreid, who ended up in third place, could hardly believe what he heard about second place. – I am completely shocked. I hear eight seconds behind after 100 metres, so what he is doing is absolutely wild, he says to news. SOVEREIGN: Johannes Thingnes Bø took his tenth win of the season. The fear that he had opened too hard The winner confirms that it was full throttle to the extent that he himself became worried. – I’ve always tried to open hard here, but then you want to have some control, but I don’t quite know what I was thinking. Fortunately, it went well. – Did you open too quickly? – It’s hard to say, because I had a good last round too. At that height, it’s a bit idiotic to clink so much, he admits. Lægreid was not the only one to be shocked. – In the second round I had to be careful. That’s when I got a shock, when I went out after lying down and felt how tired I was. Then I thought I had gone way too hard. But I managed to narrow myself down and got a good sprint lap as well, so I think I solved it well, says the superb winner. – From another family National team colleague Dale reveals to news that it has been a topic around the dinner table what the team’s singles could achieve in special cross-country skiing. This is also confirmed by Tarjei Bø. – It would have been really cool to see him in cross-country skiing now, not least when they have started going 10 kilometers instead of 15, because I think that would have suited him perfectly, he says. He points out that the national cross-country team no longer needs the help of biathletes in the way they did when Lars Berger and Ole Einar Bjørndalen wreaked havoc on the track. – But I think he asserted himself very well, says Tarjei Bø, who takes off his hat for what his brother is doing. – They probably have extra powers, the redheads. I think he’s from another family, because what he’s doing is absolutely crazy, he smiles.
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Johannes Thingnes Bø took the season’s tenth win – teammate broke the pole in frustration – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
