– She outclasses the others, exclaims news’s expert Nina Haver-Løseth For the last part in the second half of Ragnhild Mowinckel it smelled burnt. After losing a little in the middle of the course, she drove from almost everyone at the bottom. It held for the bronze medal. – It’s something of a roller coaster. She loses a little, then she drives in again. She drives a terrific skirt, says Haver-Løseth. Kjetil Jansrud was also very impressed by the driving of the Norwegian bronze winner. – Damn, that’s some of the roughest driving I’ve seen from Ragnhild in the bottom part of the hang. Especially from the middle of the hang down. It smelled like gold, but it will be bronze, says the Viaplay expert on their broadcast. This is only Mowinckel’s second podium this season. – It’s a bit unbelievable. I felt I had the chance today. No, dammit, I’ve worked hard for this. It’s been a bit long now, but here it is. It’s fun, Mowinckel grins at Viaplay before adding: – When I got to the last move there, I had decided to just let go and pump in. I look at the time now in retrospect that it worked. It is a somewhat emotional medal. Although Mowinckel had a terrific second round, she couldn’t do anything about Mikaela Shiffrin. She led after the first half, and even after a big mistake in the second half, it held on for American gold. Italian Marta Bassino took the silver medal, while Mina Fürst Holtmann did the year’s best and finished sixth. THE PODIUM: Marta Bassino, Mikaela Shiffrin and Ragnhild Mowinckel. Photo: JEFF PACHOUD / AFP Very different snow The first round started early in France, and then it was relatively cold. But when the second half started at half past two, the sun burned down on the course. This meant that the track had to be salted, and the snow became much more grainy. Viaplay’s expert, Kjetil Jansrud, thought that could be an advantage for the Norwegian women. – It can be an advantage, because the Norwegians train a lot on snow like this, he says on Viaplay’s broadcast before the second half. Mowinckel, on the other hand, feared that there would be difficult conditions. – It can be run up and potholed, she tells Viaplay between rounds. Mowinckel and Holtmann were fifth and sixth after the first lap, and were really in the fight for the medals. – I still have to try to keep it clean. Still able to be so loose and free when driving. I mustn’t exaggerate, because I can tend to do that when you really want to push. It’s great to drive here, it is. Also excited about how hot it will be in the second half, says Mowinckel to news after the first half. – Tired Thea Louise Stjernesund and Maria Tviberg did not get things going as well in the first half. Both raced to the end in the parallel slalom yesterday, and the brand raced after a few intense days. – I have a little bit of flair in my legs, I notice. It’s not fun to admit it, but yes, I didn’t have as much run as I should have, says Stjernesund to news after the first round. – Is it because you are tired after the parallel run or? – Well, it’s clear that it’s stressful and you have to do many laps, also a very high level of tension all day. So the previous days take a toll on them, but then there will be little sleep then. The brain runs and goes through the day on repeat. This meant that they had early starting numbers in the second round, and they could really take advantage of that on a course that really got to ride in the sun.
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