– It feels really damn good, Jenssen shouted to news shortly after the finish line. – It’s hard to put into words, it just fades away at the end there. It was just a matter of mashing and crushing them. Jenssen came in as a reserve for Sjur Røthe, who had to sit out due to illness. And Jenssen didn’t let that chance pass him by. – What an achievement. He came in at the last hour for a sick Sjur Røthe. It was not planned that he would go this distance, came in as a reserve and became the winner in an impressive way, says news’s cross-country expert Fredrik Aukland. Just after he reached the goal, he stood and broke down in the goal area, which is far from a rarity for the 27-year-old. HABIT: This is how Jenssen stood just after the finish line. Photo: Fredrik Tombra / news – Now he is known for a victory in the World Cup, but before today he was best known for spit clips on VGTV, jokes Didrik Tønseth. The main character is happy to be remembered for something else. – Yes, I’m happy about that. Always happy to be remembered for winning the World Cup. If you had said that to me a little while ago, I might have just grinned more than I had believed in, says Jenssen. – Just taking off your hat Spying can almost be called a trademark, as often as it happens. – He stands and vomits in the goal area every time, so he can get out. He can do that, says national team coach Eirik Myhr Nossum. And after victory and a bit of vomiting, only words of praise followed from the teammates. – We know he was a bit nervous today and we saw that in him. I really wish him this, says Johannes Høsflot Klæbo to news. – You just have to take off your hat today. I feared he was good today, I know he is good at this, but that he would beat everyone here today. I didn’t think so, says Simen Hegstad Krüger. Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was also impressed by his “crazy” teammate. THE FIGHT: Krüger and the other Norwegians fought closely for a long time, but no one stood a chance against Jenssen. Photo: Jussi Nukari / NTB – He is the favorite today. I know he’s very good at a finish like this, and I imagined a race where there was going to be quite a high speed and that guys like him who have a good finish, especially with an uphill and tough finish, would be able to participate – and then he has a good ending. He is quite crazy in the head, says Nyenget. – What the hell are you putting in your head? – There are people who act like Jan Thomas. He’s good there. Result, 20 kilometer free technique, men Jan Thomas Jenssen Michal Novak Harald Østberg Amundsen Mika Vermeulen Simen Hegstad Krüger Pål Golberg Didrik Tønseth Andrew Musgrave Iver Tildheim Andersen Beda Klee Other Norwegians: 11. Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget21. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Nyenget had the gap Quarterly into the race, i.e. after five kilometres, it was the Austrian Mika Vermeulen who led the way with Nyenget close behind, closely followed by Pål Golberg, Klæbo. After another kilometer, the Austrian and Nyenget got a small gap. TETEN: Nyenget had long weeded down to the rest of the field. Photo: Anders Wiklund / AP At the seven-and-a-half kilometer mark, it was just over ten seconds from Nyenget down to the following group, including Klæbo, and it did not appear that anyone immediately started to catch up with the tight duo. – Now Løwstrøm Nyenget is looking backwards, points out news’s commentator Ole Kristian Stoltenberg as the gap widened for the Norwegian. At the same time, Harald Østberg Amundsen got into trouble. The Norwegian broke the stick in the same place as Jessie Diggins did earlier on Sunday, but escaped with a bloody face and quickly got a new one from Sjur Ole Svarstad. Swedes had to break Halfway through the race, the gap to the front started to narrow somewhat, when the group behind picked up the pace. Jules Lapierre led the way, in front of a whole bunch of Norwegians. A little over a kilometer later, the field suddenly gathered and Simen Hegstad Krüger took over the drag job at the front, followed by Vermeulen, Golberg, Amundsen, Nyenget and Klæbo. 15 kilometers in, the Norwegians were more spread out in the field than before, still with Krüger at the front, Andrew Musgrave and Nyenget. It was a difficult day for the Swedes. Calle Halfvarsson ended up far behind, and William Poromaa had to break halfway through the race. The Swede injured his back in the season opener. With two and a half kilometers to go, Klæbo was the only Norwegian who ended up a bit behind, the rest kept up well at the front. It all ended with a sprint that was mainly between the Norwegian reserve Jan Thomas Jenssen and the Czech Michal Novak. Jenssen had been close to the tight group for a long time. In the end it was Jenssen who was the stronger of the two and ran away with his first World Cup victory. Harald Østberg Amundsen finished third, despite breaking his pole along the way. But most satisfied was Sunday’s winner. Regrets after declaration of engagement 00:46 Receives a very special greeting from Ingrid in the Dementia Choir 01:03 This is how much the cross-country stars must have to participate in Maskorama 01:07 Cursed Niskanen after Norway victory – Pictures from Viaplay 00:39 Show more
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