In the last round, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold and Maren Hjelmeset Kirkeeide fought for the victory on Lake Sjusjøen. There, a photo finish was needed to decide the winner after an intense sprint. news’s commentators and experts speculated whether Tandrevold pressured Kirkeeide and a possible disk, but the replays showed that she had every right to do so. – A sneaky manoeuvre, says Tandrevold himself to news. She says she knew Kirkeeide was going to go for the inside of Tandrevold – and therefore went for that track so that her teammate had a more tortuous path to the finish line. – A bad tactical maneuver on my part. Of course, I should have gone around her and not bet on her opening up to me. She was too strong, says Kirkeeide to news. news commentator Jann Post says it was Tandrevold’s right to choose the track. – It is Kirkeeide’s responsibility to ensure that there is no mess, says Post. – Ingrid did the smartest thing. Kirkeeide may not have shown her best sprinting qualities, which I think she has inside, says news expert Marte Olsbu Røiseland. Tandrevold missed twice in the last standing shooting so that Kirkeeide signed up for the victory with his one miss. The women will now have a competition-free weekend before the World Cup kicks off in Kontiolahti, Finland, in two weeks’ time.
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