Sweden’s Jonna Sundling was superior from start to finish during the sprint at Lillehammer. It was nevertheless the early exit of Kristine Stavå’s Skistad that took much of the attention. Everything in the first quarter-final heat was over and out for the girl from Konnerud. Sundling had already crossed the finish line, when the 25-year-old, who has recently undergone stomach surgery, could not get the steam she usually has inside. Afterwards, Stavås Skistad initially did not want to speak to news’s seconded reporter in Lillehammer. She instead disappeared into a barrack in the area to calm down. TOOK COVERAGE: Kristine Stavå’s Skistad saw no reason to talk to the press after she was knocked out in the quarter-finals. Photo: Eirik Fure After a few minutes in the thinking box, she reappeared. And briefly answered a few questions while she was on her way with her trainer. – What do you feel? – No, I’m just going home and training, she answers news. The same answer came to the other follow-up questions. Bold claim Then coach Lage Sofienlund took the floor with the following claim: – You will never see her so bad again. – What do you put in it? BACK: But after a good prologue, Stavås Skistad ran out of steam. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – It will be nice to have a few weeks at home and train properly. She’s going to fight back hard. Here, Skistad is running on time – Pictures from TV 2 Sofienlund believes they are going home from Lillehammer with some good answers. Among other things, after fourth place during the prologue. – Actually quite solid. The quarter final was worse. She lacks punch, punch and power in her body. She needs speed and strength to get the gear back in her body, he says to news Full control for Sundling The Swedish dominance should continue all the way to the final. – It’s a blue-yellow train, commented Jann Post along the way. Sundling did as she had done all day: She took command from the start! – For the competitors, it’s about how to be number two, commented Jørgen Aukland for news. It became double Swedish after Johanna Hagström was the second girl in the finish line. Julie Myhre continued her good trend, taking the last step on the podium. SUPERIOR SWEDISH: Jonna Sundling dominated the sprint at Lillehammer from start to finish. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB – She has the WC ticket well tucked in her back pocket now, Post exclaimed. This is how Myhre reacted to that very statement: – I hope he’s right about that, but it’s the first selection race of the season, so it’s too early to say. I obviously want to get to Trondheim, and that I will start there, Myhre told news afterwards. – He is completely wild In the men’s class, the Norwegian athletes largely dominated. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Matz William Jenssen, Even Northug and Alexander Elde Holmboe made it all the way to the final. Superior Klæbo wins the final – Pictures from TV 2 Here, too, it should result in a favorite victory. – He is completely lost up the last hill there, commented Jann Post. – He drives at such a high speed that he just crushes all the competitors up there, said Fredrik Aukland. THE BEST TWO: Even Northug delivered a good sprint, and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo had – as usual – good control. Photo: Geir Olsen / NTB Klæbo was superior and had decided everything on the run. Trønder won ahead of Even Northug and Federico Pellegrino. Klæbo has had a special recharge due to illness and is still unsure whether he will participate in tomorrow’s skiathlon: – I have mostly been lying on the sofa for the past few days. I did some light training Wednesday to Sunday, but laid on the couch from Sunday to Wednesday. Now I’m going back to the cabin and relax, then I’ll make an assessment about the race on Sunday after I get up, he says to news. Strong WC application from Northug Someone who really used the World Cup sprint to show himself off was Even Northug. – He has now made a clear move for a WC place, said Aukland after the 29-year-old made short work of Pellegrino on the run. Northug was a relieved man after the race. – This meant a lot. There is an important race with a view to the WC, so it was good to stamp a good result. I was very energetic today. I could have gone out in a quarter. I was so fit that it would have been stupid, he said. Matz William Jenssen was fourth. It probably means that both he and Even Northug are well placed in the selection ahead of next weekend’s world cup sprint at altitude in Davos. Stavås Skistad will not get there, as everything has decided to prioritize training. Published 07.12.2024, at 09.26 Updated 07.12.2024, at 14.25
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