– I don’t want to think that it could be number six. I want to take one more victory with my team and don’t look at myself. I think it’s nicer to think that we can take another trophy with Vipers, says Vipers player Jana Knedlikova. This weekend, it will be decided who will win the women’s handball championship during “final 4” in Budapest. Knedlikova and Nora Mørk have been teammates for many years. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 they won the Champions League with Györ. In 2021 and 2022 they won gold with Vipers. In 2020, the Champions League was interrupted due to corona. Thus, the two have played five finals in five years. Everyone is a winner. – This is completely unique regardless of sport. Should one of them get another gold, it will probably be an achievement that will be very difficult to beat, says news’s handball expert Peder Langfeldt. EX-TEAM FRIENDS: Nora Mørk (left) and Jana Knedlikova (below) have won the Meisterliga together five times. Here they are in Vipers suits. This year they play on different teams during the final game in the handball championship. Photo: Nikola Krstic / NTB This is “final 4”. ) – Ferencvaros (Hungary) The road ahead: The winners of the semi-finals will play in the final The losers in the semi-finals will play in the bronze final 15,000 fans at their backs This year they will be playing on two different teams. The winning streak will stop for at least one of them during the final game in Budapest. – It would have been cool with six in a row. It is in a way up to me. But a lot can come into play. So it’s not up to me either. I will do my best, then we will see in the end, says Esbjerg player Nora Mørk. Mørk’s Esbjerg meets Ferencvaros from Budapest in their semi-final. The match will take place in the mighty MVM Dome with space for over 20,000 spectators. Ferencvaros will have 15,000 supporters behind them against Mørk and co. – They have surprised this year, and with many thousands of fans they will get good support. Otherwise, it is very open. Both Györ and Vipers have been very good this year. I think it is difficult to choose a favourite, says Mørk. GOLD: Here Vipers Kristiansand lift the championship trophy after they beat Györ in the final last year. With both Mørk and Knedlikova on the team. Photo: Reuters – Pretty much always delivers Vipers face Györ in their semi-final. The team they beat in last year’s championship final. – I expect a good atmosphere. There will be a lot of people. It will be exciting to challenge Györ again, says Knedlikova. The Czech national team player is worth his weight in gold for Vipers coach Ole Gustav Gjekstad. Knedlikova rarely plays a bad match. – She is a player who is quiet and calm, who does the job and almost always delivers in the biggest matches, without making a big deal out of it. – She is a hard worker who has a good technique and knows what is needed in the type of match we get in final 4, says Vipers coach Ole Gustav Gjekstad. Vipers coach Ole Gustav Gjekstad believes the experience of Jana Knedlikova will be particularly important for Vipers in the final game in the Champions League. Photo: Sander Heggheim / news Vipers fans charge up for the semi-finals 11:28 This is how we cover “final 4” 00:34 This is how Katrine Lunde psychs out the opponents 01:09 Vipers think they are favorites in the Champions League 03:05 Show more
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The golden streak of Nora Mørk or Jana Knedlikova may come to an abrupt end this weekend – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
