– Of course it’s a bit awkward to be beaten. But I’ll be second behind Lotta, so I’ll swallow it all right. We should also enjoy it well. It is actually a victory. We are from the same egg. We are really the same person. That’s what a laughing Tiril tells news after the finish when his twin sister finally took her first World Cup victory, after 86 starts. The Tour de Ski sprint ended in the best possible way, at least if you look at it through Norwegian glasses. Behind the twins, another Norwegian woman raced into 3rd place with Mathilde Myhrvold. – That was really funny. A Norwegian triple for the women, says news commentator Jann Post after the finish. When Lotta Udnes Weng crossed the finish line, she held her hands above her head before her twin sister Tiril came right behind and gave a solid bear hug. – When I see the results and that Tiril and Mathilde are behind me, I feel a rush in my body, says Lotta Udnes Weng to news after the finish line. – Can you celebrate? – Maybe there will be a little extra Haribo, laughs Lotta. TRIPLE JOY: From left: Tiril Udnes Weng, Lotta Udnes Weng and Mathilde Myhrvold. Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP Bringing a sting to the twin sister The twins needed a total of 186 World Cup starts before both had each secured a victory in the World Cup. – It is rude to have double twins at the top and triple Norwegian with Mathilde. I think we are dreaming, says twin sister Tiril to Viaplay after the finish line. Because the whole thing can be referred to as a dream week for the Weng twins. Tiril took his first World Cup victory on New Year’s Day, and Lotta followed just five days later. – She needed close to 100 World Cup starts before her first victory, while I needed 85. In that sense, I’m a little ahead, says a laughing Lotta to Viaplay. DREAM METRIO: Lotta Udnes Weng could stretch her arms in the air after the victory. To the left is Mathilde Myhrvold and right behind Lotta is twin sister Tiril Udnes Weng. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – If I have to use one word about Lotta and Tiril here, it is that they have been determined in the implementation. More than ever. And it is connected with a self-confidence they are in the process of building up, sums up news commentator Torgeir Bjørn. It was also a solid upturn for Myhrvold. She already has a 12th place as her best position so far in this year’s season. – Begins to breathe down Frida Karlsson’s neck Before the final, the Norwegian trio had talked together about letting the foreign competitors take care of the drag job. This paid off in full. – We know that we are good at the end, so we planned that the other girls could do the work and that we could just take it easy at the back, laughs Lotta. For the Swedish overall leader Frida Karlsson, she already went out in the quarter-finals, so a solid pot of bonus seconds awaits Tiril. – Tiril Udnes Weng is starting to breathe dangerously close to Frida Karlsson’s neck now, says news’s Torgeir Bjørn after the victory. STATED: This is what Frida Karlsson looked like when she crossed the finish line and realized that her semi-final ticket was up. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB According to Post, Tiril is now only 41 seconds behind his Swedish rival. On Saturday, a 15 kilometer joint start awaits before the big final up the monster hill on Sunday. This was Lotta’s first victory in the World Cup. The best position before today’s victory was a second place at Beitostølen before Christmas, also in a classic sprint.
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