– Finally it sat! I think this one means a lot, said TV 2 expert Petter Skinstad. After almost the entire test of strength in Holmenkollen had been covered, it was between a group of ten men, and not until the race was a decision made. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was first into the race with Pål Golberg and Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget close behind. Femmila has been the victory Klæbo has been missing. He was first over the five-mile mark in Oberstdorf in 2021, but after several hours of protests and drama, Klæbo was dished out and lost the victory. Emil Iversen was awarded the WC gold at the time. This time, however, there was no doubt. Neither Golberg nor Nyenget managed to get close to Klæbo, who fought hard for the goal. Thus, Klæbo finally succeeds. – Nobody can take this victory away from you, shouted TV 2 commentator Marius Skjelbæk. – You could almost see that he was relieved in the finish area, added Petter Northug, who himself has won the Holmenkollen five-mile twice. Nyenget finished in second place, with Golberg just behind in the third and final podium place. Harald Østberg Amundsen and Didrik Tønseth followed in the places behind and ensured that the top five consisted exclusively of Norwegians. The first person across the finish line who did not have a Norwegian passport was Jens Burman. The Swede finished sixth. Sunday was a recovery for Norwegian cross-country skiing, after Saturday’s five-mile race for women was a disappointment. Then Astrid Øyre Slind became the best Norwegian in 7th place, while Sweden’s Frida Karlsson won by far. The Swedes were there and showed up on Sunday as well. It was a united field until just over 16 kilometers had gone. Then it started to get stretched in the field. The experts sat and waited for someone to start going hard, and on the third lap, runners like Iivo Niskanen started to go. But neither he nor any of the others were able to shake off the competition and gain a gap. Not long after, there was a united field again. With barely ten kilometers to go, however, it was clear that it was going to be between ten men. A group of ten, with six Norwegians, had parked the rest. Strong, foreign runners such as Iivo Niskanen, Federico Pellegrina, William Poromaa and Jens Burman hung out with the Norwegians. The outcome was more or less predictable. On the last hill, the Hellner hill, Klæbo put in a small push and ensured that he was first into the race, and even though he had several of his compatriots with him, there was no one who could threaten the world’s best sprinter on a race in front an ecstatic home crowd.
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