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Linn Svahn won for the second day in a row at the Tour de Ski and took her first World Cup winner away when she claimed victory in the women’s ten kilometers.
“Once must be first, and now I also have a distance winner, so it feels great,” brilliantly satisfied Svahn tells SVT.
– I have realized that I have opportunities from a distance, but I did not think that the first victory would come now. But it was a good start to the year, he adds.
– It was really fun to watch. You saw how calm she was during the race, she tried to use as little force as possible and not stress when Frida was weeding. It was impressive, says Marit Bjørgen in TV studio 2.
– No one who misses Norway
Sprinting like this provides entertainment you’re not used to when the Norwegians are around, says TV 2 cross-country expert Petter Soleng Skinstad.
– It’s a Christmas present that gives and gives. There’s only one loser around this table and it’s Norway. Norwegian runners, sponsors and viewers. Those who watch get entertainment that we are not used to in the distance race. No one misses Norway, says Skinstad.
– We have just witnessed one of the most entertaining distance races for women in many years. This confirms that cross-country skiing does not suffer any difficulty from Norwegians who choose to stay at home. It was a very entertaining race, he adds.
Took Karlsson again
Jessica Diggins led halfway with Katharina Hennig and Frida Karlsson in the back. But then Karlsson accelerated and took the lead. Diggins was 3.4 seconds behind, while Ebba Andersson was second behind Karlsson at 5.8 kilometers.
At 7.5 kilometers, Diggins fought back and was right behind Karlsson.
But then Linn Svahn came full speed ahead and took the lead.
It ended in a sprint duel in which Svahn was in a brilliant position in the stadium and raced to victory against Russia’s Juloia Stupak in second place. Diggins was third, while Karlsson was fourth.
Frida Karlsson was disappointed after fourth place.
– I was offensive and I went to the end, and it is clear that it is a bit hard on the body to do so. But it was sad that it didn’t last all day, he tells SVT.
In short, Svahn is 13 seconds ahead of Diggins and 18 seconds ahead of Karlsson.
– In short, we have clear winners and losers. What was previously reported to be a duel between Karlsson and Andersson appears to be a duel between Karlsson and Svahn. They will face stiff competition from Diggins and Brennan. It is surprising that Neprjajeva and Sorina look a little worse than expected. But the big loser is Ebba Andersson, says Skinstad.
– Svahn is in the process of making the Tour de Ski a new dimension. Can the best sprinter in the world be the best off-roader in the world? There are Swedish experts who have more faith that Svahn will win the World Cup overall than Karlsson, he explains.
