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Halfvarsson Street (31) is surprised that the management of the Norwegian national team has chosen to destroy Martin Johnsrud Sundby (35). He is still aware that runner Røa is still a man to be reckoned with.
Sundby is already prequalified for next winter’s World Cup in Oberstdorf as the current 15-kilometer world champion, but the leaders of the Norwegian cross country team have yet to find space for racer Røa in the team.
That makes the Swedish cross country profile of Halfvarsson Street stand out.
– It is surprising, Halfvarsson says in an interview with the Swedish Aftonbladet.
– He is not 20 years old either, but he is not exactly bad. But they may have wanted to focus on the younger forces and have plenty to choose from, the Swede explains.
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Have faith in Sundby
Halfvarsson, however, believes that Sundby will influence the race even in winter despite the remnants of the national team.
The Swede warns those who believe that the national team clash means Sundby is now out of the dance.
– You can’t exclude Sundby even if he was 50 years old, Halfvarsson says.
The Swede is going to invest heavily in the five milestones at the World Cup in Oberstdorf and hopes that Sundby will be one of his toughest competitors there.
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Nossum explains
Eirik Myhr Nossum, the man who separated Sundby from the national team, thinks, like Halfvarsson, that Sundby will be able to run several good races this winter.
However, at a digital press conference on Tuesday, Nossum explained to Nettavisen why he decided not to remove Sundby from the national team this season.
– Grief is a word that I have used in it. I have become very familiar with Martin for many years. It has been very important to me on my journey as a coach. I hope I was a little important to him too. Nossum tells Nettavisen that it is clear that when things get to the size of the teams, it was very clear early in the process.
Nossum explains that it was after a full evaluation that Sundby fell short.
– I had to make a decision about a six-man team. Then I had to establish a classification. One thing is based on results, but also on contributions to collections. There, Martin has made it clear that he, who will now become a three-year-old father in May, cannot contribute any further, Nossum says.
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