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Therese Johaug won in style for the second day in a row at Beitostølen. In the end, the margin of victory was 36 seconds.
However, the race was a positive experience for Heidi Weng. Yesterday she felt finished and had no chance at sea to catch up when Johaug brought her in with half a minute.
Weng’s hot streak was praised by the experts at NRK.
– Yesterday he did not have the opportunity to continue. She did that today. Maybe he just needed yesterday’s tough race to find his usual form, says Torgeir Bjørn.
– It’s fun with Heidi today. Halve the distance to Johaug in one day. It’s impressive, concludes Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, cross-country expert at NRK.
– Awesome
In today’s race, Weng was much more vigilant and followed the back of the national team friend for most of the second round. It was planned in advance, says Weng.
– I had decided to stay the entire time it lasted. Then it was almost. I stiffen a bit quickly, but today was almost fun.
Weng had to drop Johaug for a few seconds at the end.
Photo: VEGARD WIVESTAD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN
NRK expert Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen excelled on the track and followed the race. He noticed a distinct difference in how Weng behaved.
– There was a big visual difference. From the beginning I was able to conclude that this was a completely different race. You seemed more enlightened, more on the chop. More power on every ski. I think you ski better, Jacobsen boasted of his former colleague on the national team.
Helene Marie Fossesholm finished strong on Saturday and took third place, ahead of surprise Karoline Simpson-Larsen.
Surprise for Ruka?
Karoline Simpson-Larsen, 23, has been the big positive surprise on the female side in Beitostølen. Today he longed for a place on the podium, but had to give up for Fossesholm in the last two kilometers.
– It’s unbelievably big. It’s comforting that the work you’ve done works. He didn’t know he was doing this well until two kilometers to go, he tells NRK.
Karoline Simpson-Larsen was today’s surprise with fourth place.
Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
Vossingen finished the weekend with sixth place in classical and fourth in free technique. This could lead to a spot on Ruka’s World Cup squad. Probably the place between her and Anne-Kjersti Kalvå. National team coach Ole Morten says several names have been relevant, including Kalvå, Simpson-Larsen, Mathilde Myhrvold, Hedda Østberg Amundsen and Silje Theodorsen.
– We will evaluate and summarize. We will narrow down to a withdrawal and a reservation, says Iversen.
