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– I had a great time even though I usually have my best Evertsberg game and inside, but today it was a fight. I had some little cramps and had to bite down and tell myself that it would flare up. I didn’t focus on the record, but it’s a big, big advantage, Korsgren tells SVT Sport after the Vasaloppet’s third win.
With the time of victory 3.52.08 the old record with 16 minutes was broken. Björgen had 42 seconds on goal.
– It was so powerful to get rid of her. She gave me a lot of energy and when I heard on the radio that she took 18 World Cup golds, I thought “shit, it will be difficult to meet her.”
It was record conditions that redrew all the top charts for the Vasaloppet.
– It’s a difficult, difficult time and still he enjoyed the race and was able to go even faster. This sums up Korsgren’s superiority as a long-distance skier, says SVT sports expert Anders Blomquist.
Live television report of the decisive pull
The previous record was held by Vibeke Skofterud, Björgen’s teammate who died in a jet ski accident in 2018, on 4.08.24, 2012. It turned into a duel between Korsgren and Björgen, who was often up and placing the leadership in perfect condition. . There was a tailwind and a rock-hard surface where riders huddled alongside the tracks, which were mostly intact.
– He starts sucking a little more on the track and Lina gets in a few meters, splits, said SVT riding reporter Jörgen Brink, won the race three years in a row 2010-12, who raced in Björgen and reported live on the TV. broadcast on the decisive pull with just over 12 km to go.
– I felt like it was now or never, says Korsgren about the idiot.
At Eldris, with 9km to go, Korsgren had a 12-second lead over Björgen.
Herrtäten caught up with the ladies 21 km from the finish
With 21 km to go, the men, who started 20 minutes later, took the women’s lead just before Hökberg. Then only rookie Marit Bjögen and last year’s winner, also long distance cup leader, Lina Korsgren, dueled. None of them managed to follow any of the four knights into the crowd.
After a while, they were “embedded” by knights who came in large groups and could unite.
