A critical element was Karlsson’s quick change of skis – and the jolt she got after it.
– I noticed that I had a bit of a gap and thought – now I go for it, ” says Karlsson SVT.
put as expected, the high speed from the start. Including the swedes Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson hung on together with the american Jessica Diggins and austrian hemmaåkaren Teresea Stadlober. But when Johaug after five of the 30 kilometers began to pull away from, no one could follow her.
By 9.8 kilometres to go Johaug was 35 seconds ahead of the chasing quartet.
Charlotte Called utgångsfart was lower. She lay in a cluster together with, among others, Ida Ingemarsdotter, during the first couple of laps steadily around the ten seconds after the group where Karlsson and Andersson were.
and moddigt before in Seefeld. Jessica Diggins drove to the and with in short sleeves and shorts.
During Saturday morning testsaltade organizers in Seefeld, a stretch that froze up and became harder. But the decision was still not salted the loops where the women tremil was run.
With 11 km left to drive chose Johaug to make it skidbyte that the athletes have the right to, and so did all the riders in the group who fought behind the 30-year-old Norwegian.
Frida Karlsson and Jessica Diggins was clearly the fastest to change the skis, got a gap to the rest of the gang behind Johaug and increased the speed.
“She sees it tactical at skidbytet and take the chance to create the gap,” says Stefan Thomson-fitness coach in the Swedish national team to the SVT.
Schweiziskan Nathalie von Siebenthal, and Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg was chasing closest behind.
Ebba Andersson, however, did a slow skidbyte and lost contact with the riders in front of him.
accounted for Frida Karlsson – 19-year-old from Carlow, who impressed greatly during the whole world CUP. And Karlsson worked hard. With a mile left, she left the Diggins behind and received a hefty gap.
The home stretch was Karlsson ikappåkt of Ingvild Flugstad Östberg. The swede and the Norwegian made up of silver and bronze.
Karlsson laid back and let the nine-year older Norwegian drag. Karlsson made an attempt to snatch at the last sprintbacken but Ingvild Flugstad Östberg not released and could then pass on the world CUP-stadiums – gold and silver to Norway and bronze to Sweden.
“I hope everyone realizes how big it is,” says fystränaren Stefan Thomson.
the world CHAMPIONSHIPS with three medals in the luggage – a gold, a silver and a bronze.
“this is far over my expectations,” says a jubilant Frida Karlsson SVT.
Jessica Diggins was four and Charlotte Kalla won a spurtstrid against Ebba Andersson on the fifth place.
Ida Ingemarsdotter finished in 13th place.
