You can accuse the Swedish stafettherrarna too much.
Not to be cowardly.
the Swedes drove on the offensive sometimes, tokoffensivt sometimes. Oskar Svensson opened the sober, Viktor Thorn completed controlled.
in Between the drilled Calle Halfvarsson and Jens Burman head under his arm. On the two stages where the pace is always pulled up in a relay race drove Sweden huvudlöst. But the end result was affected hardly.
Sweden was fifth. It is the same placement as in the OLYMPICS last year. Then so it was a disappointment, it was now expected. Sweden was recently fifth in the relay in Ulricehamn.
a year ago, should Sweden took the bronze, now there were dreams of bronze if all made perfect legs.
some comparisons with how the Swedish gulddamerna did when they won is just unfair.
Sweden has the world’s best and broadest team. Victories and podiums have lined up in the winter.
the Gentlemen? A podium finish in the world cup. On the whole season.
It was Calle Halfvarsson in the beginning of the season. Victor Thorn has been eight which is the best, Oskar Svensson nia. Burmans tenth in the world CUP is his best race.
Stafettrean France has comparison taken four podiums including two victories during the winter.
Could the swedes have done something else?
taken it easier from the beginning and, of course, held back more when he was catching up with the peloton. Had he been around when the train went? Not a chance. Calle might have been able to be 15 seconds after, there were now 27.
Burman should not be rushed so hard in the beginning but he had come up with in a different way? Never.
the Swedish herrskidåkning is about fifth in the world right now. A generational change has happened. The stars have stopped or dropped and the concern is that it is not great talents on the queue. As it does on the women’s side.
Calle Halfvarsson had over six seconds to the lead when he went out on the second leg. He went to catch up, and they stopped at the door. He helped to shatter the field when he and the Norwegian Sundby took off.
. He was once again over-optimistic. He did not now, nor to control their powers. It seems to be easier to solve the mystery of cancer than to get Calle Halfvarsson to go tactical on skis.
After three-quarters of the distance put Finland’s Iivo Niskanen in a jolt. Norway’s Sundby and Russia Bessmertnych hung on.
It was the first beat and the second and third from the 15-kilometer race, which drew up to speed.
Calle Halfvarsson have the top speed in his head. Not in his body.
Calle looked to hang on. But. Suddenly came the. Mjölksyraklubban. Calle dropped, released to the a gap, but he bet together, refused to give in but sometimes it doesn’t matter how much you want to. Calle Halfvarsson is not where he has been.
been up on the level among the best in the world. Calle had left a gap of 27 seconds, and Jens got the idea to try to clog it. After two and a half kilometres had Jens in touch with the trio.
the Price for it was to klubbmannen hit Burman already at the end of his first lap and Viktor Thorn was the relay, therefore a travel in no man’s land.
who won? Norway, as usual.
