ULRICEHAMN/OSLO (Dagbladet): Therese Johaug was the world’s best distanseløper before christmas and have won all distanserenn she has gone in this comebacksesongen.
But even if she was the best in the world before christmas, she is significantly better now, just as a coach Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass notified in the Newspaper earlier in January.
the Evidence we received in Otepää last weekend, with all the world class to the present. The level in the top in the international kvinnelangrenn has perhaps never been better, with profiles and vinnertyper as Charlotte Called, Ebba Andersson, Krista Pärmäkoski, Natalya Neprajeava and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg all in brilliant form.
Still triumphed Johaug with the greatest seiersmargin on a 10 mile intervallstart in the world cup, shows Dagbladet overview.
Interesting enough, as well Marit Bjørgen as Bente Skari, Justyna Kowalczyk and Johaug have had an almost split seiersrekord of a little over 40 seconds as most of the 10 km intervallstart.
RECORD: Marit Bjørgens utklassingsseier on the 10 km freestyle in without such a law in 2010, is her most brilliant victory at the distance, but behind the Johaugs record. Photo: FREDRIK SANDBERG / Scanpix Show more
In Otepää took Johaug even a new step when she notched a historic great seiersmargin at this level, despite the fact that all the best were in place, and it was gone very fast in the Estonian motbakkene.
Better than Bjørgen and Skari
Previously, this has been the most sovereign seiersmarginene on the 10 mile intervallstart at the highest level:
* Marit Bjørgen won in november 2010, the 10 km freestyle in without such a law with a seiersmargin on 41,1 seconds in front of the deuce Charlotte Called.
* Justyna Kowalczyk triumphed in January 2014 the 10 km classic in Szklarska Poreba with 41.8 seconds ahead of deuce Julija Tsjekaleva.
* Therese Johaug’s victory in november of 2014 the 10 km classic in Ruka 42,2 seconds in front of the deuce Marit Bjørgen.
* Bente Skari triumphed, however, with a further two-tenths greater seiersmargin when she won the 10 km classic in Davos, nok 42.4 seconds ahead of Kristina Smigun in December 2001.
PACKAGE: Bente Skari has won with even greater seiersmargin than Marit Bjørgen in the 10 km, but not on Therese Johaugs level last weekend. Photo: Tor Richardsen / SCANPIX Show more
* Skari was even a little tougher when she won the 10 km classic at Beitostølen in november 2000, 44,7 seconds ahead of Kaisa Varis.
* Elena Välbe won on their side, with 34.6 to seconds that most of the 10 km classic in front of Nina Gavriljuk in Tauplitzalm in December 1994, while the other Russian stars like Larisa Lazutina, Julia Tsjepalova and Olga Danilova (who, incidentally, were all dopingtatt) was not in the vicinity of these seiersmarginene.
The greatest female langrennsløperne on have all had their biggest seiersmargin at 41-44 seconds at 10 km intervallstart.
Forward to the previous weekend.
Then won the Therese Johaug 10 km classic in Otepää with the historical seiersmarginen on 48,4 seconds down to deuce Ebba Andersson.
Approaching guys: – Wild
In the light of what happened in the christmas season and in the last month, is not the little brother, and treningsmakker Karstein Johaug (26) surprised by it.
SHAPE: Karstein Johaug is like with sister Therese at their highest level in their career and aim to debut in the world cup after the world cup. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpix Show more
He is even so strong now that he beat solid fristilsløpere as Magne Haga and Anders Gløersen with 12.-their place on the 15 km freestyle in norgescupen on the Nes for the weekend.
Before christmas had little Johaug a sprintprolog in the Scandinavian Cup, which gave 8. place and a time on a level with Pål Golberg, Mattis Stenshagen, Fredrik Riseth and Paul Trøan Aune. The goal of the NM is the top 10 location and a spot on the national quota in the world cup in Drammen in march.
It is with other words a solid yardstick of the opposite sex as Therese Johaug has kept track on the I4-hardøkter the last month. For the world’s best female langrennsløper have matched one of the twenty best male cross-country skiers in training.
ten kilometers is Therese now only about one minute behind Karstein, who is in norgestoppen on the men’s side.
– It’s pretty wild, ” says Karstein Johaug to the Newspaper.
See and hear more about this and the private Johaug footage in Dagbladet langrennsprogram at the top of the case or here:
rigorous training: Therese Johaug chose to sit out the Tour de Ski to prepare for the season’s major highlight, the world CHAMPIONSHIPS in Seefeld. Presenter: Øyvind Godø. Video: Kristoffer Løkås. See the full programme here: https://youtu.be/ZE_uXfcSJsg Show more Løfshus’ dom
In the course of konkurransepausen which lasted just over a month between verdenscuprennene in Davos and Otepää has Johaug taken new steps and enhanced the level of their further through an ideal training period.
The mental is in place again after a heavier period before christmas. Both the body and the head is on top.
– Therese is perhaps better than ever. Her winning streak is phenomenal. But personally I think it will be challenging for her in some easier trails in Seefeld to be so superb, ” says the coach Vidar Løfshus to the Newspaper.
As the private footage from the Johaugs trainings in the christmas season shows, she has taken major steps technical. Motbakkedronninga from dalsbygda, upon application, is not only the best physically anymore. Now, she is in addition among the best technical skiing.
– Therese goes with more force when she didn’t forget herself and rush. But we still have not seen her in a critical phase in a mass start yet, memories Løfshus about.
See the full Dagbladet langrennsprogram here, where Therese among other things, tells of the sister Veronikas importance and Karstein reveals why it’s just some of Johaug-søskene we hear from and the others do not:
JOHAUG-SPECIAL: Karstein Johaug talk with Dagbladet Øyvind Godø about sister Therese Johaugs comeback, the family, and how her sister has a plan to win gold at the world CHAMPIONSHIPS in February. Video: Kristoffer Løkås Show more
