ULRICEHAMN (Dagbladet): Seiersintervjuet with Therese Johaug after idrettsfesten in the populous and picturesque Ulricehamn – starting this time with laughter when Dagbladet reporter mentions her little brother, Karstein Johaug, who visited Dagbladet langrennsprogram earlier this week and gave sister Therese a full report about the contents.

– Haha, I heard you tested out Karsteins extreme klisterhjerne when it comes to cross-country skiing, numbers, results and times, ” says Therese Johaug to Dagbladet seconded and laugh both loud and hot.

She has even more than good enough control on what she’s doing.

CHANGE: Therese Johaug won the 10 km freestyle in Ulricehamn in front of Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen. She has changed as langrennsløper. Photo: News Agency/Bjorn Larsson Rosvall Show more

Last weekend, beating Johaug records of Marit Bjørgen, Bente Skari, Justyna Kowalczyk and Jelena Välbe in regards to the greatest seiersmargin on a 10 mile intervallstart in the world cup and continued in the same superb style in Ulricehamn today.

– if a record is not something I think about. The most important thing is to be at the top of the podium. But it is good to see that I have a margin down and not in a sekunddrama and lose very much in the light terrain. It is reassuring to see that I have good enough speed in all the sections of the trail, ” says Therese Johaug to the Newspaper.

Seiersmarginen in Davos in the last race before christmas was 12,1 seconds. After a month konkurransepause triumphed she with over 48 seconds last weekend. Today was 22.8 seconds down to deuce Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, but runners who Charlotte Called, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Krista Pärmäkoski and Natalya Neprajeava was all turned around every minute.

Sensational Johaug-change

Johaug is now in a different way than earlier in her career, where she was known as a typical motbakkespesialist that struggled in the light terrain.

Now things are different. New measurements show that Johaug is now actually going the fastest in the field also in the light of the terrain and obtains the important seconds to the competition even there. In Otepää last weekend, it was in the staking in the gentle motbakkepartier and not the least of bakkekulene she picked the most seconds, not in the steepest kneikene, the Newspaper informed of the Team Johaug.

It is startling details – and completely against the expectations langrennsverden have of where Johaug obtains the highest number of seconds compared with the competition.

– I feel really stronger than ever, because I have taken major steps in the easy terrain. Before taken I seconds in motbakkene, but now I take actually seconds also in the easier terrain. It is new, ” says Johaug to the Newspaper.

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

She leans engaged in the future. His gaze wanders never, but is all the time fixed on the reporter that asks the questions – in a way that oozes confidence and self-esteem.

– Select the technical changes even when you go?

– Yes, I notice a very good difference on the technique now compared with previously. I manage to utilize the capacity considerably better. It feels very good.

Madly

Facing the Newspaper tells Johaug happy about how she has changed as a skier.

With the recognizable smile and laughter added to the page for a few minutes, she goes into in depth in the most nerdy and the most important part of the langrennsfagkunnskapen, the one that separates the best from the second best.

– You saw the previous weekend. When retrieved, I madly in the gentle stakepartiene. It is something I really have worked with. Now I get again that I’ve had continuity in training for two years, where they have had a break with many competitions.

– do you Think the two years without competitions can be an advantage for you today?

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

– Yes, I have received very much continuity. I’ve got more time to recovery, which means that I can withstand more training. Fewer artist, and fewer konkurransedøgn enables more training, which I take advantage of now. At least it is a way of looking at it, ” says Johaug to the Newspaper.

– How does VM-traseene you?

– the world cup trail in Seefeld I think fits me well. I’m no longer depending on a grueling track to win. It was I perhaps before.

Thank’s

She trained very good in the month between Davos and Otepää. After konkurransepausen and the good training period please is Johaug back better than ever.

Little brother Karstein has a very important role in this regard.

– training period please in the christmas season was very good. We are lucky to have each other. We can see and learn from each other. For example on Thursday this week he was with me on the skøyteøkt in Kollen, where he saw the technique my, gave me tips and cheered on me. It gives inspiration and motivation and valuable feedback. It’s unique to the relationship we have in training, ” says sister Therese Johaug Dagbladet.

She is now so strong that she is approaching Karsteins level. This says it all, for verdensenerens little brother is now one of Norway’s 15-20 best male cross-country skiers.

Johaug superior again: – It was completely raw Historical high level?

Last week he beat solid fristilsløpere as Magne Haga and Anders Gløersen on the 15 km freestyle in norgescupen on the Nes for the weekend.

– I was about a minute behind him in testløpet in the christmas season, in the classic. It is cool that we can take advantage of each other in that way and push each other forward, ” says langrennseneren from dalsbygda, upon application.

Both Therese, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen believes the level of international kvinnelangrenn perhaps higher than ever.

– It is difficult to say, but I think maybe it. There are a lot of very strong girls from Sweden, Russia and some from Finland and the united STATES, in addition to Norway. We replace very on who is the best, except for Therese then. She’s completely raw, ” says Ingvild Flugstad Østberg to Dagbladet.

It is cool that the level is so high level. The best is extremely good. That is why I hope Stina last world cup. The best sets the standard. It is dritgøy when the best are insanely good, as of now, ” says Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen to Dagbladet.

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