SEEFELD (Dagbladet): It has hardened in the battle for sprintgullet in the world cup. So far this year has John Høsflot Klæbo been completely superior, and all expect that he will take world cup gold, also.
But he’s not going to get it without a fight.
Everyone knows that Klæbo is the man to beat in Seefeld, because he is the best skiløperen for the time. In the sprint he is better than best also, ” said the reigning sprintverdensmester, Federico Pellegrino, after having won generalprøven in Cogne in the weekend.
There was not Klæbo, as Pellegrino sent at the same time a warning in the direction Norwegian:
But now he knows that I’m ready. I’m going to sell my skin dearly, so it’s not going to be easy for him. That I promise, ” said Pellegrino.
Sint Ustjugov
But verdenscupseieren did not come without controversies. The entire world class, minus the Norwegian sprinters, were set to start in Cogne. When Sergey Ustjugov fell out of the quarterfinals, after having been addicted to Pellegrino, it went both one and two scoops hot in the target area.
Warned Klæbo from the stage, got massive applause
Ustjugov, through an interpreter, told Pellegrino what he thought about gåinga to the Italian, but the jury disqualified not the home favourite.
I lay behind him down the hill, but so that I could get ahead of him in the bend. Then it was I who was in front, and then it is the way that it is he who must take care. I read me properly up on the rules for the Dresden (where he was disqualified in the quarterfinals), and even if I disagree with a part of the rules, so I know that you just have to wait for a race to the the jury have said its. Now didn’t the jury anything, ” said Pellegrino about the heated situation.
But Ustjugov was not satisfied with the explanation for the Italian. It can, paradoxically, also go beyond the norwegians in the world cup sprint.
He said it was just a competition, and then there is stuff like that happens. Then I have decided that I can behave in the same way, if this is okay, ” says Ustjugov to Dagbladet in the world cup city.
Unconcerned Klæbo
When sprint drag itself towards gullavgjørelsen comes Ustjugov with other words to be cut-throat in any duel towards the goal. And he has no scruples to send someone in the snow.
– I’m not a boy who is turned. I can stop and fight in the trail if it were needed, said Ustjugov to Dagbladet when he was tired of sweden’s Marcus Hellner in a mass start in Tour de Ski two years ago.
For Klæbos part, it is first and foremost to stay away from such situations in the sprint. The Norwegian got destroyed sprint in Lillehammer when Calle Halfvarsson broke his stake, and know how easily done it is to crush the world cup dream of his.
With Ustjugovs newfound regeloppfatninger it can be tougher than ever.
– do you Fear that you simply may be taken out in the sprint, Klæbo?
– No, I do not believe it. Ustjugov will probably be ten, fifteen metres in front of all of us and tow. We may not manage to hang on to him once, so I’m not very worry for it. It is sprint, that said, it is tight duels and it is knuffing. When it gets a bit bright, and fall, and it is a little bit of the game also. Unfortunately for Ustjugovs part, it was he who fell in Cogne, but we see that it is dense, ” says Klæbo to the Newspaper.
Prologue in the world CHAMPIONSHIP begins at 12, on Thursday, while the finals begin at 14.
the Mystery surrounding Ustjugovs OLYMPIC exclusion: – Have never received an explanation the SKI world CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM Thursday 21. February
At 12: 00 noon Prologue sprint: Sprint freestyle women and gentlemen Kl 14.00 Finals: Sprint freestyle women and gentlemen
Friday 22. February
At 10: 30 Am Jump storbakke: Combined (HS120 in Innsbruck) At 16.15 Combined cross-country skiing: 10 km
Saturday 23. February
11: 00 Am 15 mile skibytte: Women At 12: 30 pm 30 miles skibytte: Gentlemen At 14.30 Jump Storbakke: Gentlemen
Sunday 24. February
Kl 09.15 semi-finals lagsprint: cross-country Skiing women and gentlemen At 10: 30 Am Jump lagsprint: Combined At 11: 30 Finals lagsprint: Sprint freestyle cross-country skiing women and gentlemen 13.30 Hrs Lagsprint combined 2 x 7.5 km cross-country skiing At 14.45 Lagkonkurranse jump: Innsbruck
Tuesday, 26. February
13.30 Hrs 10 km classic: Women 16.00 Qualification jump: Women
on Wednesday the 27th. February
Kl 14.00 15 km classic: Gentlemen At 16.15 Jump: Women
Thursday, 28. February
11: 00 Am Jump normalbakke: Combined At 13: 00, Relay cross-country skiing: Women, 4×5 km Kl 15.15 Combined cross-country skiing: 10 km
Friday 1. march
Kl 13.15 Relay cross-country skiing, Gentlemen, 4×10 km 16.00 Jumps Gentlemen, normalbakke
Saturday 2. march
11: 00 Am Lagkonkurranse combined: Jump normalbakke At 12.15 30 miles: Women, freestyle At 14.45 Lagkonkurranse combined: cross-country Skiing 4×5 km 16.00 Mixed lagkonkurranse jump: normalbakke
Sunday 3. march
At 13: 00, 50 miles: Gentlemen, freestyle
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