Johaugs display – flew up the hill – Aftonbladet

Therese Johaug was 39 seconds behind ingvild flugstad østberg faced with the decision.

The distance she not only catch up – she ate it up in a flash.

– An indescribable feeling. This was the goal all year and I reached there, says Johaug to SVT for his second victory in the Tour de Ski.

Hill Alpe Cermis is an ordeal. A showdown. But do you call the climb up the ski slope to a nightmare, you have not listened to Therese Johaug.

Norwegian’s Tour de skis final stage some sort of enjoyment. She knows she is faster than the rest of the world top, which has been colored by himself on this year’s tour.

ingvild flugstad østberg has been in the lead almost the entire week, still has Johaug been seen as a big favorite for final victory .

Danced up the slope

Johaug started 39 seconds behind Ostberg at the concluding stage. Cover shrank all the way up to six kilometers, seventeen minutes of skiing. Which put Johaug the thrust and hoppskejtade almost up, while Ostberg seemed to stand still.

Therese’s door was ten seconds. Twenty, thirty, one minute.

The last few kilometers were dancing Therese Johaug up the slope, seemingly almost untouched.

The last few meters, she took a Norwegian flag and passed the goal lines merry wagging.

Cold sprinted home fourth place

– Johaug is the queen of winter skiing, she is the queen of the Tour de Ski and she is indeed the Queen of the climb up the Alpe Cermis. No one is near her, says SVT’s expert Anders Blomquist.

ingvild flugstad østberg crossed the line just over two minutes after Johaug and finished second. Heidi Weng was third after a tough duel sprinted Charlotte Kalla past Kerttu Niskanen and became four, which is her second-best finish in the tour ever.

In pure åktider the last stage was Johaug fastest, followed by Weng, the American Elisabeth Stephen (total on-site 19) and Charlotte Kalla.

Swedish eyes it is possible to sift out more joys. IDA INGEMARSDOTTER came in twelfth and Maria Rydqvist in place thirteen, which means that Sweden for the first time, three riders among the fifteen principal.

Fun, of course, even if it was Norway who had three among the top three …

Men climbing starts at 15:40.