Fueled by Northug and disturbed by the “small norwegian” – Aftonbladet

Val di Fiemme / STOCKHOLM. Calle Halfvars’s race developed into a nightmare.

He was blown off Northug, tackled by a Russian and features of the slats of a “small Norwegian”.

– The was not so fair means stuff, says the Swede.

Calle Halfvarsson was second in the Tour de Ski for today’s 15 km classic style. But in the mass start got the Swede problems in several different directions. It started at the second intermediate sprint when Halfvarsson would advance in the field. Then put the Russians Turysjev arm up in front of Swede and tucked him up.

– He walks into my skis. Very unnecessary. He checks not even back when have step out, but he goes right into me. He makes a really ugly thing.

But it was not only Russians who destroyed for Halfvarsson.

– Since annoy myself pretty much on a Norwegian guy. I do not really know who he is, but he goes and pulls my rods. A small Norwegian guy (Simen Andreas Sveen).

Do you think he did it to help his team?

– No, I think it just … I screamed at him, what he was doing. It was not so fair means stuff.

“I see nothing”

Halfvarsson managed to get up the field after the Russian’s prank and looked to sprint home 15 seconds. Then came Petter Northug from nowhere.

– I thought I was done for the intermediate sprint. I checked the back of Petter when we go over the crest. It looks like he ignores it. But then he sees that I put off with the speed and also get up hope. Then he suddenly and swischar about me. I understand nothing. I thought it was clear, says Halfvarsson and continues:

– I immediately thought “typical me to take this win for

granted.”

After spurt price dropped Halfvarsson, who had good skis , power and finished as 27th man, 30 seconds behind the winner Tim Tscharnke.

– It costs too much at the stadium every lap. One should not really cover up on the skis, but I would not say I had the best glide today. Good traction in all cases, says Halfvarsson and continues:

– I’m disappointed. This destroys a bit. Now you have to go home and be pissed off then get bite the bullet and come back tomorrow.

“Sheep thank them”

Northug went in cases 21st and still leads the Tour de Ski, three seconds before Johnsrud Sundby, who finished eighth, and 27 before Halfvarsson. The Swede has not given up before tomorrow’s climb up the ski slopes.

– I can not rush up with them. They will go fast. Me and Belov get to go to our pace and try not to think too much about them up front. It may be of the hill when we see them. Then the hunt begin. It is perhaps Petter we get to hunt for second place.

Are you going to talk to Belov?

– Yes. We get to try. I do not know what to say to each other, I can not Russian, so we’ll run sign language. I will still not rush out to keep away from him without trying to take a quieter start than I had in previous years so I’m alert when I go into the hill.