Falun. No killer hill – then sentenced skating track in the relay out as easily.
Now the stage is set for Norway and Petter Northug.
– It’s match point Petter says team manager Vidar Löfshus.
The gentlemen running, just like the ladies, two classic stretches followed by two freestyle distances in the relay. The first two are much tougher than skating track, considered by many to be too easy.
– Norway is the favorite given the hilly, there skating track has, it will be a companion to travel, says Johan Olsson.
On the classical path running truckers killer hill twice, the skate banana zero. The light path gives Norway and Petter Northug an advantage.
– It’s match point Petter before starting. It should anything happen before. They (Sweden) have to pull and run hard. But we will also do, it will be man to man all the way, says Norway’s national team manager Vidar Löfshus.
“Thanks for the support …”
Northug afraid Olsson after his victory at 15 km free, and says he believes that the Swede could subtract a half minute. Olsson is on the same track.
– It is not very likely, but I have to thank for the support of Petter’s side, he says and continues:
– How good shape Johan Olsson than is he will not hang off Didrik Tønseth the killer hill, it’s probably rather Johan Olsson who gets to hang on the leash there.
Småsur at the press conference
Northug won gold in sprint and team Print this far in the World Cup. At Thursday’s press conference was the star man of few words, småsur and confident.
When he was asked if it was cowardly of Norway to use him on the last leg replied the star was brief: “yes.”
National Team Head Löfshus am convinced that Calle Halfvarsson not going to have any chance against Northug of Norway and Sweden go together into the stadium.
– It does not matter who Sweden sets up with. No one takes Petter Northug in a sprint anyway, he said.
* BBC1 13:30, relay men
NORWAY
The first Niklas Dyrhaug
The second Didrik Tønseth
The third Anders Gløersen
4th Petter Northug
Comments
Benefit Norway, but it is clear that the team gets a little worse without class rider Martin Johnsrud Sundby . Anders Glörsen takes place and form strong Finn Haagen Krogh poked again. There are many indications that there will be a duel and then we all know the advantage Petter Northug has.
SWEDEN
The first Daniel Richardson
The second Johan Olsson
The third Marcus Hellner
4th Calle Halfvarsson
Comments
A strong lineup where Daniel Richardson can step it up a notch when he got a race in body. Strongest card is of course world champion Johan Olsson and of course salted becomes Hellner reeds.
Russia
The first Vylegsjanin
The second Bessmertnik
The third Legkov
4th Belov
Comments
The Russians have a strong team, but the question mark for several riders that did not show the form. Second stretch we do not know at all about Bessmertnik can handle. He has not shown much. Class Rider on the first and third leg and Russians tend to grow when the championship is nearing the end.
FRANCE
The first Gaillard
The second Manificat
The third Duvillard
4th Back Scheider
Comments
France have had very good skis and Manificat took the country’s first medal in several years. Here’s shape. In the final stage, there is Adrien Back Scheider, France untested cards. Third in the U23 World Cup, but he pallets pressure here?
FINLAND
The first Jauhojärvi
The second Niskanen
The third Heikkinen
4th Nousiainen
Comments
Although the Finnish team has had good skis. Finns are always strong in the relay, question mark, however, for the form of Niskanen, strong classic racers like Jauhojärvi, and the Nousianen. But we expect Never remove Finland.
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