Falun. Petter Northug stand down in målfållan and silences the crowd with a hint.
The rest of us can conclude two things:
Norway still the world’s best sprinter.
Sweden still has the world’s best skiers.
After a couple hours of unexpected by palpitations, senseless pickups, strange tactic transitions and other things that only a championship relay can bid, we are still back where it all began.
We knew it of course.
We knew that unless Richardson, Olsson and Hellner could leave Norway far behind was the gold away.
We knew that if Calle Halfvarsson and Petter Northug would go out together on final stretch, there was only an end to the drama.
And so it was.
What we perhaps did not know was how good match Halfvarsson after all, would still give Northug on the home stretch .
And of course you can think about what happened on Daniel Richardson dried all the way on the first leg. If Johan Olsson got to go out with Didrik Tønseth.
I’ve seen him Olsson make as many quite exceptional ski races in recent years. And this belonged to one of the very, very best.
And one thing is very clear:
Do you have a little money left over so put it on Johan Olsson on Sunday.
No one will be able to take the gold in from him.
A little summary? Okay.
The shock on the first leg?
Of course, what happened in the last hill. When Dyrhaug and Vylegsjanin pressed again – and Daniel Richardson was a chance to keep up.
Richardson exchanged seventh – 20 seconds behind.
Miracle on the second leg?
It took just five kilometers – then every Olsson catch up. And went straight into the lead. Heeelt fantastic skiing of the world’s best skiers.
Olsson alternated now one, seven seconds ahead of France. 14 ahead of Norway.
counterattack on the third leg?
Anders Glörsen did as Olsson – was catching up after half the distance. And was then the alternating first. Sensational with
Hellner in third. But just six seconds after Glörsen.
The drama on the fourth leg?
Well, for a while it looked like that stupidity would prevail. When Halfvarsson & amp; Northug was preying on each other for so long that one probably quite shocked Adrien Back Scheider could slide in from.
But after six kilometers pressed Northug to end. The trio was composed, and during the last bit into the stadium it was only about Calle Halfvarsson and Petter Northug.
The ruling came in the little hill into the horseshoe when the Norwegian just, just, managed to get past Calle Halfvarsson.
How good Halfvarsson than ended the riot so was it.
And the gold was Norway.
A sporting drama is over the track. Now wait for the game in front of the microphones with the same Northman in the lead role.
I fear the worst.
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