A Beitost len Johannes H sflot Kl bo rediscovers man from distance

Like yesterday to take the spotlight is always him: Johannes HÃ¸sflot KlÃ¦bo. In the 15 km alternating of BeitostÃ¸len the holder of the crystal ball is beaten only by the specialist Didrik TÃ¸nseth. The female Therese Johaug is elusive, while in GÃ¤llivare the best are Dario Cologna and Frida Karlsson.

Saturday 23 November 2019 9 minutes reading time

Day of distance in classic technique in that of BeitostÃ¸len and GÃ¤llivare: the Nordic Opening of Ruka is at the gates and the big guns have begun to play uncovered cards. In Norway, Johannes HÃ¸sflot KlÃ¦bo was the protagonist of a high profile competition - being preceded only by Didrik TÃ¸nseth - and Therese Johaug began to dispense the minutes of posting to the opponents. Time was just a few hours and Frida Karlsson responded in kind to the Norwegian champion - dominating the house snow - and Dario Cologna put all the Swedes in the men's ranks. MEN'S SECTOR In the alternate sprint held yesterday, some doubts had emerged regarding the condition of Johannes HÃ¸sflot KlÃ¦bo, but today the champion of Trondheim has dispelled any doubts, or rather he has hinted that he could have decided to sacrifice part of the domain in the fast races to increase their competitiveness at least on the medium distance. This is what was outlined in the 15 km of BeitostÃ¸len always played in classic technique: KlÃ¦bo started with a good look that allowed him to lead the competition in the first half, so on the distance he was bypassed by a stainless Didrik TÃ¸nseth, but anyway he continued to earn on almost all the other teammates. Finally the gap between TÃ¸nseth and KlÃ¦bo stood at about twenty seconds, indicating the remarkable test of the younger of the two. It goes without saying that the holder of the crystal ball if he wants to continue his hegemony in the maximum circuit has an essential need to improve his performance in this type of competition, otherwise the Russian Alexander Bolshunov could seriously put him in difficulty. Third currency today at 37 â€™â€™ for a perky Simen Hegstad KrÃ¼ger who expressed himself on the TÃ¸nseth levels in the last 7 Km, except to pay a very slow start and despite competing in his less friendly technique. Norway also received good news from Emil Iversen, PÃ¥l Golberg and Martin LÃ¸wtrÃ¸m Nyenget, who finished between fourth and sixth at forty seconds from TÃ¸nseth, while they crossed the finish line much later than Sindre BjÃ¸rnestad Skar (10th) , the world champion of the 50 Km Hans Christer Holund (16 Â°) and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (31 Â°) - with the latter quoted appeared really in great difficulty. On the same type of tender in GÃ¤llivare Dario Cologna has sprung up, even if the competition was not as qualified as in the Norwegian competition: the Swiss champion followed a leitmotiv similar to that of TÃ¸nseth, starting at a controlled pace and increasing it with the passing kilometers. Another positive test of Jens Burman who, after having established himself in yesterday's 15 Km skating, closed the place of honor at 17 'from the success, while at 38 â€™â€™ the Swedish veteran Daniel Rickardsson completed the podium. BEITOSTÃ˜LEN - 15 KM TC 1. TÃ˜NSETH Didrik (NOR) 34'56''7 2. KLÃ†BO Johannes HÃ¸sflot (NOR) at 18''9 3. KRÃœGER Simen Hegstad (NOR) at 36''5 Click here for complete results. GÃ„LLIVARE - 15 KM TC 1. COLOGNA Dario (SUI) 35'18''3 2. BURMAN Jens (SWE) at 16''7 3. RICKARDSSON Daniel (SWE) at 38''4 Click here for complete results. FEMALE SECTOR In women's competitions there was an intriguing head to head at a distance: in the middle of the morning in BeitostÃ¸len Therese Johaug took to the track to outclass her rivals, a couple of hours later in GÃ¤llivare Frida Karlsson responded in kind, definitively turning the waiting to see a direct comparison between the two. In Norway there has never been a match: kilometer after kilometer, the thirty-one absolute favorite for the conquest of the World Cup has put a considerable gap between itself and its opponents, exceeding the minute at the end of the alternating 10 km. Second place for a Heidi Weng appeared on the way back to high levels and third for the very young Helene Marie Fossesholm. The eighteen-year-old, already given as a safe home for years to come, was the author of a capital test, which ended at 1'13 '' by Johaug: the thing that leaves us stunned is how she managed to annihilate the flower of compatriots and World Cup cross-country skiers, such as the Americans Jessica Diggins and Sadie Maubet Bjornsen - fourth and fifth respectively - as well as a specialist in this technique such as Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen - only eleventh. Moving to Sweden, Karlsson won with "only" forty seconds ahead of the second and third place, Jonna Sundling and Charlotte Kalla respectively: the talented twenty-year-old from SollefteÃ¥ was the protagonist of a large part of the competition and then slightly dropped in last kilometers, giving something to the other Swedes. The large margin on Kalla, not really the latest arrival, suggests Karlsson's great potential. Will the ruler of the Junior World Championships in Lahti 2019 put a spoke in Johaug's wheels? Pound-for-pound there don't seem to be other cross-country skiers sufficiently equipped to do so. BEITOSTÃ˜LEN - 10 KM TC 1. JOHAUG Therese (NOR) 26â€™08â€™â€™8 2. WENG Heidi (NOR) at 1â€™03â€™â€™8 3. FOSSESHOLM Helene Marie (NOR) at 1â€™13â€™0 Click here for complete results. GÃ„LLIVARE - 10 KM TC 1. KARLSSON Frida (SWE) 26'10â€™â€™2 2. SUNDLING Jonna (SWE) at 40â€™0 3. KALLA Charlotte (SWE) at 42â€™â€™5 Click here for complete results.

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