Egil Kristiansen resigned as head coach of the women's team of the Norwegian cross-country skiing

After ten years during which time he won everything pi & ugrave; Sometimes, Egil Kristiansen resigned as head coach of the women's team of the Norwegian cross-country skiing.

Tuesday 26 April 2016 3 minutes reading time

The 50 year-old had taken on this role in 2006 after having been for several years assistant Svein Tore Samdal. In these ten years of management, women Norway has dominated far and wide, winning 47 medals in World Championships and Olympic Games, and launching two extraordinary champions like Marit Bj Ã¸ rgen and Therese Johaug. He had also won the prize of Coach & rsquo; year at the Gala of the 2012 Sport. These words Kristiansen relating to its decision: & ldquo; I feel privileged to have had the & rsquo; opportunity & agrave; to work with the best racers in the world. As a coach & egrave; always difficult to give the maximum with the same athletes for several years. Therefore I think this is the right time to leave the & rsquo; assignment, I think he can be a good for the girls who have new ideas & rdquo ;. The director of national teams Vidar L Ã¸ FSUs say sorry: & ldquo; He always said he wanted to go to the Olympics, but it was not thought out an evaluation. He spent his entire management to direct the best racers that Norway has ever had, I understand that for him it is time to leave. However none & egrave; irreplaceable & rdquo ;. Marit Bj Ã¸ rgen is said rather sad for this decision: & ldquo; I am very sorry that he has decided to quit, I would have wanted still with us after all these years together & rdquo ;. Therese Johaug the & egrave; logically grateful: & ldquo; Great about my results and team & egrave; His, the will memorize options forever so grateful & rdquo ;. Still unsure of the name & rsquo; coach who take & agrave; the place of Kristiansen. The favorite seems to be Roar Hjelmeseth, until recently assistant coach of the women's team, which, however, would take a one-year contract against the proposal to reach at least the Pyeongchang Olympics. Another hot name & egrave; to Sjur Ole Kvarstad, which in recent years has done an exemplary job with the recruitment team.

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