Norwegians opposed allintroduzione cross-country cross CdM

In recent days, Vegard Ulvang had opened the possibility of introducing cross-cross country, already experienced the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, in the calendar of the World Cup. The three-time Olympic champion had remarked in particular countries such as Switzerland, France, Germany and Canada had welcomed the specialties.

Saturday 19 November 2016 2 minutes reading time

The enthusiasm does not seem to be shared by the Norwegian cross-country skiers, who in the last hours have vied to stamp the proposal. "It makes no sense," said Emil Iversen. "None of us are excited about the idea, because we would not particularly able. We want to do cross-country skiing ". "It's a whole other sport, has nothing to do with the fund," echoed Niklas Dyrhaug. "I am very skeptical. We already have the sprint races, but this is a whole different thing. " It was not far behind Ola Vigen Hattestad, who has called the "comic" idea, while the coach of the team sprint, Arild Monsen, was more moderate: "I'm not strongly opposed, but not entirely convinced." The exception is represented by Sondre Fossli Turvoll: "It's a fun race, I think it would be nice to see on television. Its introduction, however, would require you to work on new technical aspects, so it would take some time to master the new skill. "