The commentators didnt get Northugs strategy at all. He wanted to be second down that hill, to get more speed down hill. He was tricking the swede to take the first possision by getting the swede to think Northug was trying to attack and start his end sprint there. The commentators kept saying Northug was going to attack up that hill, but that was never his plan. They also said "he tried 800m before, but i didnt work", it was all part of his strategy. It just proves what you say, he is a master strategist, ten times better than the commentators :))
The Russians should have put Bessmertnykh on the first leg. The best classic skier on most teams teams is gonna ski the 2nd leg. Perhaps they felt that Vylegzhanin could attack and create a gap. He did attack, as we saw, and he did create significant gaps to the weaker teams, but due to snowfall, it didn't quite work out. Of course, Olsson was Olsson and he was the performer of the entire relay competition, but can you imagine an in form Olsson going against an in form Vylegzhanin? They could have done some serious damage on the field.
ha, i find it funny how they heap praise on Olsson for his incredible 2nd leg, yet forget that Manificat kept pace with him over their entire 10 kilometers...
They did acknowledge Manificat's performance. Manificat's leg was good but Olson's was great. Manificat could ski in the clean tracks while Olson had to open the way.
1:12 "Northug is not the type who leads, he never has done". So biased, he is not a big fan of Northug I can tell. Northug was in front for some km during this race.
84theviking No Olsson, was sick almost the entire time before the Championship, and managed to pull back 20 sec on the great norweigan Tönseth and then take a 20 sec lead over the Norweigan
The commentators didnt get Northugs strategy at all. He wanted to be second down that hill, to get more speed down hill. He was tricking the swede to take the first possision by getting the swede to think Northug was trying to attack and start his end sprint there. The commentators kept saying Northug was going to attack up that hill, but that was never his plan. They also said "he tried 800m before, but i didnt work", it was all part of his strategy. It just proves what you say, he is a master strategist, ten times better than the commentators :))
+keeewlt You are totally right!
The Russians should have put Bessmertnykh on the first leg. The best classic skier on most teams teams is gonna ski the 2nd leg. Perhaps they felt that Vylegzhanin could attack and create a gap. He did attack, as we saw, and he did create significant gaps to the weaker teams, but due to snowfall, it didn't quite work out. Of course, Olsson was Olsson and he was the performer of the entire relay competition, but can you imagine an in form Olsson going against an in form Vylegzhanin? They could have done some serious damage on the field.
Northug up Faluns famous Murder Hill is always fun.
another great race. I only wish Canada had rested Alex Harvey for the 50.
Lekov cerataintly had a special technique
are you uploading the 30 km classic from wc from today? would be great
ha, i find it funny how they heap praise on Olsson for his incredible 2nd leg, yet forget that Manificat kept pace with him over their entire 10 kilometers...
They did acknowledge Manificat's performance. Manificat's leg was good but Olson's was great. Manificat could ski in the clean tracks while Olson had to open the way.
+iansteelmatheson Do you know what slipstream is?
Northug was the greatest
1:12 "Northug is not the type who leads, he never has done". So biased, he is not a big fan of Northug I can tell. Northug was in front for some km during this race.
David Goldstrom doesn't understand that the 50 km is special.
,USA and can dans les choux dans bien des sports. C'est quoi le problème !!!????
Falun beats Kollen every day in the week
Dream on . Remember Kollen in 2011
little to much olson prays.its a legg on a relay...off cours the field easely breaks off...
84theviking No Olsson, was sick almost the entire time before the Championship, and managed to pull back 20 sec on the great norweigan Tönseth and then take a 20 sec lead over the Norweigan
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