NRK commentator understands Northug's maturity: – Too much was at stake

SANDNES: – The fall of a Petter Northug without energy from the Blink festival is understandable. According to Jann Post, columnist for NRK, the stakes were too high.

The 32-year-old, who has been a patch of the festival for many years, received a red stop sign on Tuesday afternoon. The sender was Arild Monsen, sprintland team coach

Northug is back in the right company, after a few years outside the national team, sometimes in conflict with the Norwegian Ski Federation. Many of them were eager to meet some of the best Norwegian and foreign runners in the world, and already in a landslide of 60 km from Ålgård to Sandnes on Wednesday night.

This is the first many skier, the next challenge is Lysebotn until Thursday. The festival ends Saturday.

– Petter is without energy. Monsen says Northug has been running out of energy these past three days.

He did a good job this summer, where he made miles for miles. in Tenerife.

Last Wednesday he was back in Norway. Northug was eager to join Sandnes, where he has a high status at the organizer

Will the leader be

– I think Petter is now under a coach who takes no chances at all. And when the return of the cross-country on the national team is being evaluated, no one thinks of the Blink Festival, says Post.

He continues:

– It is to be on the safe side during a period when the training load has been at the limit. It is important to take into account what has happened in the past two years so that he does not cross the line.

– This is a bit of the situation we have experienced in the past two years, with a constant ban. ?

– This time, I think it's just about being careful and driving where. It has already been reported that he will attend the national rally of the week.

There are still a lot of stars

While this time Northug must be over, there are still a lot of stars. Participants from 19 nations are in several races. Together, the team signed 67 medals in South Korea last winter, including 17 gold

– This is a very good ground for cross country skiing and skiing . The flash festival is one of the highlights of the summer. Here, runners have an excellent opportunity to measure against each other and know where they are now.

Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who won first place last year, Hans Christer Holund and Simen Hegstad Krüger, who won the Olympic gold in Pyeongchang. belongs to the favorite group that should score 60 km

Post recalls the rat race of last year when breeders wanted to put the riders in place. They succeeded.

– From the start, the speed was fixed. Now, I'm excited by the long-distance return.

Comes Soon

Johnsrud Sundby has shown himself strong and is told that he is doing very well this summer.

– He's trained more ahead Before the start of the Olympic season, the new national team coach, Eirik Myhr Fossum, is eager to bring out a large number of the elite team in action.

– They fired a little more. This is not often that they make six miles on roller skates.

Myhr Nossum boasts the Blink Festival, which has earned a good reputation

– He poses a number of sharp cannons from abroad. Blink is a very good competition arena. Here, athletes measure strengths and establish status. Mostly Lysebotn Opp gives a clue to the ability.

Holund last season won the track record. Then it is held in the long run. Now the festive beer is also looking for a 60 km triumph

The festival of flashing on television Wednesday: NRK 2 from 18.40, continues to NRK 1 to. 7:30 p.m..