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Stavås Skistad will play his second World Cup starting Friday at the first distance of Lillehammer minitour, the freestyle sprint.

This place she gained was remarkable at the opening of this season. First in Beitostølen in mid-November. At the age of 19, he won the sprint pilot and became number two in the final.

At the Norgescup in Gålå last weekend, she had no trouble easily winning the sprint. Skistad almost did not participate in the final of the final where, in particular, the meticulous Kathrine Harsem is killed.

– Nothing I'm looking forward to

"An athlete for the future," says Thérèse Johaug – about the eleven-year-old younger comet.

"And it takes a Norwegian women's race, especially in the sprint, she is fearless, offensive, dares to push in. There are attitudes that I like to see, I think it's an incredible pleasure that "It puts our elders in. There is nothing more than looking forward to younger girls, I am in the same booth many years ago," says Johaug.

Falled in the beginning of the World Cup

Even though Johaug told her, Skistad was incredibly calm, while she was sitting in a corner at the alleged media mix on Thursday in Lillehammer.

The last time she went to the World Cup, it was in Drammen in March of last season. Stavås Skistad became number 51 in the prologue. The weak position was due to a fall. The 19-year-old did not start talking with reporters, according to Drammen Tidende. But after thinking about it, she came back and got up. She was extremely disappointed, she told the paper. On Friday, she will once again have the opportunity to be part of the world's elite.

The case continues under the photo.

– funny

Skistad tells NRK that she has great expectations for herself. Speaking about what it is like to enter the circus of the world cup, she says that "there are a lot of things around, but you have to go to the world cup circus," she says. get used to it too ". Then she smiles a little before answering "yes" if she likes him.

Heidi Weng and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg also boast Stavås Skistad's skills as a skier.

"It's fun that they feel good with me." It would have been boring if not, says 19-and gently pulls on the smiley strip.

Think that she has something to do in the world cup

There are many skiers to do before the World Cup in February. But it has already been said that she could be ripe for a place in the Norwegian troop in Seefeld. Skistad will not talk too much about the championship a few months in advance.

Therese Johaug is aware that the World Cup in Seefeld is very suitable for the young runner from Konnerud.

"Now I'm going to focus on the Junior World Cup (end of January) .I have a perfect schedule there, and then we'll take it from there," Stavås Skistad said.

– What can you say about sprinting in Seefeld?

– That suits me perfectly.

– Do you have something to do?

"It must be to the coaches, but I think so," said Stavås Skistad – and smiles well.

– Nobody knows

Vidar Løfshus, landscape architect, is primarily concerned that the young massacre must go to the World Cup now. He thinks it will be good to see what she is capable of playing in Lillehammer. He will not put pressure on such a young rider.

– What could she do in a senior championship?

There is no one who knows. She has almost never competed at this level here. But there will be a test on Friday. It is then possible to better respond, "said the head of the national team, who found that the Norwegian ladies had done much better than the sprint in Ruka last weekend.

"It's good that girls breathe in their necks," Løfshus concludes.

Friday at 9:30, the prostitute started. At 12h, the final begins.