Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen fought back in a duel against Sebastian Samuelsson after the defeat in the WC relay last month. on Sunday he arranged the Norwegian triumph together with Juni Arnekleiv.
– It was on the hair, but it worked. I got to my free skating because I trained a lot in Holmenkollen. It was delicious, Christiansen told NRK.
Christiansen took a few extra skates over the special ball in Holmenkollen before the race itself. He thus gained much greater speed than the Swede and caught up the ten meters he was behind. He then had his long legs thrown in front of the goal.
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– I was absolutely sure that it was a little too far ahead when he started the race, but then I saw that he was suddenly only three meters behind, Arnekleiv said.
Juni Arnekleiv was also on the Norwegian team. She was flawless in the first lying position and had to settle for one extra shot in the standing position. Christiansen used two extra shots on the first layup. He got his revenge with a flawless standing and sent Arnekleiv into the lead.
She used one extra shot on the prone and three extra shots and a penalty round on her last standing.
Christiansen had to chase Finland and Otto Invenius and Sweden with Sebastian Samuelsson in front of him on the last stage.
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The Geilo runner delivered faultless lying shooting, but was joined by the Swede until the last standing. Christiansen knocked down the first four flashes, but missed his fifth shot and had to use an extra shot.
Samuelsson was a little faster with his series which also ended with one extra shot and he finished 4 seconds ahead of the Norwegian.
Christiansen made up for much of what was lost on the Northug plain in Holmenkollen and decided with a sucking sprint on the run. Thus, Christiansen got his little revenge on the Swede from the WC relay when the Norwegian collapsed at the last standing in a clear lead.
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