Linn Svahn got revenge at Kristine Stavå’s Skistad – and responded with the “forbidden” gesture.
Now the Norwegian superstar answers.
– I completely screw it up, she says to Expressen.
After this weekend’s World Cup sprint competition, all the talk has been about Norwegian superstar Kristine Stavå’s Skistad. She has been the only one who has been able to handle the superb Swedish sprint team this season, and has several times come up with sour outbursts and gestures towards the stars once she has crossed the finish line first.
Svahn’s nice revenge
When she won this weekend, she chose to celebrate – by turning around and blowing a kiss to the Swedes who were after her. After the gesture, several Swedish skiers stormed Skistad, but yesterday at least one – Linn Svahn – got revenge. Svahn had a perfect final, getting past on the run and never letting go of the gap.
After Linn Svahn won the race, ahead of just Skistad and Jonna Sundling, who came third after a centimeter shiver, she chose to celebrate by making a double blow kiss to just Skistad. The revenge-filled gesture could not be misinterpreted. And afterwards, Svahn confirmed exactly what everyone suspected, that it was a clear backlash against the Norwegian.
– It must be a little circus too, I’m not the one who likes to hit below the belt, she says to Expressen.
The answer about the gesture
It is not the first time that Svahn and Skistad end up in each other’s hands, and it will happen more times. Afterwards, Skistad had only one sour comment to say about the whole thing:
– Nice that she imitates me.
When she then got a question about who actually did the gesture best, Skistad was, once again, uninterested.
– I completely shit today. It’s nothing I care about.
The World Cup now continues its mini-tour in North America, where the sprint awaits again already on Saturday.
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