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SVT expert Anders Blomquist was furious at Kristine Stavås Skistad after the World Cup sprint.
When the Norwegian heard about the criticism, she took it easy.
“I did what I could to beat Jonna,” she says.
Jonna Sundling30, won their third straight World Cup gold in sprint at the end of last week. The home rider Kristine Stavås Skistad26, tried to defeat the Swede with all sorts of means – even stop her by lying right in front of her. Luckily there was no tactics that worked
Stavås Skistad’s tactics saw
Jonna Sundling knew that the rival would try on an “ugly”. She had predicted that Stavås Skistad would block her by constantly changing tracks.
– If I noticed it yes, oh, oh, oh. I drove slalom behind her there. I’ve seen these trends before, that she doesn’t want me. I have been thinking about when she is going to get a yellow card. In the end, I felt it was shit the same. What would I do about it?, Says Sundling according to Expressen.
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One who, on the other hand, was more angry after the World Cup final was SVT’s ski expert Anders Blomquist64.
– I think Jonna was a little scared when she was closed over and over again by Skistad, which I thought went beyond the border there not to go in a straight line. You have to choose tracks like first, but then to go and operate and close someone who is trying to go faster, I don’t think I’m okay, he told SVT Sport afterwards.
Kristine’s cocky pass to Blomquist
When Stavås Skistad heard what the Swedish expert said about her behavior, she smiled and sent back a cocky pass.
– It must be okay to go fast from the start? I did what I could to beat Jonna, she says.
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Now Anders Blomquist is on the move again. Before the women’s team sprint, he appeals to the jury to wash Kristine Stavås Skistad if she tries the same thing again. She competes for Norway together with Lotta Udnes Weng and Jonna Sundling goes with Maja Dahlqvist.
– I think the jury should follow the rule book and warn Skistad if she does not hold the path she chooses but first operates in one direction and then the other way to close. If the rule violation has an impact on the results list, then washing that applies. The race is in a classic style, so it will be much more difficult for Skistad to float and operate in the direction her opponent could come on, he tells Expressen.
How do you think it will go in the team sprint on Wednesday? Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist against Kristine Stavås Skistad and Lotta Udnes Weng is a powerful duel. Feel free to comment!
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