Photo: Nisse Schmidt/TT, Johan Axelsson/TT
Last Saturday Stina Nilsson took her third straight victory in Ski Classics.
Although she was superior to the others at 50 km, SVT expert Mathias Fredriksson believes that she would not have a chance at the same distance if she switched back to traditional skiing.
– She had not been involved in the absolute best investments, he says.
Before the season decided Stina Nilsson31, to leave the biathlon behind after four rather heavy years. Instead, she started competing in long races and got a nice start with a couple of pallet placements in Ski Classics. However, it took a few months before the first victory came.
Stina Nilsson is the best in the world right now
Stina Nilsson won somewhat surprising Vasaloppet on March 2. And then she followed it up with another win in Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. You can really say that she found the form now, because last Saturday she also took a third straight victory. She came two minutes and eight seconds before second Emelie Fleten In the race Marcialonga Bodö, 50 km.
– Absolutely magnificent. The strongest of all. There is no talk about who is currently the best in the world at Långlopp, says SVT commentator Jacob Hård after the finish.
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Radio Sports chronicler Jonas Karlsson Stina also paid tribute to her incredible performance.
– Something has happened. Something has fallen into place. Above all, I think she, possibly after that victory in the Vasaloppet, understood how good she is. For before, she has not trusted her capacity as a long -distance runner. We know what she can do as a traditional cross country skier, we know how good she could be in her very best moments as a biathlete – even though that career was not what she hoped for overall. Then she has trained striking. Staking, Staking, Staking. Now she believes in what she does and then she is the best in the world. I think this will continue, he says.
SVT experts don’t believe in Stina
However, everyone is not as lyrical and impressed with her shape. When Yvette Hermundstad Led the segment “Ask Winter Studio” In SVT’s program Winter Studio, she read a viewer question which was about Stina Nilsson. The viewer wondered if Stina would have a chance to do well in the five -mile run at the Lahti World Cup, as Therese Johaug Won.
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In the studio, the biathlon experts sat Mona Brorsson and Björn Ferry As well as the ski expert Mathias Fredriksson. Just before Fredriksson would deliver his judgment, Björn Ferry was high so everyone heard: “No”. Then Mathias Fredriksson continued.
– It depends on, how do you define “good”? If she would have been before the best in the lead, ie Ebba Andersson? No, she didn’t. But she had not been last, he says, adding:
– She had not been involved in the absolute best investments, no.
Big congratulations to another victory, Stina! You are absolutely incredible. You are really starting to get hot in your clothes now in Ski Classics and you show the world what you can.
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