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After his matchless World Cup gold on Thursday, Jonna Sundling has been painted as the best sprint rider of all time.
However, there is a person who thinks that the Swedes must calm down.
– I want to remind you of one that is much, much bigger, says sports journalist Jonas Karlsson to Radio Sports.
As expected, it became a Swedish-Norwegian duel in the World Cup sprint. When Linn Svahn25, suffered a concussion and was forced to submit a rebate it suddenly stood between Jonna Sundling30, and Kristine Stavås Skistad26. The Swede went out of that fight and thus took his third World Cup gold at the distance, his fourth straight championship gold.
Jonna Sundling is hailed as the greatest of all
Following the feat to win gold in Trondheim, in front of the eyes of the Norwegian audience, Jonna Sundling has been hailed as the biggest and best sprint rider ever. The ski icon Torgny Mogren For example, I think she is best through all times. There are also others who argue for it.
– Four straight championships for Jonna Sundling. She is the biggest skier in Sweden right now … or through the ages I think. Winning four straight sprints is so hard to do. Fantastic!, Says the national team manager Anders Byström.
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On the other hand, there is a Swede who thinks that Sundling has been praised a bit much after his gold, even since it is of course an impressive performance that she has stood for. Sports journalist Jonas Karlsson However, mean that people have forgotten who has really won the most.
– I want to remind you of one called Marit Björgenas a merit is much, much bigger, he tells Radio Sports.
Keeps Marit Björgen at best through the ages
He explains why he keeps the 44-year-old highest of all.
– Björgen broke through as a sprint rider. That’s how she also competed with the best for a long time. There we had a typical example of one that won a lot in traditional and sprint. She won 114 World Cup victories in total, and just over 40 of them in sprint. If you look at the span there so … the first championship she won in sprint was 2003 and the last thing she won in sprint was 2015 in Falun. So it spans twelve years, he says, pointing out that Jonna’s span so far “only” spans four years.
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Jonas Karlsson believes that Jonna can very well challenge Marit in the future when she has won a little more. Björgen competed at the elite level in the World Cup for a full 19 years and ended as a 38-year-old. Jonna is today 30 years old and debuted in the 2015 World Cup.
-Marit has an Olympic gold, just like Jonna Sundling. She has several World Cup victories if you look at how many she had picked at the same age. Sundling is 30 years old. If you look at how many Marit Björgen had at 30 years, she had 24 pieces, ie more than twice as many, he says and continues:
– Whatever you turn and turn it, it is not possible to assume that Marit Björgen is a sharper sprinter in terms of merit in every way actually than Sundling is so far. But it may change in the coming years of course.
Who do you think is the world’s best sprint rider ever on the women’s side? Jonna Sundling, Marit Björgen or anyone else? Feel free to leave a comment and share your thoughts.
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