On Sunday, Heidi Weng was 0.6 seconds faster than Therese Johaug in the freestyle 10 km race.
The cross-country queen who made her return to the race tracks on Saturday Therese Johaug36, faced his winner on Sunday. Heidi Weng33, won the Beitostölen freestyle 10km, Norway’s traditional opener of the cross-country season, by a scant 0.6 seconds over Johaug.
– Who would have believed, but great. I was looking for revenge (from Saturday), Weng, who lost to Johaug by 40 seconds in the tenth traditional on Saturday, was late at the finish.
– It was tough, it was difficult to ski technically well. The skis seemed to slip from under me. But a fantastic race from Heidi. I fought as hard as I could, but in the end he pulled a longer shot, Johaug acknowledged.
Johaug, 36, who has won four Olympic golds and no less than 14 world championships in his career, retired from competitions in March 2022 and did not compete in the last two winters. In May of last year, she gave birth to her daughter Kristin’s.