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Source / Conférence de presse FIS à Oberstdorf

 

Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR : "It was a special race with difficult conditions. The group was big the whole race. Heidi and I had a tough fight. She was unlucky and fell down in the last 50 m. I got some seconds on Heidi but she’s very strong in the last 2 stages."

Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) : "It was a difficult conditions and race today. It was not easy to keep the balance. On every climb I got more and more tired. But I felt strong so I am happy about the distance podium."

Krista Parmakoski (FIN) : "My plan today to gain as many bonus seconds as possible today. After the bonus sprint I knew I had to be fighting for a good position before the finishing straight. I feel sorry for Heidi’s fall. But such situations happen in our sport."

 

Emil Iversen (NOR) : "It was a fight from the start till the end. I just tried to stay calm in my head. I wanted to be offensive and do the right things in the right time. It is great I could win this stage."

Sindre Bjoernsted Skar (NOR) : "It was a tough race with a lot of fighting. I had to stay really focused all the way to have a good position. I was only thinking about the next lap to come. I always wanted to be in the top 10 of the group. The season has not been that good for me so a podium result is great."

Francesco Defabiani (ITA) : "I am very happy. Last year was very difficult for me. I had a good training in the summer but in the winter it has been very difficult to reach my goals. It is my first podium since a very long time. It was not an easy race but the course was good and compact.

There were a lot of guys skiing together. After I fell in the 4th lap I did not want to give up because I was feeling good and I wanted to fight until the end to win a podium."

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Photo : Nordic Focus

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