Bavarianrider said:
Northugs poor technique always gets exposed on that climb. He has zero glide.
I agree with your observation, but I'm not so sure about your conclusion.
He looked to be skiing well on the flat, but he seemed to be working way to hard. I think something was wrong with his glide.
It could be he selected skis to be good on the climb and bad on the flat, and used too much energy on the flat, and had nothing left on the climb.
It could also be that he chose the wrong skis.
Or it could be he was exhausted after yesterday.
Or it could be that he has poor technique uphill.
Or it could be all of the above.
My eyes and the Norwegian expert (Jens Arne Svartedal), saw his skis were not gliding well on the flat. So I'm thinking this was a big part of the problem.
In the post race interview he only said he was great full to Jespersen and Duerr for helping him. I don't really expect to hear anything about his skis until maybe this spring(when I will likely forget

). Also since he is on his own team, I think he has is own waxer, so it gets a little complex.
Still not sure if he could have kept Duerr behind him even with good glide. Duerr is a mountain goat!
