KZD said:
Great race.
Incredible race by Holund, the least expected of the Norwegians gets a surprising win.
Bolshunov with another fantastic race he has an amazing recovery capacity, but gets another second (he almost needs an Alexander Bolshunov is the new Poulidor thread)
Yeah, Holund was least expected, a bit like Krüger was least expected in men's skiathlon in the olympics. But their depth in the team is so deep I guess anyone can do it?
By the way, I wonder if Holund's solo run indicates, how much advantage Norway really has above the rest of the world? I mean obviously Norwegians weren't going to try to catch him, but nobody else could or thought they couldn't do it. Russians skipped ski exchange and tried something, but only Bolshunov had stamina to do something, the rest dropped back.
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By the way, I feel a bit of sorry for the ever-lasting bridesmaid called Bolshunov. Hopefully he'll win something one day too.