Ski jumping : Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal very close to a medal
Like Valentin Foubert, Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal was on the provisional podium in the first heat. He was within touching distance of bronze. But a bad landing in the final run cost him the podium and he finally finished 10th.
It’s a shame it had to end like that,” Sundal told Dagbladet.“I did too much to get the half metre I was missing and missed my landing as a result.
They all knew it: style marks would be paramount today , and not all Norwegians were happy about that. With such a close competition, it’s crazy to see the way these judges mark,” says Johan Remen Evensen, NRK expert and former jumper. They score good jumps badly and don’t penalise those who almost fall, which totally influences the result. An observation shared by Johann Andre Forfang, 9th and best Norwegian of the day.
For his part, Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal remains proud of the rest of his performance. ” I still have a sense of achievement,” he told TV2. ” There will be other opportunities later on,” agrees Marius Lindvik, reigning Olympic champion on the large springboard, in the columns of VG.
Weapon problem for Martin Uldal
During training on Monday, Martin Uldal experienced a few problems on the shooting range. Shortly after starting his shot, the Norwegian biathlete went to see his coach Siegfried Mazet to explain that his gun wasn’t firing properly… No matter how hard he tried to ‘click’ to adjust his shot, nothing worked. No matter how much he tried to “click” to adjust his shot, nothing worked.
Fortunately, the rifle experts were on the spot and were able to fix the problem quickly. They quickly replaced the spring in the breech so that it would work again,” Mazet explained to NRK. With so many shots per competition, especially in an individual event, you can’t afford to waste a few seconds constantly readjusting the sight with clicks, and that can make the difference between gold and silver or bronze and fourth place.
Fortunately, Uldal has already been able to recover his weapon and train with it again, declaring himself satisfied with the modification.
The Milan/Cortina Games disappoint?
After the Beijing Games in a time of covid and strict health restrictions, these Milan/Cortina Olympics were the stuff of athletes’ dreams. But many are somewhat disappointed. The reason? The geographical remoteness of all the venues, which ultimately tarnishes the Olympic spirit.
The biathletes, in particular, have the strange impression that they are not really at the Games, since they are alone in Antholz-Anterselva. ” It’s a bit sad, it feels more like a World Cup stage than the Olympics,” said Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel to Dagbladet. ” It’s true that the only thing that distinguishes the event are the five rings hanging in the stadium,” admitted Maren Kirkeeide, jokingly.
But even where several disciplines are brought together, not everyone is entirely satisfied. The medal ceremony, for example, is the talk of the town. Apart from the fact that the medals are not very solid, the podiums are often quickly dispatched after the competitions. There’s no big ceremony in the evening, and no large audience to celebrate with the athletes. It’s ridiculous, it looks like a World Cup podium, it’s not worthy of the Olympic Games,” says TV2 expert Petter Skinstad. Itlooks like a TEMU version, the podium looks like it’s been cobbled together, and that’s a shame after having had the Olympic Games during a pandemic. It was an opportunity to revive this great celebration, and it’s been missed.
It’s true that the atmosphere was rather strange,” admitted Martin Loewstroem Nyenget, who won bronze in the skiathlon. The medal itself isn’t necessarily the most important thing compared to the performance, but it would have been nice to have had a big ceremony in the evening.
uOn the other hand, experts and athletes alike applaud the fact that this conserves the energy of the athletes, who return to their hotels later to recuperate. “ But it’s the Olympics and it should be exceptional, it’s a shame we didn’t think of it,” concludes Skinstad.
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And elsewhere?
A short day on the medal table for the Scandinavians.
Although Norway won their final match against South Korea in the mixed doubles curling, the Games are over for the Norwegian duo, who will not be reaching the semi-finals.
There were no medals in the men’s alpine skiing combined either. The two Norwegian pairs finished 12th and 17th.
As for women’s slopestyle skiing , no Norwegian was entered, as were women’s luge, women’s big air snowboarding and women’s 1000m speed skating .
Tomorrow’s programme
Big day for Nordic skiing tomorrow!
The action gets underway with the men’s and women’s sprints in cross-country skiing , with Norway fielding Kristine Stavaas Skistad, Julie Bjervig Drivenes, Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk and Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen in the women’s race, and Erik Valnes, Harald Oestberg Amundsen, Oskar Opstad Vike and the great favourite Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo in the men’s race.
Next up is the men’s individual biathlon , headlined by Johan Olav Botn, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Martin Uldal.
Finally, the day closes with the mixed team ski jumping event, in which Eirin Maria Kvandal and Anna Odine Stroem are already guaranteed to take part. They will certainly be joined byKristoffer Eriksen Sundal and Johann Andre Forfang, the two best Norwegians on the day, although Marius Lindvik could also be considered, as the three men are within a whisker of each other.
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