Biathlon: a fine reward for Sivert Guttorm Bakken
Deliverance finally arrived for Sivert Guttorm Bakken. Having struggled for more than two seasons, the Norwegian has been playing a leading role in the IBU Cup since the start of the winter. After winning theindividual short in Brezno-Osrblie (Slovakia) a few weeks ago, the Scandinavian had another great moment on Friday.
Part of the Norwegian dream team at the European Biathlon Championships in Martell-Val Martello (Italy), the 26-year-old biathlete particularly stood out in the day’s sprint . Author of a superb 10/10, he then impressed on the skis.
Supersonic in the final lap, taking more than 24 seconds off the experienced Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, the young man didn’t let his chance slip away to claim the continental title. A return to the top that the winner of the small globe for the 2022 World Cup mass start had been chasing for many weeks.
“I approached this race with an effective strategy”.Sivert Guttorm Bakken talks to SVT Sport
It was a selfless effort that paid off in the end. “This victory means a lot. It’s confirmation that the work I did was correct,” he confided a few seconds after his coronation to SVT Sport. I approached this race with an effective strategy that consisted of taking things one step at a time.
Eighth in the opening individual race of this European event, Sivert Guttorm Bakken bounced back perfectly to claim a benchmark success. This Saturday, in the pursuit, the native of Lillehammer (Norway) set off with a margin of just over 6 seconds over his compatriot in a bid to complete a resounding double.
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