The pressure of precious metal makes the legs of the cross -country skiers heavy

It is also the cross -country skiers who can experience the best mood at the World Cup with tens of thousands of fans in the stadium and on the routes. “What happened again in the forests how they live the Nordic sport is great to watch.”

On Tuesday, the 10 km classic is on the program for women and men, with Vermeulen and Stadlober.

“That was not what we planned and showed all season. We have other goals, of course we want to show ourselves better in the ten, ”said Stadlober before her second of three World Cup missions. Your hope for the weather improvement and not so icy trails will probably not be fulfilled. “I hope it will be softer. But it should rain through and be salted again, which makes it smooth and icy. I prefer it if it’s softer. ”

Hope with Vermeulen

Vermeulen hopes for a significant increase. “Everything is possible from 1 to 30. I am in good shape and still have trust. If I catch my best day with the best skiing, everything is possible, ”said Vermeulen on rainy Monday. The persistent bad weather (“The saying, in Trondheim it rains every day, has come true every time.”) Means a huge challenge for the guard team and a stress component for the athletes.